Seven ships of the
Royal Navy
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have borne the name ''Weymouth'', after the
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town of
Weymouth, whilst another two were planned:
* , a 14-gun ship, formerly the
Royalist
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vessel ''Cavendish''. She was captured in 1645 by the
Parliamentarians, and was sold in 1662.
* , a 48-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 1693. She was rebuilt in 1718 and was broken up in 1732.
* , a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1736 and wrecked in 1745.
* , a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1752 and broken up in 1772.
* , a 56-gun fourth rate, previously the
East Indiaman
East Indiaman was a general name for any sailing ship operating under charter or licence to any of the East India trading companies of the major European trading powers of the 17th through the 19th centuries. The term is used to refer to vesse ...
''Earl Mansfield''. She was purchased on the stocks and launched in 1795 but never commissioned in the Royal Navy. She was transferred to the Transportation Board in 1796. She wrecked on 21 January 1800 on the Lisbon Bar.
* , a 36-gun
fifth rate
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, previously the East Indiaman ''Wellesley''. She was purchased in 1804, and by 1811 had been converted into a 16-gun storeship. She was used as a
convict ship
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A convict ship, as used to convey convicts to the British coloni ...
from 1828 and was sold in 1865.
* HMS ''Weymouth'' was to have been a wood screw
corvette
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. She was laid down in 1860 but was cancelled in 1863.
* , a
light cruiser
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launched in 1910 and sold in 1928.
* HMS ''Weymouth'' was a proposed name for a . The ship in question was redesigned and subsequently became the .
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Royal Navy ship names