Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Plymouth after the port of Plymouth in Devon: was a 60-gun ship launched in 1653. She was rebuilt in 1705 with 64 guns, but foundered later that year. was a sheer hulk purchased in 1689 and broken up in 1730. was a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1708. She was rebuilt in 1722 and broken up in 1764. was a 6-gun yacht launched in 1755 and broken up in 1793. was a transport launched in 1778 and sunk as a breakwater in 1815. was an 8-gun transport built in 1786 and sold in 1815. was an 8-gun yacht launched in 1796 and broken up in 1830. HMS Plymouth was a yacht launched in 1814 as , renamed HMS Plymouth in 1830, used on harbour service and renamed YC 1 from 1866, and was sold in 1870. was a launched in 1959. She was paid off in 1988 and preserved as a museum ship at Birkenhead until 2014, then sold for scrap. See also References Royal Navy ship names