Eight ships and a training establishment of the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ...

have borne the name HMS ''Worcester'', after the English city of Worcester: * was a 48-gun ship launched in 1651. She was renamed HMS ''Dunkirk'' in 1660. * was a 50-gun ship launched in 1698. She was rebuilt in 1714 and broken up in 1744. * was a 60-gun

fourth rate In 1603 all English warships with a compliment of fewer than 160 men were known as 'small ships'. In 1625/26 to establish pay rates for officers a six tier naval ship rating system was introduced.Winfield 2009 These small ships were divided i ...

launched in 1735 and broken up by 1765. * was a 64-gun

third rate In the rating system of the Royal Navy, a third rate was a ship of the line which from the 1720s mounted between 64 and 80 guns, typically built with two gun decks (thus the related term two-decker). Years of experience proved that the thir ...

launched in 1769. She was hulked in 1788 and broken up in 1816. * was a 52-gun fourth rate launched in 1843 after spending 23 years on the stocks. She was lent 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 classr ...

in 1862 and broken up in 1885. * was a W-class destroyer launched in 1919. She was damaged by a mine in 1943 and not repaired. Instead she became an accommodation ship in 1944 and was renamed HMS ''Yeoman'' in 1945. She was sold in 1946 and broken up in 1947. * HMS ''Worcester'' was the name given to the Thames Nautical Training College. It was established in 1862 aboard the fourth rate HMS ''Worcester''. The name HMS ''Worcester'' ceased to be associated with the establishment after 1968. Ships that have been named or renamed HMS ''Worcester'' whilst serving with the establishment include: ** served as the college from 1862 to 1876. ** , formerly HMS ''Frederick William'', served between 1876 and 1948. ** , formerly HMS ''Exmouth'' served between 1945 and 1968.

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Dover Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...

, 1652 *

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

, 1653 * Gabbard, 1653 *

Scheveningen Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, Netherlands, as well as a subdistrict (''wijk'') of that city. Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long, sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse. The beach is ...

, 1653 * Porto Farina, 1653 * Santa Cruz, 1657 * Porto Bello, 1739 * Cartagena, 1741 * Ushant, 1778 * Sadras, 1782 * Providien, 1782 * Negapatam, 1782 *

Trincomalee Trincomalee (; ta, திருகோணமலை, translit=Tirukōṇamalai; si, ත්‍රිකුණාමළය, translit= Trikuṇāmaḷaya), also known as Gokanna and Gokarna, is the administrative headquarters of the Trincomalee Dis ...

, 1782 *

Cuddalore Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj. While the early history of Cudda ...

, 1783 * Dunkirk, 1940 *

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the "Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...

, 1940 *North Sea, 1942-1943 *Dover Straits, 1942 *English Channel, 1942 *

Arctic The Arctic ( or ) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Canada ( Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm ( Greenland), Finland, Iceland ...

, 1943

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