Nine ships and a naval base of the
Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman
god of the ocean:
HMS Neptune (1683) was a 90-gun
second rate launched in 1683. She was rebuilt in 1710 and 1730 before being renamed HMS Torbay in her new incarnation as a
third rate in 1750. She was sold in 1784.
HMS Neptune (1757) was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1757. She was hulked in 1784 and broken up in 1816.
HMS Neptune was to have been a 120-gun
first rate. She was renamed
HMS Royal George (1827) in 1822, before being launched in 1827. Royal George was sold in 1875.
HMS Neptune (1832) was a 120-gun first rate launched in 1832. She was rebuilt as a 72-gun third rate with screw propulsion in 1859 and was sold in 1875.
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
Nine ships and a naval base of the
Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman
god of the ocean:
HMS Neptune (1683) was a 90-gun
second rate launched in 1683. She was rebuilt in 1710 and 1730 before being renamed HMS Torbay in her new incarnation as a
third rate in 1750. She was sold in 1784.
HMS Neptune (1757) was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1757. She was hulked in 1784 and broken up in 1816.
HMS Neptune was to have been a 120-gun
first rate. She was renamed
HMS Royal George (1827) in 1822, before being launched in 1827. Royal George was sold in 1875.
HMS Neptune (1832) was a 120-gun first rate launched in 1832. She was rebuilt as a 72-gun third rate with screw propulsion in 1859 and was sold in 1875.
This article includes a
list of ships with the same or similar names. If an
internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.