HMS Monarch

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Monarch.

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• The first Monarch was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, originally the French Monarque, captured in 1747 at the first battle of Cape Finisterre, and sold in 1760.
• The second Monarch, launched in 1765, was another 74-gun third-rate. She was Vice Admiral Onslow's flagship at the Battle of Camperdown in 1797. She was broken up in 1813.
• The thid Monarch, launched in 1832, was an 84-gun second-rate, broken up in 1866.
• The fourth Monarch, launched 1868, was an ironclad masted turret ship, sold in 1905.
• The fifth Monarch, launched 1911, was an Orion-class battleship. She served in World War I and was sunk as a target in 1925.
 
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