Four ships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth of England navy have borne the name James:
was a balinger acquired in 1417 and given away in 1422. was a 48-gun ship launched in 1634. She was renamed Old James in 1660 and was sold in 1682. was a 30-gun ship, previously the Royalist Exchange. She was captured by the Parliamentarians in 1649 and listed until 1650. was a hoy captured from the Dutch in 1665, but recaptured in 1673.
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