several ships of the royal navy have been named hms howe, after admiral richard howe: *  was the ex-indian merchantman kaikusroo; renamed to dromedary in 1806 and sold in bermuda in 1864 after many years service as a prison hulk. *  was a 120 gun ship of the line, built in 1815 and broken up in 1854. * , launched 1860, was a 121-gun steam line-of-battle ship, renamed bulwark, and then renamed impregnable in 1886. * , launched 1885, was an . * , a proposed , was laid down in 1916 and cancelled in 1917. * , launched 1940, was a  battleship.   
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