Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II christened many ships throughout her reign, both naval, scientific, and passenger vessels. The following is a list of all the ships she named during her lifetime, from HMS Vanguard to the Britannia.
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Name | Image | Affiliation | Date Christened | Location Christened | Status | Notes |
HMS Vanguard |
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Royal Navy | 30 November 1944 | John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland | Decommissioned, Scrapped, 1960 |
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British Princess |
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British Tanker Co. Ltd. | 30 April 1946 [1] | Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Deptford [2] | Scrapped in 1962 | |
RMS Caronia |
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Cunard White Star Line | 30 October 1947 [3] | John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland | Wrecked, Scrapped 1974 | |
As Queen | ||||||
Name | Image | Affiliation | Date Christened | Location Christened | Status | Notes |
HMY Britannia |
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Royal Yacht | 16 April 1953 | John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland | Decommissioned in 1997, Museum ship in Leith- Edinburgh, Scotland | |
SS Southern Cross |
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Shaw Savill Line | 17 August 1954 [4] | Harland & Wolff, Belfast | Scrapped 2003 | *First merchant ship christened by Queen Elizabeth II |
RMS Empress of Britain |
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Canadian Pacific Line | 22 June 1955 [5] | Fairfield Shipbuilding in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland | Scrapped 2008 | |
Queen Elizabeth 2 |
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Cunard Line | 20 September 1967 [6] | John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland | Hotel Ship in Dubai | |
HMS Invincible |
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Royal Navy | 3 May 1977 | Vickers Shipbuilding Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, England | Scrapped in 2011 | |
HMS Lancaster |
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Royal Navy | 24 May 1990 [7] | Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland | In service | |
RRS James Clark Ross |
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British Antarctic Survey | 1st December 1990 [8] | Swan Hunter Shipbuilders in Wallsend, UK | In service | Sold in 2021 to National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine, renamed Noosfera [9] |
Oriana |
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P&O Cruises | 6 April 1995 [10] | Mayflower Terminal, Southampton, England | In service | |
HMS Ocean |
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Royal Navy | 11 October 1995 | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, Kværner (Govan) | Decommissioned 2018, sold to Brazilian Navy | |
RMS Queen Mary 2 |
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Cunard Line | 8 January 2004 [11] [12] | Queen Elizabeth II terminal, Southampton, England | In service | |
Queen Elizabeth |
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Cunard Line | 10 October 2010 [13] | Southampton, England | In service | |
HMS Queen Elizabeth |
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Royal Navy | 4 July 2014 | Rosyth dockyard near Edinburgh, Scotland [14] | In service | |
Britannia |
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P&O Cruises | 10 March 2015 [15] | Southampton, England [16] | In service |
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II christened many ships throughout her reign, both naval, scientific, and passenger vessels. The following is a list of all the ships she named during her lifetime, from HMS Vanguard to the Britannia.
As Princess | ||||||
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Name | Image | Affiliation | Date Christened | Location Christened | Status | Notes |
HMS Vanguard |
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Royal Navy | 30 November 1944 | John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland | Decommissioned, Scrapped, 1960 |
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British Princess |
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British Tanker Co. Ltd. | 30 April 1946 [1] | Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd, Deptford [2] | Scrapped in 1962 | |
RMS Caronia |
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Cunard White Star Line | 30 October 1947 [3] | John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland | Wrecked, Scrapped 1974 | |
As Queen | ||||||
Name | Image | Affiliation | Date Christened | Location Christened | Status | Notes |
HMY Britannia |
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Royal Yacht | 16 April 1953 | John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland | Decommissioned in 1997, Museum ship in Leith- Edinburgh, Scotland | |
SS Southern Cross |
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Shaw Savill Line | 17 August 1954 [4] | Harland & Wolff, Belfast | Scrapped 2003 | *First merchant ship christened by Queen Elizabeth II |
RMS Empress of Britain |
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Canadian Pacific Line | 22 June 1955 [5] | Fairfield Shipbuilding in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland | Scrapped 2008 | |
Queen Elizabeth 2 |
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Cunard Line | 20 September 1967 [6] | John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland | Hotel Ship in Dubai | |
HMS Invincible |
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Royal Navy | 3 May 1977 | Vickers Shipbuilding Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, England | Scrapped in 2011 | |
HMS Lancaster |
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Royal Navy | 24 May 1990 [7] | Yarrow Shipbuilders, Glasgow, Scotland | In service | |
RRS James Clark Ross |
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British Antarctic Survey | 1st December 1990 [8] | Swan Hunter Shipbuilders in Wallsend, UK | In service | Sold in 2021 to National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine, renamed Noosfera [9] |
Oriana |
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P&O Cruises | 6 April 1995 [10] | Mayflower Terminal, Southampton, England | In service | |
HMS Ocean |
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Royal Navy | 11 October 1995 | Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, Kværner (Govan) | Decommissioned 2018, sold to Brazilian Navy | |
RMS Queen Mary 2 |
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Cunard Line | 8 January 2004 [11] [12] | Queen Elizabeth II terminal, Southampton, England | In service | |
Queen Elizabeth |
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Cunard Line | 10 October 2010 [13] | Southampton, England | In service | |
HMS Queen Elizabeth |
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Royal Navy | 4 July 2014 | Rosyth dockyard near Edinburgh, Scotland [14] | In service | |
Britannia |
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P&O Cruises | 10 March 2015 [15] | Southampton, England [16] | In service |