Two 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 Fr ...
have borne the name HMS ''Waterloo'', after the
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium). A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Sevent ...
. A third ship was planned but never completed:
* was an 80-gun
third rate, built as HMS ''Talavera'' but renamed in 1817 and launched in 1818. She was renamed in 1824, reduced to harbour service in 1848 and sold in 1892.
* was a 120-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 ...
launched in 1833. She was fitted with screw propulsion in 1859 and was renamed HMS ''Conqueror'' in 1862. She was lent to the
Marine Society
The Marine Society is a British charity, the world's first established for seafarers. In 1756, at the beginning of the Seven Years' War against France, Austria, and Saxony (and subsequently the Mughal Empire, Spain, Russia and Sweden) Britain u ...
as a
training ship
A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors. The term is mostly used to describe ships employed by navies to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old hulks used to house class ...
and renamed ''Warspite'' in 1876. She was accidentally burnt in 1918.
* HMS ''Waterloo'' was to have been a . She was laid down in 1945 but cancelled later that year.
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Royal Navy ship names