HMS RAMILLIES

Several vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named 'HMS ''Ramillies''' after the Battle of Ramillies (23 May 1706):

★ The 82-gun second-rate ''Royal Katherine'' was renamed the ''Ramillies'' in 1706, and later wrecked in 1760 as she was returning to Plymouth. Only 26 of the 725 crew survived.

★ ''Ramillies'' (1763) - 74-gun ship of the line. Sank in a storm in 1782 as part of Admiral Graves's fleet.

★ ''Ramillies'' (1785) - 74-gun 3rd rate. 1670 tons as built by Randall of Rotherhithe. 170½ ft x 48½ ft. Fought the French in the Caribbean in 1800 and the Americans in 1812. Into harbour service in 1831. Broken up at Deptford in 1850.

★ ''Ramillies'' (1893) - ''Royal Sovereign'' class pre-Dreadnought battleship scrapped in 1913.

★ ''Ramillies'' (1916) - ''Revenge'' class Dreadnought battleship scrapped in 1948.

★ ''Ramillies'' was intended as the name of the fifth Resolution class submarine, but this vessel was cancelled. The name has not been used since.