Five ships of the
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 ''Barfleur'' after the
Battle of Barfleur
The action at Barfleur was part of the battle of Barfleur-La Hougue during the War of the Grand Alliance. A French fleet under Anne Hilarion de Tourville was seeking to cover an invasion of England by a French army to restore James II to the ...
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* was a 90-gun
second-rate ship of the line
A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which depended on the two colu ...
launched in 1697, rebuilt in 1716 with 80 guns, and hulked in 1764. She was broken up in 1783.
* was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1768, and later increased to 98 guns. She was broken up in 1819.
* HMS ''Barfleur'' was a 100-gun
first-rate
In the rating system of the British Royal Navy used to categorise sailing warships, a first rate was the designation for the largest ships of the line. Originating in the Jacobean era with the designation of Ships Royal capable of carrying at ...
ship of the line launched in 1762 as . She was renamed HMS ''Barfleur'' in 1819 and was broken up in 1825.
* was a launched in 1892 and broken up in 1910.
* was a launched in 1943 and broken up in 1966.
Battle honours
Ships named ''Barfleur'' have earned the following
battle honours
A battle honour is an award of a right by a government or sovereign to a military unit to emblazon the name of a battle or operation on its flags ("colours"), uniforms or other accessories where ornamentation is possible.
In European military t ...
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Vigo
Vigo ( , , , ) is a city and Municipalities in Spain, municipality in the province of Pontevedra, within the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, Spain. Located in the northwest of the Iberian Penins ...
, 1702
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Velez Malaga, 1704
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Passero, 1718
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St Kitts, 1782
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The Saints, 1782
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First of June, 1794
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Groix Island, 1795
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St Vincent, 1797
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China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, 1900
See also
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Barfleur (disambiguation)
References
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Royal Navy ship names