About: HMS Barfleur

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Barfleur after the Battle of Barfleur: * HMS Barfleur (1697) was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1697, rebuilt in 1716 with 80 guns, and hulked in 1764. She was broken up in 1783. * HMS Barfleur (1768) was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line launched in 1768, and later increased to 98 guns. She was broken up in 1819. * HMS Barfleur was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line launched in 1762 as HMS Britannia (1762). She was renamed HMS Barfleur in 1819 and was broken up in 1825. * HMS Barfleur (1892) was a Centurion-class battleship launched in 1892 and broken up in 1910. * HMS Barfleur (D80) was a Battle-class destroyer launched in 1943 and broken up in 1966.