HMS Leviathan

HMS Leviathan

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Leviathan:

• The first Leviathan was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1750 as Northumberland, renamed in 1777 and sunk in 1780 in the Atlantic.
• The second Leviathan was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1790. She fought at the Battle of Trafalgar, was used as a convict ship from 1816 and sold in 1848.
• The third Leviathan was a Drake-class armoured cruiser launched in 1901 and sold for scrap in 1920.
• The fourth Leviathan was a Majestic-class aircraft carrier. She was launched in 1943 but never completed and scrapped in 1968.