Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Plymouth after the port of Plymouth in Devon:
was a 60-gun ship launched in 1653. She was rebuilt in 1705 with 64 guns, but foundered later that year. was a sheer hulk purchased in 1689 and broken up in 1730. was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1708. She was rebuilt in 1722 and broken up in 1764. was a 6-gun yacht launched in 1755 and broken up in 1793. was a transport launched in 1778 and sunk as a breakwater in 1815. was an 8-gun transport built in 1786 and sold in 1815. was an 8-gun yacht launched in 1796 and broken up in 1830. HMS Plymouth was a yacht launched in 1814 as , renamed HMS Plymouth in 1830, used on harbour service and renamed YC 1 from 1866, and was sold in 1870. was a launched in 1959. She was paid off in 1988 and preserved as a museum ship at Birkenhead until 2014, then sold for scrap.
Battle honours Porto Farina, 1655 Santa Cruz, 1657 Lowestoft, 1665 Four Days' Battle, 1666 Orfordness, 1666 Sole Bay, 1672 Texel, 1673 Barfleur, 1692 Falklands, 1982
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