Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Lynn'' after

King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...

: * was a 32-gun ''Lyme'' group

frigate A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat. The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...

launched in 1696 and sold in 1713. * was a 42-gun

1706 Establishment The 1706 Establishment was the first formal set of dimensions for ships of the Royal Navy. Two previous sets of dimensions had existed before, though these were only for specific shipbuilding programs running for only a given amount of time. In ...

frigate launched in 1715 and broken up in 1732. * was a 44-gun 1733 Establishment frigate launched in 1741 and sold in 1763.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lynn, Hms Royal Navy ship names