HMS Lancaster explained
There have been six ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Lancaster:
- was an 80-gun first rate built in 1694, then rebuilt and relaunched in 1722, and rebuilt for a third time to a 66-gun third rate in 1749.
- was an East Indiaman, fitted out as a third rate 64-gun ship in 1797.
- was a frigate of 1823, scrapped in 1864.
- was a of 1902 which paid off in 1919.
- , formerly, was a transferred as part of the 1940 Destroyers for Bases Agreement.
- , a Type 23 frigate commissioned in 1992 and currently in service.
Battle honours
Ships that have borne the name Lancaster for the Royal Navy have earned the following battle honours;
