HMS London

Twelve ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS London, after the city of London.

• The first London was a 40-gun East Indiaman purchased in 1636.
• The second London was a 64-gun ship launched in 1656 and blown up in an accident 1665.
• The third London was a 96-gun ship launched in 1666 as Loyal London, partly destroyed by fire the next year, rebuilt 1670 and renamed, rebuilt again in 1721, and broken up 1747.
• The fourth London was a 16-gun brigantine built on Lake Ontario and captured by the French the same year.
• The fifth London was a 6-gun busse purchased in 1756 and wrecked 1758.
• The sixth London was a 6-gun busse purchased in 1759 and in the records until 1764.
• The seventh London was a 90-gun 2nd rate launched in 1766 and broken up 1811.
• The eighth London was a 92-gun 2nd rate launched in 1840, converted to screw propulsion in 1858, and sold 1882.
• The ninth London was a battleship launched in 1899, converted to a minelayer in May 1918, and sold in 1920.
• The tenth London (C69) was a cruiser in service from 1927 to 1950.
• The eleventh London was a guided missile destroyer launched in 1961 and transferred to Pakistan in 1982.
• The twelfth London was a frigate launched in 1984 and sold to Romania in 2002.