Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lawford, after Admiral Sir John Lawford: * HMS Lawford (1913) was a Laforey-class destroyer, previously named HMS Ivanhoe but renamed shortly after being launched in 1913. She was sold for scrapping in 1921. * HMS Lawford (K514) was a Captain-class frigate launched in 1943. She was transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease and was sunk in an air attack in 1944. List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.