HMS PLYMOUTH

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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