HMS Resolution

Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution:

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• The first Resolution was the Tredagh, launched in 1653, of 66 cannon, renamed Resolution in 1660 and destroyed after grounding by a Dutch fireship in the St James's Day Battle on 4 August 1666.
• The second Resolution was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1667, rebuilt 1698, and foundered in 1703.
• The third Resolution was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1705 but run ashore to avoid capture in 1707.
• The fourth Resolution was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1708 and wrecked 1711.
• The fifth Resolution was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1758 but run aground and lost a year later at the battle of Quiberon Bay.
• The sixth Resolution was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1770 and broken up in 1813.
• The seventh Resolution was the vessel of Captain James Cook in his explorations.
• The eighth Resolution was a cutter purchased in 1779 and foundered 1797.
• The ninth Resolution was a battleship in service from 1892 to 1914.
• The tenth Resolution was a battleship in service from 1915 to 1944.
• The eleventh Resolution (S22) was the lead ship of the Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines.
• The twelfth Resolution is a survey ship transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1996.
 
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