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Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lord Nelson, after the Vice-admiral Horatio Nelson, victor of the Battle of Trafalgar:
- HMS Lord Nelson (1800) was a storeship purchased in 1800 and sold in 1807.
- HMS Lord Nelson (1906) was a Lord Nelson-class battleship launched in 1906. She was sold in 1920 and was resold in 1921.
Battle Honours
[edit]- Dardanelles 1915−16
See also
[edit]- Ships named HMS Nelson, four Royal Navy warships also named after Lord Nelson
- Hired armed cutter Lord Nelson: three hired cutters named after Lord Nelson
- Lord Nelson (East Indiaman), an East Indiaman launched in 1799 and lost without trace in 1809
- STS Lord Nelson, a sail training ship used by the British Jubilee Sailing Trust
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