Six ships and one shore establishment of the

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have borne the name HMS ''Dartmouth'', after the port of Dartmouth, whilst another two were planned: * was a 22-gun ship launched in 1655. She was converted to a

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in 1688, and rebuilt as a fifth rate in 1689. She was wrecked in the Sound of Mull in 1690. * was a 4-gun fireship captured in 1672 and sold in 1674. * was a 48-gun fourth rate launched in 1693. She was captured by France in 1695, recaptured in 1702, and renamed HMS ''Vigo''. She was wrecked in 1703. * was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1698. She was rebuilt in 1741 and sunk in action with the Spanish ship ''Glorioso'' in 1747. * HMS ''Dartmouth'' (1746) was to have been a 50-gun fourth rate. She was ordered in 1746, but was cancelled in 1748. * was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1813. She was used for harbour service from 1831 and was broken up in 1854. * HMS ''Dartmouth'' (1860) was to have been a wood screw

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. She was laid down in 1860 but was cancelled in 1864. * was a

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of the ''Weymouth'' subgroup launched in 1911. She served in the

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and was sold for scrap in 1930. * HMS ''Dartmouth'' (shore establishment) is the name of the

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naval shore establishment

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