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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:
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boxer, named after the competitor in a boxing match.
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Bruiser or HMS Bruizer.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Furious:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gallant:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Biter. Another was planned:
Eight ships of Britain's Royal Navy have been named HMS Eclipse:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blazer. George Spencer - First Lord of the Admiralty, named the first Blazer after a dog in his foxhound pack; thereafter, the Royal Navy re-used the name.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Defender:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Tigress, after the female tiger:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Griper:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Contest:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Tartarus, after Tartarus, from Greek mythology. A fourth was laid down, but never completed:
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pincher:
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Espoir, after the French word for "hope":
HMS Bouncer has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Staunch:
At least four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Haughty:
Five vessels named HMS Cracker have served the Royal Navy. A sixth was ordered but the order was cancelled.
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.
