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Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise while another was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak, after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War:
The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
Sixteen different ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Greyhound, after the greyhound, a breed of dog notable for its speed.
Nineteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion or HMS Lyon, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used in several heraldric motifs representing England, Scotland and the British Monarchy. Another ship was planned but never completed:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hunter:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Solebay after the battle of Solebay on 7 June 1672, the first battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna or HMS Etna, after the volcano Etna:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bedford, named initially after William Russell, created Duke of Bedford in May 1694 and not after the town of Bedford:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Royal Anne. A third was renamed before being launched:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lark or HMS Larke, after the bird, the lark:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Augusta or HMS Auguste, whilst another two were planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hastings, after the town of Hastings. Another two were planned, but renamed before entering service:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Assistance:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hind or HMS Hynd:
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.
