Six ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Greenwich'' after the town of
Greenwich, now part of
London:
* was a 54-gun
fourth rate launched in 1666. She was rebuilt in 1699 and again in 1730, before being wrecked in 1744.
* was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1747 and captured by the French in 1757.
* was a 26-gun
East Indiaman
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purchased in 1777 and sold in 1783.
* was a 12-gun
sloop
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captured from the Americans in 1778 and wrecked in 1779.
* HMS ''Greenwich'' was previously , a 74-gun
third rate launched in 1809. She was renamed ''Greenwich'' in 1827 and rearmed to 50 guns before being sold in 1836.
* was a Greek merchantman, converted on the stocks to a depot ship and launched in 1915. She was sold into mercantile service in 1946 and renamed ''Hembury''.
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Royal Navy ship names