HMS Katherine has been the name of various ships of the British Royal Navy:
, a ship purchased in 1402 and scrapped in 1406, a ship purchased in 1415 and sold in 1425, a 36-gun ship captured in 1653 and sold in 1658, an 8-gun yacht

Yacht

A yacht is a recreational boat or ship. The term originated from the Dutch Jacht meaning "hunt". It was originally defined as a light fast sailing vessel used by the Dutch navy to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries...

 launched in 1661 and lost in 1673, an 82-gun 2nd-rate launched in 1664, also known as Royal Katherine from 1696, renamed Ramillies in 1706, and wrecked in 1760, the name of two fireships purchased in 1672, one of which was expended in 1672 and the other in 1673, an 8-gun yacht launched in 1674, renamed Catherine in 1720, and sold in 1801, a storeship purchased in 1692 and sold in 1701