HMS Greenwich
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Six ships of the Royal Navy
have borne the name HMS Greenwich after the town of Greenwich
, now part of London
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
have borne the name HMS Greenwich after the town of Greenwich
Greenwich
Greenwich is a district of south London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time...
, now part of London
London
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- HMS GreenwichHMS Greenwich (1666)HMS Greenwich was a 54-gun fourth-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Christopher Pett at Woolwich Dockyard and launched in 1666....
was a 54-gun fourth rate launched in 1666. She was rebuilt in 1699 and again in 1730, before being wrecked in 1744. - HMS GreenwichHMS Greenwich (1747)HMS Greenwich was a 50-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. She was built during the War of the Austrian Succession, and went on to see action in the Seven Years' War, during which she was captured by the French and taken into their service under the same name...
was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1747 and captured by the French in 1757. - HMS Greenwich was a 26-gun sixth rate East Indiaman purchased in 1777 and sold in 1783.
- HMS Greenwich was a 12-gun sloopSloopA sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
captured from the Americans in 1778 and wrecked in 1789. - HMS Greenwich was previously HMS RodneyHMS Rodney (1809)HMS Rodney was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 8 December 1809 at Deptford.In 1827 she was reduced to a 50-gun ship, and in 1836 Rodney was sold out of the Navy....
, a 74-gun third rate launched in 1809. She was renamed Greenwich in 1827 and rearmed to 50-guns before being sold in 1836. - HMS Greenwich was a Greek merchantman, converted on the stocks to a depot ship and launched in 1915. She was sold into mercantile service in 1946 and renamed Hembury.