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Formidable may refer to:
Formidable may refer to:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after numerous holders of the title the Prince of Wales.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Colossus:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triumph. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Superb, or HMS Superbe:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Northumberland after the English county of Northumberland, or the Dukedom of Northumberland. Another was planned but later cancelled:
Six ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Temeraire. The name entered the navy with the capture of the first Temeraire from the French in 1759:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Formidable with a fifth, the French Formidable, renamed HMS Ham after being captured and recommissioned; a sixth has been announced:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Belleisle after Belle Île off the coast of Brittany:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Queen. It is one of the oldest ship names of the Royal Navy dating from the time of Henry III of England.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Monarch.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Irresistible. A fifth was planned but later renamed:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Barfleur after the Battle of Barfleur:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glory, or the French variant HMS Gloire:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Implacable:
Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Canopus:
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Formidable, honouring the trait of inspiring fear in the enemy. Among them:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sans Pareil, after the French meaning 'without equal':
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hindustan or Hindostan, after the old name for the Indian subcontinent:
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