HMS Royal Oak (1674) was a 70-gun
third rate launched in 1674, rebuilt in 1690, 1713, and 1741. Her 1741 rebuild left her as a 64-gun
fourth rate. She was a
prison ship between 1756 and 1763, and was broken up in 1764.
HMS Royal Oak (1769) was a
74-gun third rate launched in 1769 and used as a prison ship from 1796. She was renamed
HMS Assistance in 1805, and was broken up in 1815.
HMS Royal Oak was to have been a 74-gun third rate but she was renamed
HMS Renown before her launch in 1798.
HMS Royal Oak (1809) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1809, on harbour service from 1825, and broken up in 1850.
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