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The first Chatham was a galliot captured in 1666 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.

The second Chatham was a 4-gun sloop launched in 1673 and wrecked in 1677.

The third Chatham was a fourth-rate launched in 1691 and sunk as a breakwater at Sheerness in 1749.

The fourth Chatham was a 4-gun yacht launched in 1716 and sold in 1742.

The fifth Chatham was a 6-gun yacht, launched in 1741 and broken up in 1767.

The sixth Chatham was a 50-gun fourth-rate launched in 1758 and broken up in 1814.

The seventh Chatham was a 4-gun survey brig, launched in 1788 and sold in 1830.

The eighth Chatham was a 4-gun schooner launched in 1790 and sold in 1794.

The ninth Chatham was a sloop hired in 1793.

The tenth Chatham was transport launched in 1811 and sunk as a breakwater in 1825.

The eleventh Chatham was a 74-gun third-rate, originally the French Royal Hollandais, captured on the stocks in 1809 at Flushing, launched in 1812, and sold in 1817.

The twelfth Chatham was a sheer hulk launched in 1813 and broken up in 1876.

The thirteenth Chatham was an iron paddlewheel gunboat launched in 1835.

The fourteenth ''Chatham'', launched in 1911, was a ''Chatham''-class light cruiser scrapped in 1926.

The fifteenth ''Chatham'' (F87), launched in 1988, is a Type 22 frigate.

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HMS ''Chatham Double''

HMS ''Chatham Hulk''

HMS ''Chatham Prize''