Why there was no HMS King George III

Why has the Royal Navy not named a ship HMS King George III?

Regularly naming major warships for individual monarchs became more common after Queen Victoria, and George III's reputation did not make him an obvious later choice.

Royal Navy naming did not always follow a complete sequence of monarchs. Ships named directly for a reigning or recent sovereign became a more regular convention around the Victorian period, though earlier examples existed. George III therefore did not automatically receive a ship because later Georges did. His health and the reputation attached to his reign may also have made the name less attractive for revival. The gap reflects changing convention and reputation rather than a formal ban.