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Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:
The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Erebus after Erebus, the dark region of Hades in Greek Mythology.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kangaroo, after the kangaroo.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royalist:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nautilus, after the Greek word for a sailor, including:
Seven vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Arab:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nymphe, HMS Nymph or HMS Nymphen after the Nymphs of Greek Mythology. Another was planned but never completed:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rifleman:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falmouth, after the town of Falmouth:
Eight ships of Britain's Royal Navy have been named HMS Eclipse:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wolf or HMS Woolf, after the mammal the wolf:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albatross, after the seabird, the albatross. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mercury, or HMS Mercure, after the God Mercury, of Roman mythology:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chameleon, or the archaic variants HMS Cameleon or HMS Camelion, after the Chameleon:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mosquito, or the archaic HMS Musquito, after the tropical insect, the Mosquito:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Martin
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pilot, or HMS Pilote:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
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.
