HMS Venerable

Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Venerable:

• The first HMS Venerable (1784), launched in 1784, was a 74-gun third rate. She was Admiral Adam Duncan's flagship at the Battle of Camperdown and was wrecked in 1804.
• The second HMS Venerable (1808), launched in 1808, was also a 74-gun third rate, on harbour service from 1825, and broken up in 1838.
• The third HMS Venerable (1899), launched in 1899, was a Template:Sclass-, sold in 1920.
• The fourth HMS Venerable (R63), launched in 1943, was a Template:Sclass-. She was sold to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1948 and renamed HNLMS Karel Doorman, and later sold to the Argentine Navy and renamed ARA Veinticinco de Mayo.