HMS Resolution
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Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution:
- 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. John Tyrrell was lieutenant on the ship in 1665.
- 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 United States Navy survey ship transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1996.
The very first warship however to bear the name Resolution — though not HMS Resolution — was the HMS Prince Royal that was renamed Resolution during the Commonwealth period.
[edit] References
- J. J. Colledge, Ships of the Royal Navy, Greenhill Books, 1987.
