HMS RESOLUTION

Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name 'HMS ''Resolution''':

★ The first ''Resolution'' was the ''Tredagh'', launched in 1653, of 66 cannon, renamed ''Resolution'' in 1660 and destroyed after grounding by a Dutch fireship in the St James's Day Battle on 4 August 1666. John Tyrrell was lieutenant on the ship in 1665.

★ The second ''Resolution'' was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1667, rebuilt 1698, and foundered in 1703.

★ The third ''Resolution'' was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1705 but run ashore to avoid capture in 1707.

★ The fourth ''Resolution'' was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1708 and wrecked 1711.

★ The fifth ''Resolution'' was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1758 but run aground and lost a year later at the battle of Quiberon Bay.

★ The sixth ''Resolution'' was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1770 and broken up in 1813.

★ The seventh ''Resolution'' was the vessel of Captain James Cook in his explorations.

★ The eighth ''Resolution'' was a cutter purchased in 1779 and foundered 1797.

★ The ninth ''Resolution'' was a battleship in service from 1892 to 1914.

★ The tenth ''Resolution'' was a battleship in service from 1915 to 1944.

★ The eleventh ''Resolution'' (S22) was the lead ship of the ''Resolution''-class ballistic missile submarines.

★ The twelfth ''Resolution'' is a United States Navy survey ship transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1996.
The very first warship however to bear the name ''Resolution'' — though not ''HMS Resolution'' — was ''HMS Prince Royal'' that was renamed ''Resolution'' during the Commonwealth period.

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