HMS Princess explained

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Princess, HMS Princesse or HMS Princessa:

• was a 54-gun fourth rate launched in 1660 and broken up in 1680.
• HMS Princess was a 90-gun second rate launched in 1682 as . She was renamed HMS Prince in 1705, HMS Princess in 1716 and HMS Princess Royal in 1728. She was broken up in 1773.
• was a 70-gun third rate, originally the Spanish ship Princessa. She was captured in 1740, hulked in 1760 and sold in 1784.
• was a 70-gun third rate, originally the . She was captured in 1780, became a sheer hulk in 1784 and was broken up in 1809.
• was rated as a 28-gun sixth rate, originally the Dutch East Indiaman Williamstadt en Boetzlaar. She was captured on 18 August 1795 at the Capitulation of Saldanha Bay, and became a 26-gun floating battery in 1800. She was sold in 1816.
• was the former SS Kronprincess Cecilie, launched in 1905. Captured in 1914, she was renamed as Princess and used as a dummy for .
• was a hired patrol vessel which sank in 1940 after a collision

In addition, many ships have been named after specific princesses, including: