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Hms Royal OakSeven (or eleven, depending on how one counts) vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS ''Royal Oak''. - The first Royal Oak was a 76-gun second-rate launched in 1664 and burnt by the Dutch in 1667
- The second Royal Oak was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1674, rebuilt in 1690, 1713, and 1741 (each of which may be considered a different ship), and broken up 1764.
- The next Royal Oak was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1769, a prison ship from 1796, renamed Assistance in 1805, and broken up 1815.
- Renown of 1798 was later renamed Royal Oak.
- The next Royal Oak was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1809, on harbour service from 1825, and broken up 1850.
- The next Royal Oak was an ironclad frigate in service from 1862 to 1885.
- The next Royal Oak was a Royal Sovereign-class battleship launched in 1892 and scrapped in 1914.
- The next Royal Oak was a Revenge-class battleship launched in 1914 and sunk at anchor on October 14, 1939, in Scapa Flow. She fought at the Battle of Jutland.
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