HMS Venerable

Four ships of the British Royal Navy were named HMS Venerable after the English word for "venerable".

• a ship of the line, see HMS Venerable (ship of the line 1784) (built in 1784, lost to shipwreck in 1804).
• a ship of the line, see HMS Venerable (ship of the line 1808) (built in 1808, scrapped in 1838).
• a Formidable-class battleship, see HMS Venerable (1899) (built 1899, scrapped 1920).
• a Colossus-class aircraft carrier, see HMS Venerable (R63) (built in 1943)