HMS Grafton

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grafton, while another one was planned:


 * HMS Grafton (1679) was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1679, rebuilt in 1700, and captured by the French in 1707.
 * HMS Grafton (1694) was a fire ship purchased in 1694 and sold in 1696.
 * HMS Grafton (1709) was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1709, rebuilt in 1725 and broken up in 1744.
 * HMS Grafton (1750) was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1750 and sold in 1767.
 * HMS Grafton (1771) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1771. She was used for harbour service from 1792 and was broken up in 1816.
 * HMS Grafton (1892) was an Edgar-class cruiser launched in 1892 and broken up in 1920.
 * HMS Grafton (H89) was a G-class destroyer launched in 1935 and torpedoed in 1940.
 * HMS Grafton was to have been a destroyer. She was ordered in 1944 but was cancelled in 1945.
 * HMS Grafton (F51) was a Blackwood-class frigate (Type 14) frigate launched in 1957 and broken up in 1971.
 * HMS Grafton (F80) was a Type 23 frigate. She was sold to the Chilean Navy and delivered in 2007, being renamed Almirante Lynch FF 07.

Battle honours
Ships named Grafton have earned the following battle honours:
 * Barfleur 1692
 * Vigo 1702
 * Gibraltar 1704
 * Velez Malaga 1704
 * Passero 1718
 * Porto Novo 1759
 * Dardanelles 1915–16
 * Atlantic 1939
 * Dunkirk 1940