HMS Lynn

Four vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lynn after King's Lynn:

• HMS Lynn (1696) was a 32-gun Lyme group frigate, launched in 1696 and sold in 1713.
• HMS Lynn (1715) was a 42-gun 1706 Establishment frigate, launched in 1715 and broken up in 1732.
• HMS Lynn (1741) was a 44-gun 1733 Establishment frigate, launched in 1741 and sold in 1763.
• HMS Lynn (1889) was a passenger ferry, launched in 1889 as Lynx. In 1914 she was renamed Lynn, and then requisitioned as a minesweeper. She was returned to her owners in 1920, and scrapped in 1925.

References

• Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.