There are eight ships of the British

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that have been named HMS ''Edgar''. * , a 70-gun

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launched in 1668, rebuilt in 1700, and destroyed in an accidental fire 1711. * , a 60-gun

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launched in 1758 and sunk as a

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in 1774. * , a 74-gun third rate launched in 1779, converted to a

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in 1813, renamed ''Retribution'' in 1814, and broken up 1835. * , a screw-propelled 91-gun

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launched in 1858, on loan to the

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as a hulk in 1870, and sold 1904. * The fifth ''Edgar'', launched 1859, was renamed in 1860. * , an launched in 1890 and sold 1921. * , an

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launched in March 1944, renamed ''Perseus'' in June, and broken up 1958. * The eighth ''Edgar'' was to have been a 9,000-ton cruiser; projected in 1945, the ship was cancelled in March 1946.

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