HMS Gosport

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Gosport, after the Hampshire town of Gosport, located close to the naval base at Portsmouth:

HMS Gosport was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in 1696. She was captured by the French in 1706.
HMS Gosport was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1707 and broken up in 1735.
HMS Gosport was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1741 and broken up by 1768.

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