Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Rosario'', after the Spanish word ''Rosario'', meaning
rosary
The Rosary (; la, , in the sense of "crown of roses" or "garland of roses"), also known as the Dominican Rosary, or simply the Rosary, refers to a set of prayers used primarily in the Catholic Church, and to the physical string of knots or b ...
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* was a hulk, previously the Spanish galleon ''Del Rosario''. She was captured in 1588 and broken up in 1622.
* was a 14-gun fireship, previously the Spanish ship ''Nuestra Senora Del Rosario''. She was captured off Cadiz in 1797 and expended as a fireship in 1800 at
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.sixth rate, previously the French privateer ''Le Hardi''. captured her in 1800, and she was taken into service as HMS ''Hardi''. She was renamed HMS ''Rosario'' later in 1800 and was sold in 1809.
* was a 10-gun launched in 1808 and sold in 1832.
* was a wooden screw sloop launched in 1860 and sold for breaking in 1884.
* was a launched in 1898. She was used as depot ship from 1910 and was sold in 1921.
* was an launched in 1943. In 1952 she was transferred to the Belgian Navy, who renamed her ''De Moor''; she was broken up in 1970.