HMS Anne

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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Anne or HMS Ann:

  • HMS Anne was a ballinger in service in 1416.
  • HMS Ann was a ballinger in service in 1417.
  • HMS Anne was a 52-gun Speaker-class frigate launched as Bridgewater in 1654, and renamed in 1660. She was accidentally blown up in 1673.
  • HMS Anne was a 70-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1678 and burnt after the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690.
  • HMS Anne was a fireship purchased in 1702.
  • HMS Anne was a 14-gun armed ship purchased in 1798 and sold in 1802.
  • HMS Anne was a 10-gun brig hired between 1804 and 1809.
  • HMS Anne was a seaplane carrier, formerly the German merchant Aenne Rickmers. She was seized in 1914 and renamed in 1915. She became a fleet collier in 1918 and was sold in 1919.

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