HMS Revenge
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Sixteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge. They include the following:
- Revenge, a galleon built in 1577, fought the Spanish Armada in 1588, was captured by a Spanish fleet off Flores in the Azores in 1591 and sank while being sailed back to Spain.
- Revenge, launched in 1805, was a third-rate of 74 guns. She fought at the Battle of Trafalgar.
- Revenge, launched in 1859, a second-rate of 91 guns, renamed Empress in 1890.
- Revenge, launched in 1892, was a Royal Sovereign-class battleship, renamed Redoubtable in 1913, broken up in 1919.
- Revenge, launched in 1915, was the nameship of her class of battleship. She fought at the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
- Revenge (S27), launched in 1969, was a Resolution-class submarine.