HMS Revenge

Sixteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge. They include the following:

1. A galleon built in 1574 fought the Spanish Armada in 1588, was captured by a Spanish fleet off Flores in the Azores in 1591 and sank while being sailed back to Spain.
2. A third-rate of 74 guns fought at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
3. A second-rate of 91 guns built in 1859, renamed Empress in 1890.
4. A Royal Sovereign class battleship built in 1892, renamed Redoubtable in 1913, broken up in 1919.
5. HMS Revenge built in 1915 was the nameship of the Revenge class battleships and fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
6. A Resolution class submarine launched in 1969.