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Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Imogen or HMS Imogene. A seventh was planned but never built:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Richmond, after the English town of Richmond, or numerous holders of the title of Duke of Richmond:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.
Six ships and a naval station of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Tamar, after the River Tamar in South West England:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal George after various members of the House of Hanover. A ninth was renamed before being launched:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Atalanta or HMS Atalante after the athlete in ancient Greek mythology.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Plymouth after the port of Plymouth in Devon:
The following ships of the Royal Navy were assigned the name Calypso, after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince Regent, after numerous holders of the position of prince regent:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hindustan or Hindostan, after the old name for the Indian subcontinent:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Princess Augusta:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Confiance:
At least six vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Netley, named for the village of Netley.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pandour, after the Pandurs, an 18th-century force of Croatian soldiers, who served the Habsburg Monarchy as skirmishers and who had a reputation for brutality:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Enchantress:
Several ships and shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medina, after the River Medina on the Isle of Wight:
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Utile. In addition, a fourth vessel was to have borne the name, but the name-change never occurred.
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.
