Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sutherland: HMS Sutherland was a fourth rate of 54 guns launched in 1704 as HMS Reserve. She served as a hospital ship in the Mediterranean 1741, and was condemned in 1744. She was broken up in 1754. was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1741 and sold in 1770. is a Type 23 frigate launched in 1996 and on active service as of 2017. Fictional ship HMS Sutherland also is the name of a fictional, Dutch-built, 74-gun ship of the line that appears in the Horatio Hornblower novels. Battle honours Ships named Sutherland have earned the following battle honours: Louisburg 1758 Quebec 1759 Martinique 1762 Havana 1762 Royal Navy ship names