Port Royal is the former capital city of Jamaica.

Port Royal or Port Royale may also refer to:

Institutions

Geography

Canada

France

United States

Jamaica

  • Port Royal, a Spanish colony taken over by the British

Art, entertainment, and media

Games

Literature

Music

Battles

Brands

  • Port Royal, a brand of beer made by Cerveceria Hondurena, a SABMiller brands subsidiary located in San Pedro Sula, Honduras
  • Port Royal Cigars, a tobacco products company in New Zealand

Enterprises

  • Le Port-Royal Apartments, an apartment building in Montreal, Quebec
  • Port Royal Experiment, a program begun during the American Civil War in which former slaves successfully worked on the land abandoned by plantation owners in Beaufort County, South Carolina
  • Port Royal Golf Course, a golf club located in Southampton, Bermuda, notable for hosting the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in 2009 and 2010
  • Port Royal Speedway, a dirt racetrack in Port Royal, Pennsylvania

Transportation and vessels

  • HMS Port Royal, three ships of the Royal Navy
  • Port Royal Railroad, a defunct railroad that ran from Port Royal, South Carolina, to Yemassee, South Carolina
  • USS Port Royal (1862), a sidewheel steamer gunboat commissioned in 1862, active in the Civil War, and decommissioned in 1866
  • USS Port Royal (CG-73), a guided missile cruiser commissioned in 1994, the last US cruiser built in the 20th century
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