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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Victorious''. * , launched at
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, was a 74-gun third rate * was a . She had a quiet career, spending World War I as a dockyard repair ship before being broken up in 1923. * , an , launched in 1939. She saw much action in World War II. She was scrapped in 1969. * , launched in 1993, is a
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Other ships

* The Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship was briefly named HMS ''Victorious II'' in 1918–1919 before reverting to her original name.


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Victorious (disambiguation) ''Victorious'' is an American sitcom on Nickelodeon. Victorious may also refer to: Geography * Victorious cave, a cave near the Dangi Canyon in Aravan, Kyrgyzstan Naval vessels * , various Royal Navy ships and a submarine * , a cargo ship launc ...
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