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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ardent, whilst another two were planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Danae, after the Greek heroine Danaë.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amazon, after the mythical female warriors.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Centaur, after the half-human, half-horse centaur of Greek mythology:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hardy, most of the later ones have been named for Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769–1839), captain of HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Spitfire, while an eleventh was planned but renamed before entering service. All are named after the euphemistic translation of Cacafuego, a Spanish treasure galleon captured by Sir Francis Drake.
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boxer, named after the competitor in a boxing match.
Nine Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Ambuscade:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Achates after Achates, a character in Roman mythology. A sixth was planned but never completed:
Many ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Garland. The name dates back to 1242, being the oldest confirmed ship name in the Royal Navy.
Ten Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Lynx after the wild cat:
Six ships and a naval air station of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sparrowhawk after the bird of prey, the Eurasian sparrowhawk:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Shark after the shark:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Acheron after Acheron, a river of Hades in Greek mythology.
Four ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Boadicea after Boadicea, queen of the Iceni in Roman Britain, whilst another ship was planned but never completed:
There have been five ships of the Royal Navy to bear the name HMS Urchin after the Sea urchin:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wrangler. A sixth was planned but never completed:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Contest:
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.
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. p. 2.
