Seven ships of the
Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Captain'':
* was a 70-gun
third rate launched in 1678. She was rebuilt in 1708 and again in 1722, and converted to a hulk in 1739, finally being broken up in 1762.
* was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1743. She was reduced to 64 guns in 1760, and converted to a storeship and renamed HMS ''Buffalo'' in 1777. She was broken up in 1783.
* was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1787. She was assigned to harbour service in 1809 and seriously damaged by an accidental fire in 1813 and broken up a few months later.
*
HMS ''Captain'' was a 72-gun third rate launched in 1783 as . She was renamed HMS ''Captain'' in 1815 and was broken up in 1825.
*
HMS ''Captain'' was a 100-gun
first rate launched in 1786 as . She was renamed HMS ''Captain'' when she was reduced to harbour service in 1825. She was broken up in 1841.
*
HMS ''Captain'' was to have been an iron screw ship, but the name was changed and she was launched as in 1865.
* was a masted
turret ship launched in 1869. She foundered in a gale in 1870 off
Cape Finisterre
Cape Finisterre (, also ; gl, Cabo Fisterra, italic=no ; es, Cabo Finisterre, italic=no ) is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain.
In Roman times it was believed to be an end of the known world. The name Finisterre, like ...
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References
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Royal Navy ship names