Three ships of the British

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

have been named HMS ''Octavia'': * , a 50-gun

fourth rate In 1603 all English warships with a compliment of fewer than 160 men were known as 'small ships'. In 1625/26 to establish pay rates for officers a six tier naval ship rating system was introduced.Winfield 2009 These small ships were divided i ...

launched in August 1849 and converted to a screw frigate in 1861. Broken up in 1876. * , an originally named HMS ''Oryx'' but renamed whilst under construction. Launched in June 1916 and sold in November 1921. * , an launched in December 1942 and sold for breaking up in April 1950.

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