Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lord Nelson, after the Vice-admiral Horatio Nelson, victor of the Battle of Trafalgar:

• HMS Lord Nelson (1800) was a storeship purchased in 1800 and sold in 1807.
• HMS Lord Nelson (1906) was a Lord Nelson-class battleship launched in 1906. She was sold in 1920 and was resold in 1921.

• Dardanelles 1915−16

• Ships named HMS Nelson, four Royal Navy warships also named after Lord Nelson
• Hired armed cutter Lord Nelson: three hired cutters named after Lord Nelson
• Lord Nelson (East Indiaman), an East Indiaman launched in 1799 and lost without trace in 1809
• STS Lord Nelson, a sail training ship used by the British Jubilee Sailing Trust

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