A number of ships of the Royal Navy

Royal Navy

The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

 have been named HMS Stirling Castle (sometimes spelled 'Sterling') after Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle, located in Stirling, is one of the largest and most important castles, both historically and architecturally, in Scotland. The castle sits atop Castle Hill, an intrusive crag, which forms part of the Stirling Sill geological formation. It is surrounded on three sides by steep...

 in Scotland, including:
, a 70-gun third rate ship of the line

Ship of the line

A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside guns to bear...

, launched in 1679, and lost off Ramsgate in Kent in 1703., a 70-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1705, hulked in 1739 and broken up in 1771., a 70-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1742 and lost in 1762., a 64-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1775 and lost in 1780., a 74-gun third rate ship of the line launched in 1811, and hulked in 1839., an auxiliary patrol paddler launched in 1900, and sunk in the Mediterranean in 1916.