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There are eight ships of the British
Royal Navy that have been named HMS Edgar .
HMS Edgar (1668) , a 70-gun
third rate launched in 1668, rebuilt in 1700, and destroyed in an accidental fire 1711.
HMS Edgar (1758) , a 60-gun
fourth rate launched in 1758 and sunk as a
breakwater in 1774.
HMS Edgar (1779) , a 74-gun third rate launched in 1779, converted to a
prison hulk in 1813, renamed Retribution in 1814, and broken up 1835.
HMS Edgar (1858) , a screw-propelled 91-gun
second rate launched in 1858, on loan to the
Customs Service as a hulk in 1870, and sold 1904.
The fifth Edgar , launched 1859, was renamed
Hood in 1860.
HMS Edgar (1890) , an
Edgar -class
cruiser launched in 1890 and sold 1921.
HMS Edgar (51) , an
aircraft carrier launched in March 1944, renamed Perseus in June, and broken up 1958.
The eighth Edgar was to have been a 9,000-ton cruiser; projected in 1945, the ship was cancelled in March 1946.
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