HMS Yarmouth

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Yarmouth after the Norfolk town and port of Great Yarmouth:


 * HMS Yarmouth (1653) was a 50-gun ship launched in 1653 and broken up in 1680.
 * HMS Yarmouth (1695) was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1695. She was rebuilt in 1709, converted to a hulk in 1740 and sold in 1769.
 * HMS Yarmouth (1745) was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1745. She fought at Cuddalore, Negapatam and Pondicherry and later saw action in the American War of Independence. She was refitted as a 60-gun ship in 1781, used as a receiving ship from 1783 and was broken up in 1811.
 * HMS Yarmouth (1798) was a lighter launched in 1798. She was rebuilt in 1810, transferred to the coastguard in 1828 and sold in 1835.
 * HMS Yarmouth (1911) was a Town-class cruiser (1910) light cruiser launched in 1911 and sold in 1929.
 * HMS Yarmouth (F101) was a Rothesay-class frigate launched in 1959 and expended as a target in 1987.

Battle honours
Ships named Yarmouth have earned the following battle honours:


 * Lowestoft 1665
 * Four Days' Battle 1666
 * Orfordness 1666
 * Sole Bay 1672
 * Schooneveld 1673
 * Texel 1673
 * Gibraltar 1704
 * Velez Malaga 1704
 * Marbella 1705
 * Finisterre 1747
 * Ushant 1747
 * Sadras 1758
 * Negapatam 1758
 * Porot Novo 1759
 * The Saints 1782
 * Jutland 1916
 * Falklands 1982