Three ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Bedford'', named initially after
William Russell, created Duke of Bedford in May 1694 and ''not'' after the town of
Bedford:
* was a 70-gun
third rate launched in 1698. She was rebuilt in 1741 to carry 64-guns, was hulked in 1767 and sold in 1787.
* was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1775. She was used as a
prison ship from 1801 and was broken up in 1817.
* was a
armoured cruiser
The armored cruiser was a type of warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed like other types of cruisers to operate as a long-range, independent warship, capable of defeating any ship apart from a battleship and fast eno ...
launched in 1901. She was wrecked in 1910 and the wreck was sold later that year.
In film
*HMS ''Bedford'' is a fictional
Type 23 frigate featured in the 18th
James Bond feature film ''
Tomorrow Never Dies''. She was instrumental in the destruction of
Elliot Carver's stealth ship.
See also
* was a 34-gun
fifth rate launched in 1697, and purchased that year for Navy service. She was rebuilt in 1709 and converted into a
fire ship in 1716. She was sunk as a foundation at
Sheerness
Sheerness () is a town and civil parish beside the mouth of the River Medway on the north-west corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 11,938, it is the second largest town on the island after the nearby town ...
in 1725.
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Royal Navy ship names