Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nelson in honour of Horatio Nelson:
- HMS Nelson (1814), a first rate
- HMS Nelson (1881), an armoured cruiser
- HMS Nelson (1927), a battleship
- HMNB Portsmouth, one of Her Majesty's three Naval Bases. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British History Nelson was laid down in December 1922 and built at Newcastle by Armstrong-Whitworth. Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB Portsmouth ( HMS ''Nelson'') is one of three operating bases for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and Portsmouth Naval Base is also called HMS Nelson
See also
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lord Nelson, after the Vice-admiral Horatio Nelson, victor of the Battle of Trafalgar:
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