HMS Plymouth

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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Plymouth after the port of Plymouth in Devon:

  • The first Plymouth was a 60-gun ship built in 1653 and which foundered in 1705.
  • The second Plymouth was a sheer hulk purchased in 1689 and broken up in 1730.
  • The third Plymouth was a 60-gun fourth-rate launched in 1708 and broken up in 1764.
  • The fourth Plymouth was a 6-gun yacht launched in 1755 and broken up in 1793.
  • The fifth Plymouth was an 8-gun transport launched in 1796 and broken up in 1830.
  • The sixth Plymouth was a yacht, launched in 1814 as Admiralty, renamed in 1830 and sold in 1870.
  • The seventh Plymouth (F126) was a Rothesay-class frigate launched in 1959 and preserved as a museum ship at Birkenhead.

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