HMS Warwick
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Warwick, named after Robert Rich, 3rd Earl of Warwick:
- HMS Warwick was a 22-gun ship, formerly a privateer. She was captured in 1643, renamed HMS Old Warwick in 1650 and was broken up in 1660.
- HMS Warwick was a 48-gun fourth rate launched in 1696. She was rebuilt in 1710 and was broken up in 1726.
- HMS Warwick was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1733. She was captured by the French ship L'Atlante in 1756, was recaptured in 1761 by HMS Minerva and broken up.
- HMS Warwick was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1767, converted to a receiving ship in 1783 and sold in 1802.
- HMS Warwick was a W class destroyer launched in 1917. She was converted into an escort destroyer in 1943 and was sunk in 1944.
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