HMS Goliath
Introduction


Six ships of the British [Royal Navy](/wiki/Royal_Navy "Royal Navy") have been named **HMS *Goliath*** after the Biblical giant, [Goliath](/wiki/Goliath "Goliath").

* The first  was a 74\-gun [third\-rate](/wiki/Third-rate "Third-rate") that fought in the [Battle of the Nile](/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nile "Battle of the Nile").
* The second HMS *Goliath* was renamed in 1826 prior to completion, becoming , an 84\-gun ship of the line completed in 1827 and burnt in 1884\.
* The third  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  was a [battleship](/wiki/Battleship "Battleship") launched in 1898 and sunk by the [Ottoman](/wiki/Ottoman_Empire "Ottoman Empire") [torpedo boat](/wiki/Torpedo_boat "Torpedo boat")  in 1915\.
* The fifth and sixth *Goliath*s were [tugs](/wiki/Tugboat "Tugboat") requisitioned for use during [World War II](/wiki/World_War_II "World War II").

Which battle did the first HMS Goliath fight in?