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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Princess, HMS Princesse or HMS Princessa:

HMS Princess (1660) was a 54-gun fourth rate launched in 1660 and broken up in 1680.
HMS Princess was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1682 as HMS Ossory. She was renamed HMS Prince in 1705, HMS Princess in 1716 and HMS Princess Royal in 1728. She was broken up in 1773.
HMS Princess (1740) was a 70-gun third rate, originally the Spanish ship Princessa. She was captured in 1740, hulked in 1760 and sold in 1784.
HMS Princessa (1780) was a 70-gun third rate, originally the Spanish ship Princessa. She was captured in 1780, became a sheer hulk in 1784 and was broken up in 1809.
HMS Princess (1795) was rated as a 28-gun sixth rate, originally the Dutch East Indiaman Williamstadt en Boetzlaar. She was captured on 18 August 1795 at the Capitulation of Saldanha Bay, and became a 26-gun floating battery in 1800. She was sold in 1816.
HMS Princess (1915) was the former SS Kronprincess Cecilie, launched in 1905. Captured in 1914, she was renamed as Princess and used as a dummy for HMS Ajax.^[1]
HMS Princess (1939) was a hired patrol vessel which sank in 1940 after a collision

In addition, many ships have been named after specific princesses, including:

Citations

^ Dittmar, Frederick James; Colledge, James Joseph (20 October 1972), British warships, 1914-1919, Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, ISBN 0-7110-0380-7

References

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.

This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.

[1] Dittmar, Frederick James; Colledge, James Joseph (20 October 1972), British warships, 1914-1919, Littlehampton Book Services Ltd, ISBN 0-7110-0380-7

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-Five ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Princess''''', '''HMS ''Princesse''''' or '''HMS ''Princessa''''':
+Seven ships of the [[Royal Navy]] have been named '''HMS ''Princess''''', '''HMS ''Princesse''''' or '''HMS ''Princessa''''':
-*[[HMS Princesse (1660)|HMS ''Princesse'']] was a 54-gun [[fourth rate]] launched in 1660 and broken up in 1680.
+* {{HMS|Princess|1660}} was a 54-gun [[fourth rate]] launched in 1660 and broken up in 1680.
-*[[HMS Ossory (1682)|HMS ''Princess'']] was a a 90-gun [[second rate]] launched in 1682 as [[HMS Ossory (1682)|HMS ''Ossory'']].  She was renamed HMS ''Prince'' in 1705, HMS ''Princess'' in 1716 and HMS ''Princess Royal'' in 1728.  She was broken up in 1773.
+* [[HMS Ossory (1682)|HMS ''Princess'']] was a 90-gun [[second rate]] launched in 1682 as {{HMS|Ossory|1682|6}}. She was renamed HMS ''Prince'' in 1705, HMS ''Princess'' in 1716 and HMS ''Princess Royal'' in 1728. She was broken up in 1773.
-*[[HMS Princess (1740)|HMS ''Princess'']] was a 70-gun [[third rate]], originally the Spanish ship ''Princessa''.  She was captured in 1740, hulked in 1760 and sold in 1784.
+* {{HMS|Princess|1740}} was a 70-gun [[third rate]], originally the Spanish ship ''Princessa''. She was captured in 1740, hulked in 1760 and sold in 1784.
-*[[HMS Princessa (1780)|HMS ''Princessa'']] was a 70-gun third rate, originally the [[Spanish ship Princessa (1750)|Spanish ship ''Princessa'']].  She was captured in 1780, became a [[sheer hulk]] in 1784 and was broken up in 1809.
+* {{HMS|Princessa|1780}} was a 70-gun third rate, originally the {{ship|Spanish ship|Princessa|1750|6}}. She was captured in 1780, became a [[sheer hulk]] in 1784 and was broken up in 1809.
-*[[HMS Princess (1795)|HMS ''Princess'']] was a 28-gun [[sixth rate]], originally the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[East Indiaman]] ''Williamstadt en Boetzlaar''.  She was captured in 1795 and became a 26-gun floating [[Artillery battery|battery]] in 1800.  She was sold in 1816.
+* {{HMS|Princess|1795}} was rated as a 28-gun [[sixth rate]], originally the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[East Indiaman]] ''Williamstadt en Boetzlaar''. She was captured on 18 August 1795 at the [[Capitulation of Saldanha Bay]], and became a 26-gun floating [[Artillery battery|battery]] in 1800. She was sold in 1816.
+* {{HMS|Princess|1915}} was the former SS ''Kronprincess Cecilie'', launched in 1905. Captured in 1914, she was renamed as ''Princess'' and used as a dummy for {{HMS|Ajax|1912|6}}.<ref>{{citation |last1=Dittmar|first1=Frederick James|first2=James Joseph|last2=Colledge|title=British warships, 1914-1919|date=20 Oct 1972|publisher=Littlehampton Book Services Ltd|isbn=0-7110-0380-7}}</ref>
+*{{HMS|Princess|1939}} was a hired patrol vessel which sank in 1940 after a collision
 In addition, many ships have been named after specific princesses, including:
-*[[HMS Princess Alice|HMS ''Princess Alice'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Alice}}
-*[[HMS Princess Amelia|HMS ''Princess Amelia'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Amelia}}
-*[[HMS Princess Anne|HMS ''Princess Anne'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Anne}}
-*[[HMS Princess Augusta|HMS ''Princess Augusta'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Augusta}}
-*[[HMS Princess Carolina|HMS ''Princess Carolina'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Carolina}}
-*[[HMS Princess Caroline|HMS ''Princess Caroline'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Caroline}}
-*[[HMS Princess Charlotte|HMS ''Princess Charlotte'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Charlotte}}
-*[[HMS Princess Louisa|HMS ''Princess Louisa'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Louisa}}
-*[[HMS Princess Margaret|HMS ''Princess Margaret'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Margaret}}
-*[[HMS Princess Maria|HMS ''Princess Maria'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Maria}}
-*[[HMS Princess Mary|HMS ''Princess Mary'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Mary}}
-*[[HMS Princess of Orange|HMS ''Princess of Orange'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess of Orange|1799|6}}
-*[[HMS Princess Royal|HMS ''Princess Royal'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Royal}}
-*[[HMS Princess Sophia Frederica|HMS ''Princess Sophia Frederica'']]
+* {{HMS|Princess Sophia Frederica}}
+==Citations==
-{{shipindex|name=Princess, HMS}}
+{{reflist|30em}}
+==References==
-[[Category:Royal Navy ship names|Princess]]
+{{Cite Colledge2006}}
+{{Ship index}}
+{{Italic title prefixed|3}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Princess, Hms}}
+[[Category:Royal Navy ship names]]