HMS Anne

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Anne or HMS Ann:

English ship Ann (1416) was a ballinger in service in 1416.
English ship Ann (1417) was a ballinger in service in 1417.
HMS Anne (1654) was a 52-gun Speaker-class frigate launched as Bridgewater in 1654, and renamed in 1660. She was accidentally blown up in 1673.
HMS Anne (1678) was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1678 and burnt after the Battle of Beachy Head in 1690.
HMS Anne (1702) was a fireship purchased in 1702.
HMS Anne (1798) was a 14-gun armed ship purchased in 1798 and sold in 1802.
HMS Anne (1915) was a seaplane carrier, formerly the German merchant Aenne Rickmers. She was seized in 1914 and renamed in 1915. She became a fleet collier in 1918 and was sold in 1919.

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