HMS Goliath

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Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Goliath after the Biblical giant, Goliath.

• The first {{HMS|Goliath|1781}} was a 74-gun third-rate that fought in the Battle of the Nile.
• The second HMS Goliath was renamed in 1826 prior to completion, becoming {{HMS|Clarence|1827|6}}, an 84-gun ship of the line completed in 1827 and burnt in 1884.
• The third {{HMS|Goliath|1842}} was an 80-gun ship of the line, built in 1842. She was converted to screw propulsion in 1857 and burnt in 1875.
• The fourth {{HMS|Goliath|1898}} was a battleship launched in 1898 and sunk by the Ottoman torpedo boat {{ship|Ottoman destroyer|Muavenet-i Milliye||2}} in 1915.
• The fifth and sixth Goliaths were tugs requisitioned for use during World War II.