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At least three ships of the French Navy have been named Ajax
Several ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would "dread nought", i.e. "fear nothing". The 1906 ship, which revolutionized battleship design, became one of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels; battleships built after her were referred to as 'dreadnoughts', and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Agamemnon, after the legendary Greek king Agamemnon.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Repulse:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pandora after the mythological Pandora. Another was planned, but the name was reassigned to another ship:
Nine ships of the French Navy have borne the name Redoutable ("Redoubtable"):
16 ships of the French Navy have borne the name Terrible:
A large number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Argonaute in honour of the mythological navigators argonauts. Among them:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vigilant:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alcide
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rainbow, after the rainbow, a common meteorological phenomenon:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mercury, or HMS Mercure, after the God Mercury, of Roman mythology:
Fifteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Minerve, in honour of the Greek goddess Minerva.
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Bellone, in honour of Bellona:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blanche:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sibyl or HMS Sybille, named for the Greek mythological figures, the Sibyls :
Ten ships of the French Navy have borne the name Junon, in honour of Juno:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Laurel. Another was planned but never completed. The first British ship of the name served in the Commonwealth navy. All were named after the plant family Lauraceae.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rover:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named Pigmy: