There have been six ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Lancaster: was an 80-gun first rate built in 1694, then rebuilt and relaunched in 1722, and rebuilt for a third time to a 66-gun third rate in 1749. was an East Indiaman, fitted out as a third rate 64-gun ship in 1797. was a frigate of 1823, scrapped in 1864. was a of 1902 which paid off in 1919. , formerly , was a transferred as part of the 1940 Destroyers for Bases Agreement. , a Type 23 frigate commissioned in 1992 and currently in service. Battle honours Louisburg 1758 Camperdown 1797 Atlantic 1941 Arctic 1942 North Sea 1943–45 Royal Navy ship names