HMS ''Rose'' and similar, is the name of several ships. These include:

Royal Navy ships designated "HMS"

Twenty ships of the British

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have been named ''Rose'' or HMS ''Rose'' after the

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: * was a King's ship in 1222. * was a

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ship in 1300. She was captured by the French in 1338 but was retaken in 1340. * was a ballinger acquired in 1419 and sold in 1425. * was a

galley A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by oars. The galley is characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard (clearance between sea and gunwale). Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used ...

listed from 1512 until 1521. * was a 6-gun

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launched in 1657 and transferred in 1661 to the Irish Packet Service. * was a 4-gun

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captured from the Algerians in 1670 and expended in 1671. * was a 6-gun dogger captured from the Dutch in 1672 and lost in 1673. * was a 28-gun fifth rate launched in 1674, converted into a fireship in 1689 and sold in 1698. * (also known as ''Sally Rose'') was a 16-gun sixth rate, formerly a Salé pirate captured in 1684 and sold in 1696. * was a 20-gun sixth rate purchased in 1709 and sold in 1712. * was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1712, rebuilt in 1724, hulked in 1739 and sold in 1744. * was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1740 and sold in 1755. * was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1757 and sunk as a

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in 1779. * was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1783 and wrecked in 1794. * was an 18-gun

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launched in 1805 and sold in 1817 for breaking up. Thomas Whitcombe - HMS Rose Commanded by Jas

* was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1821 and broken up in 1851. * was an launched in 1856 and broken up in 1868. * was a survey cutter purchased in 1857. She was stranded in 1864 and the wreck later sold. * was a coastguard

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launched in 1880 and sold in 1906. * was a launched in 1941. She was lent to the

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and sank in 1944 after colliding with .

Other vessels

* – any one of five

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that served the Royal Navy between 1799 and 1804 * , a 1970 replica of the 1757 HMS ''Rose'', now named HMS ''Surprise'', originally launched as HMS ''Rose''

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Royal Navy ships designated "HMS"

Other vessels

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