Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution:

• The first Resolution was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1667, rebuilt 1698, and foundered in 1703.
• The second Resolution was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1705 but run ashore to avoid capture in 1707.
• The third Resolution was a 70-gun third-rate launched in 1708 and wrecked 1711.
• The fourth Resolution was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1758 but run aground and lost a year later at the battle of Quiberon Bay.
• The fifth Resolution was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1770 and broken up in 1813.
• The sixth Resolution was the vessel of Captain James Cook in his explorations.
• The seventh Resolution was a cutter purchased in 1779 and foundered 1797.
• The eighth Resolution was a battleship in service from 1892 to 1914.
• The ninth Resolution was a battleship in service from 1915 to 1944.
• The tenth Resolution (S22) was the lead ship of the Resolution-class ballistic missile submarines.
• The eleventh Resolution is a survey ship transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy in 1996.