HMS Talavera was a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 15 October 1818 at Woolwich Dockyard. She was named for the British/Spanish victory at the Battle of Talavera. She was destroyed in 1840 at Devonport dockyard in a large scale fire on 25 September 1840, which started in the North Dock. Talavera and HMS Imogene (1831) were completely gutted, the fire spread to HMS Minden (1810) whose fire was successfully put out, and to nearby buildings and equipment. Estimates for the damage were put at £150,000 in then money, and would have totalled £500,000 had the fire not been contained.