Several ships have been named Actaeon for Actaeon, a figure from Greek mythology"
Many vessels have held the name of Diana. They include:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ariadne, after the Greek goddess:
Several vessels have been named Mercury for the Roman deity Mercury:
Actaeon or Acteon (Ἀκτέων) was a hero in Greek mythology.
Actaeon was launched at Fort Gloster, India, in 1815. She was wrecked without loss of life on 28 October 1822 in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel in southern Tasmania.
After 18 June 1815 numerous British ships have been named Waterloo for the British victory at the Battle of Waterloo:
A number of sailing vessels were named Alexander:
A number of ships have been named Asia, including:
Many vessels have been named Comet, after the astronomical object comet.
Numerous vessels have borne the name Fame:
In the early 1800s several ships were named Earl St Vincent for John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent:
Several ships have borne the name Caledonia for Caledonia:
Several ships have been named Commerce:
During the Age of Sail many merchant ships were named Ganges, after the Ganges river in India.
Several ships have been named Theodosia:
Actaeon was launched at Topsham, Devon in 1815. She traded widely and from 1823 she made some voyages to Bombay under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She then traded with what is now Peru, and was probably condemned in what is now Chile in 1828.
Several vessels have been named William: