title: HMS Welcome
text: # HMS Welcome
  
  There have been five ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Welcome:
  
  * HMS Welcome (1644), an 8-gun pink first listed in 1644 and captured by the French by 1647.
  * HMS Welcome (1651), a 36-gun ship captured in 1652 and used as a fireship in 1673.
  * HMS Welcome (1652), a 36-gun ship captured in 1652 and used as a blockship in obstruct the River Medway in 1667.
  * HMS Welcome (1919), a Modified Admiralty W-class destroyer laid down in 1918 but cancelled before being launched.
  * HMS Welcome (J386), a Algerine-class minesweeper launched in 1944 and sold in 1962 to be broken up.
  