Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Plymouth after the port of Plymouth in Devon:
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by the English kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years War against the Kingdom of France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is known as the Senior Service.
Plymouth is a port city situated on the south coast of Devon, England, approximately 37 miles (60 km) south-west of Exeter and 190 miles (310 km) west-south-west of London. Enclosing the city are the mouths of the river Plym and river Tamar, which are naturally incorporated into Plymouth Sound to form a boundary with Cornwall.
Devon, also known as Devonshire, which was formerly its common and official name, is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south. It is part of South West England, bounded by Cornwall to the west, Somerset to the north east, and Dorset to the east. The city of Exeter is the county town. The county includes the districts of East Devon, Mid Devon, North Devon, South Hams, Teignbridge, Torridge, and West Devon. Plymouth and Torbay are each geographically part of Devon, but are administered as unitary authorities. Combined as a ceremonial county, Devon's area is 6,707 km2 and its population is about 1.1 million.
- HMS Plymouth (1653) was a 60-gun ship launched in 1653. She was rebuilt in 1705 with 64 guns, but foundered later that year.
- HMS Plymouth (1689) was a sheer hulk purchased in 1689 and broken up in 1730.
- HMS Plymouth (1708) was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1708. She was rebuilt in 1722 and broken up in 1764.
- HMS Plymouth (1755) was a 6-gun yacht launched in 1755 and broken up in 1793.
- HMS Plymouth (1778) was a transport launched in 1778 and sunk as a breakwater in 1815.
- HMS Plymouth (1786) was an 8-gun transport built in 1786 and sold in 1815.
- HMS Plymouth (1796) was an 8-gun yacht launched in 1796 and broken up in 1830.
- HMS Plymouth was a yacht launched in 1814 as HMS Admiralty, renamed HMS Plymouth in 1830, used on harbour service and renamed YC 1 from 1866, and was sold in 1870.
- HMS Plymouth (F126) was a Rothesay-class frigate launched in 1959. She was paid off in 1988 and preserved as a museum ship at Birkenhead until 2014, then sold for scrap.
HMS Plymouth was a 52-gun third-rate frigate, built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England and launched at Wapping in 1653. By 1677 her armament had been increased to 60 guns.
HMS Plymouth was a 60-gun fourth rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Devonport Dockyard to the 1706 Establishment of dimensions, and launched on 25 May 1708.
A yacht is a watercraft used for pleasure or sports. The term originates from the Dutch word jacht, and was originally referencing light fast sailing vessels that the Dutch Republic navy used to pursue pirates and other transgressors around and into the shallow waters of the Low Countries. The yacht was popularized by Charles II of England as a pleasure or recreation vessel following his restoration in 1660.
