Overview
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn: * The first was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1695, rebuilt in 1739, captured by the French in 1746, and recaptured by the Royal Navy in 1747 but not taken back into service. * The second was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1747 and sold in 1759. * The next HMS Severn was to have been a 38-gun fifth rate. She was renamed before her launch. * The third was a 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1786 and wrecked in 1804. * The fourth was a 40-gun fourth rate launched in 1813 and sold in 1825. * The next HMS Severn was to have been a 46-gun fifth rate. She was ordered in 1825 but cancelled in 1831. * The fifth was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1856, one of the last sail frigates.
She was converted to screw propulsion in 1860 and was broken up in 1876. * The sixth was a protected cruiser launched in 1885 and sold in 1905. * The seventh was a monitor, launched for Brazil in 1913 but purchased in 1914 and sold in 1921, being scrapped in 1923. * The eighth was a launched in 1934 and scrapped in 1946. * The ninth and latest is a launched in 2002.
Battle honours
* Algiers 1816 * Belgian Coast 1914 * Konigsberg 1915 * Sicily 1943 * Aegean 1943 * Norway 1940 * Atlantic 1940–1941