HMS Liverpool
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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Liverpool after the city of Liverpool:
- The first Liverpool was a fifth-rate frigate with a modest displacement of 681 tons. She was built in her namesake city and launched on 19 July 1741. A tiny ship in comparison to today's modern frigates, she still had a relatively large crew complement of 250 men and was armed with 40 guns. She served off the coast of Spain, as well as the Mediterranean Station. In September 1756 she was paid off in Woolwich, United Kingdom.
- The second Liverpool also built in its namesake city, was launched on 10 February 1758. She was a sixth-rate frigate this time with a small displacement of 587 tons and armed with 28 guns.
- The third Liverpool was a fourth-rate frigate of 1247 tons and armed with 50 guns. She was launched at Woolwich on 21 February 1814.
- The fourth Liverpool was a fourth-rate screw frigate of 1,195 tons and powered by 600 hp (450 kW) engines. She was 235 ft (72 m) in length and had an armament of eight 64-pounders (29 kg), twenty-six 8 inch (203 mm) guns and four 7-inch (178 mm) guns. She was launched at Devonport on 30 October 1860.
- The fifth Liverpool was a 4,800-ton light cruiser of the Bristol-class. She was commissioned in October 1910. She served in World War I and she was scrapped in 1921.
- The sixth Liverpool (11) was a Town-class light cruiser, commissioned in November 1938. She served in World War II and was scrapped in 1958.
- The seventh, and current Liverpool (D92) is a Type 42 destroyer. She launched on 25 September 1980 by Lady Strathcona, wife of the then Minister of State for Defence. She took part in the Iraq War, known as Operation Telic. She is in service as of 2004.