Eight ships of the

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have borne the name HMS ''Humber'', after the

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, an estuary in eastern

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, whilst another was planned: * was an 8-gun

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built in 1690. Her fate is unknown. * was an 80-gun second rate

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launched in 1693. She was rebuilt in 1708 and 1726, and was renamed HMS ''Princess Amelia'' in 1727. She was broken up in 1752. * was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1748 and wrecked in 1762. * was a 16-gun

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captured from the French in 1806 and listed until 1808. * HMS ''Humber'' was to have been a wood screw

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. She was laid down in 1861 and cancelled in 1863. * was an iron screw storeship purchased in 1878. She had previously been launched for civilian service in 1876 under the name ''Harar''. She was sold back into mercantile service in 1907, being renamed ''Lucia Victoria''. * was a

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purchased in 1914. She had previously been launched for the

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in 1913 as the ''Javary''. She was sold for use as a crane ship in 1920. * HMS ''Humber'' was a launched in 1953, but renamed in 1959. * was a launched in 1984. She was sold to the Brazilian Navy in 1995 and was renamed ''Amorim Do Valle''.

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