Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Russell in honour of Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford. , an 80-gun second-rate ship of the line, rebuilt in 1735 and sunk in 1762 at Sheerness. , launched in 1764, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, sold in 1811. , launched in 1822, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, broken up in 1865. , launched in 1901, was a , sunk in 1916 by a mine off Malta , launched in 1954, was a or Type 14 second-rate anti-submarine frigate. Broken up in 1985.
See also , a frigate in commission from 1943 to 1946, named Russell briefly during 1943 while under construction
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