HMS Resolution

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Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution:

The first Resolution was the Tredagh, launched in 1653, of 66 cannon, renamed Resolution in 1660 and destroyed after grounding by a Dutch fireship in the St James's Day Battle on 4 August 1666. John Tyrrell was lieutenant on the ship in 1665.
The second Resolution was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1667, rebuilt 1698, and foundered in 1703.
The third Resolution was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1705 but run ashore to avoid capture in 1707.
The fourth Resolution was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1708 and wrecked 1711.
The fifth Resolution was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1758 but run aground and lost a year later at the battle of Quiberon Bay.
The sixth Resolution was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1770 and broken up in 1813.
The seventh Resolution was the vessel of Captain James Cook in his explorations.
The eighth Resolution was a cutter purchased in 1779 and foundered 1797.
The ninth Resolution was a battleship in service from 1892 to 1914.
The tenth Resolution was a battleship in service from 1915 to 1944.
The eleventh Resolution (S22) was the lead ship of the Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines.
The twelfth Resolution is a survey ship transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1996.

The very first ship however to bear the name Resolution — though not HMS Resolution — was the HMS Prince Royal that was renamed Resolution during the Commonwealth period.

References

J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.

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