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Nine ships of the French Navy have borne the name Brillant:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS York after the city of York, the county seat of Yorkshire, on the River Ouse.
Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nonsuch, presumably named after Nonsuch Palace:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Vengeance.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
Several Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Diamond.
Fourteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Roebuck after a small deer native to the British Isles:
Seventeen ships of the French Navy have been named Rubis ("Ruby"), or Ruby as it was spelled until the 18th century:
Nineteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Hercule, in honour of the Roman hero Hercules:
Five ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Olive Branch:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
Thirteen ships of the French navy have borne the name Renommée ("Renown"):
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hampton Court:
At least fourteen ships of the French Navy have been named Lion:
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.
Thirteen vessels of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have borne the name George.