Four ships of the
Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Retribution'':
*
HMS ''Retribution'' was a 32-gun
fifth rate launched in 1782 as . Her crew mutinied and handed her over to the Spanish in 1797. After her capture in 1799 she was renamed HMS ''Retaliation'', and then HMS ''Retribution'' in 1800. She was broken up in 1805.
*
HMS ''Retribution'' was a
convict hulk launched in 1799 as the 74-gun
third rate . ''Edgar'' was converted into a convict hulk in 1813, renamed HMS ''Retribution'' in 1814 and broken up in 1835.
* was a wooden paddle
frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
built as HMS ''Watt'', but renamed HMS ''Retribution'' before her launch in 1844. She was sold in 1864.
* was an
protected cruiser launched in 1891 and sold in 1911.
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Royal Navy ship names