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The first ''Prince Of Wales'' was a 74-gun Third-rate launched in 1765 and broken up 1783 .

The second ''Prince Of Wales'' was a 90-gun Second-rate launched in 1794 and broken up in 1822 .

The third ''Prince of Wales'' was a 38-gun transport purchased in 1795 , and still on the records in 1801 , but little more is known.

The fourth ''Prince of Wales'' was a 14-gun Indian Sloop of 248 tons, launched at the Bombay Dockyard in 1805 , but whose fate is unknown.

The fifth ''Prince Of Wales'' was a 121-gun screw-propelled First-rate , converted to a Training Ship and renamed ''Britannia'' in 1869 , sold in 1914 .

The sixth ''Prince Of Wales'' was a Battleship launched in 1902 and sold 1920 .

The seventh ''Prince Of Wales'' was a Battleship launched in 1939 and sunk in combat 1941 .

Although unconfirmed, it is believed that one of the two CVF aircraft carriers will be the eighth ''Prince Of Wales''

REFERENCE

J. J. Colledge , '' Ships Of The Royal Navy ''