▁Charles ▁ 1 6 5 8 — ▁Richard , ▁later ▁renamed ▁HMS ▁Royal ▁James ▁ 1 6 7 0 — ▁HMS ▁Saint ▁Andrew ; ▁first - rate ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line , ▁later ▁renamed ▁HMS ▁Royal ▁Anne . ▁ 1 7 0 1 — ▁HMS ▁Royal ▁S over eign ; ▁first - rate ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line . ▁ 1 7 5 1 — ▁HMS ▁Dol ph in ; ▁circ umn avig ated ▁the ▁glo be ▁twice . ▁ 1 7 5 6 — ▁HMS ▁Royal ▁George ; ▁first - rate ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line ; ▁her ▁s inking ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁worst ▁dis aster s ▁in ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁history ▁- ▁around ▁ 8 0 0 ▁lives ▁were ▁lost . ▁ 1 7 8 3 — ▁HMS ▁Europa ▁- ▁ 5 0 ▁gun ▁Four th - rate , ▁used ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Wh id bey ▁and ▁George ▁V ancouver ▁to ▁conduct ▁a ▁survey ▁of ▁Port ▁Royal , ▁J ama ica ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 . ▁ 1 8 0 5 — ▁HMS ▁Ocean ; ▁second - rate ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line , ▁flags hip ▁of ▁Lord ▁Col ling wood . ▁ 1 8 0 9 — ▁HMS ▁Mac ed onian ; ▁fr ig ate ▁captured ▁by ▁USS ▁United ▁States ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ 1 8 1 4 — ▁HMS ▁Nelson ; ▁ ▁a ▁ 1 2 6 - gun ▁first - rate ▁ship ▁of ▁the ▁line ▁of ▁the