Two ships of the

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have borne the name HMS ''Royal Anne''. A third was renamed before being launched: * HMS ''Royal Anne'' was a 100-gun

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launched in 1670 as . She was rebuilt and renamed HMS ''Royal Anne'' in 1703 and was broken up in 1727. * HMS ''Royal Anne'' was a 100-gun first rate launched in 1673 as . She was renamed HMS ''Queen'' in 1693, HMS ''Royal George'' in 1715 and HMS ''Royal Anne'' in 1756. She was broken up in 1767. * HMS Royal Anne (1709) 42 gun galley built at

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* HMS ''Royal Anne'' was to have been a 100-gun first rate. She was renamed before her launch in 1756. She foundered in 1782.

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