HMS Blackpool
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blackpool, after the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool:
- HMS Blackpool was a Bangor-class minesweeper launched in 1940 and sold in 1946.
- HMS Blackpool was a Whitby-class frigate launched in 1957. She was loaned to the Royal New Zealand Navy between 1966 and 1971 and was sold for scrapping in 1978.
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