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Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution. However, the first English warship to bear the name Resolution was actually the first rate Prince Royal, which was renamed Resolution in 1650 following the inauguration of the Commonwealth, and continued to bear that name until 1660, when the name Prince Royal was restored. The name Resolution was bestowed on the first of the vessels listed below:
Twelve ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named Lizard after The Lizard, a peninsula in Cornwall.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
Twelve ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance. Others have borne the name whilst serving as depot ships and tenders to the establishments:
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.
Several Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Diamond.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orange Tree
Seven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Duke:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Adam & Eve:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falmouth, after the town of Falmouth:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hound:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Duchess:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Fourteen ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Merlin, after Merlin, the wizard in Arthurian legend :
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fortune:
At least seven vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Crane.
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Expedition:
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.
