HMS Britannia

Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Britannia and Britannia to Britannia, a personification of the UK.

• The first Britannia was a ship of the line first class with 100 guns, which was launched in 1682 and scrapped in 1715.
• The second Britannia was another ship of the line first class with 100 guns, which was launched in 1719 and scrapped in 1749.
• The third HMS Britannia was a ship of the line first class with 100 cannons, which ran in Portsmouth in 1762 from the stack and, inter alia, participated in the battles of Cape St. Vincent ( 1797) and Trafalgar (1805 ). In 1810 it was renamed HMS Princess Royal, HMS 1812 in St. George and HMS Barfleur in 1819, scrapped in 1825.
• The fourth HMS Britannia was an armed transport ship with 20 guns, which was acquired in 1781 and 1782 was lost by shipwreck.
• The fifth HMS Britannia was a ship of the line first class with 126 guns, which was launched in 1820, was used as a training ship from 1859 and 1869 scrapped.
• The sixth HMS Britannia was originally called HMS Prince of Wales and was a ship of the line first class with 121 guns, which was launched in 1860. As it was already technically obsolete, it received the name Britannia 1869 and replaced the previous bearers of the name as a training ship from. She was scrapped in 1916.
• The seventh HMS Britannia was a unit of the battleship King Edward VII- class, which was launched in 1904. She was sunk on 9 November 1918 at Cape Trafalgar by the German submarine SM UB 50 and was the last ship loss of the Royal Navy in the First World War.