HMS Barfleur

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Barfleur after the Battle of Barfleur:

• HMS Barfleur (1697) was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1697, rebuilt in 1716 with 80 guns, and hulked in 1764. She was broken up in 1783.
• HMS Barfleur (1768) was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1768, and later increased to 98 guns. She was broken up in 1819.
• HMS Barfleur was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line launched in 1762 as HMS Britannia (1762). She was renamed HMS Barfleur in 1819 and was broken up in 1825.
• HMS Barfleur (1892) was a Centurion-class battleship launched in 1892 and broken up in 1910.
• HMS Barfleur (D80) was a Battle-class destroyer launched in 1943 and broken up in 1966.

Battle honours

Ships named Barfleur have earned the following battle honours:

• Vigo, 1702
• Velez Malaga, 1704
• Passero, 1718
• St Kitts, 1782
• The Saints, 1782
• First of June, 1794
• Groix Island, 1795
• St Vincent, 1797
• China, 1900

See also

• Barfleur (disambiguation)

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.