HMS Revenge

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Sixteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge. They include the following:

• Revenge, a galleon built in 1577, fought the Spanish Armada in 1588, was captured by a Spanish fleet off Flores in the Azores in 1591 and sank while being sailed back to Spain.
• Revenge, a third-rate of 58 guns, launched 1654 at Newbury Graves, Limehouse as Newbury during the Commonwealth, renamed HMS Revenge at the Restoration, the senior captain of Prince Rupert's white (van) squadron, commanded by Robert Holmes, condemned 1678.
• Revenge, a 70-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1673 as HMS Swiftsure, and renamed Revenge in 1696. She was rebuilt three times and was sold in 1787.
• Revenge, third-rate of 70 guns, launched at Miller yard, Deptford, 1699, renamed HMS Buckingham in 1711 before being hulked in 1727 and subsequently sunk for a foundation in 1745.
• Revenge, launched in 1805, was a third-rate of 74 guns. She fought at the Battle of Trafalgar.
• Revenge, launched in 1859, a second-rate of 91 guns, renamed Empress in 1890.
• Revenge, launched in 1892, was a Royal Sovereign-class battleship, renamed Redoubtable in 1915, broken up in 1919.
• Revenge, launched in 1915, was the nameship of her class of battleship. She fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
• Revenge (S27), launched in 1969, was a Resolution-class submarine.