HMS Pitt

HMS Pitt was the name of several ships of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of members of the Pitt family, notably William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham, and his son, William Pitt the Younger, both prominent Prime Ministers of Great Britain.

Ships bearing the name include:

• HMS Pitt (1758): A 70-gun third-rate ship of the line, launched in 1758. She was renamed HMS Cambridge in 1770.

• HMS Pitt (1780): A 14-gun transport purchased in 1780 and sold in 1782.

• HMS Pitt (1805): A Royal East India Company East Indiaman, purchased by the Royal Navy in 1805 and converted to a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line. She participated in the Battle of Basque Roads in 1809 and was broken up in 1810 after being damaged beyond economical repair. She had a very brief naval career.

• HMS Pitt (1809): A transport ship, previously named Governor Pitt, purchased in 1809 and sold in 1817. She was used for conveying convicts to Australia.