HMS Buckingham
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Buckingham, after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, including:
- HMS Buckingham was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1699 as HMS Revenge. She was renamed HMS Buckingham in 1711, was hulked in 1727 and subsequently sunk as a foundation in 1745.
- HMS Buckingham was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1731 and broken up in 1745.
- HMS Buckingham was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1751. She was renamed HMS Grampus in 1777 and was used as a store ship. She foundered in a storm in 1779.
- HMS Buckingham was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1774 as HMS Eagle. She was used for harbour service from 1790, was renamed HMS Buckingham in 1800 and was broken up in 1812.
See also
- HMCS Buckingham
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