Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Victorious.

  • , launched at Blackwall Yard, London, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line
  • , launched at Bucklers Hard, was a 74-gun third rate
  • was a . She had a quiet career, spending World War I as a dockyard repair ship before being broken up in 1923.
  • , an , launched in 1939. She saw much action in World War II. She was scrapped in 1969.
  • , launched in 1993, is a ballistic missile submarine

Other ships

  • The Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship was briefly named HMS Victorious II in 1918–1919 before reverting to her original name.

Battle honours

Ships named Victorious have earned the following battle honours:

  • Rivoli, 1812
  • Bismarck, 1941
  • Arctic, 1941–42
  • Norway, 1941–44
  • Biscay, 1942
  • Malta Convoys, 1942
  • North Africa, 1942
  • Sabang, 1944
  • East Indies, 1944–45
  • Palembang, 1945
  • Okinawa, 1945
  • Japan, 1945

See also

  • Victorious (disambiguation)