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Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hussar, after the hussar.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glory, or the French variant HMS Gloire:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Princess Charlotte, after either Charlotte, Princess Royal, daughter of George III, or Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, daughter of George IV:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aeolus, after one of a number of figures named Aeolus who appear in Greek mythology:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Delight:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hawk after the bird of prey, the hawk:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unity or HMS Unite:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dover, after the English town and seaport of Dover:
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swan, or the archaic HMS Swann, probably after the bird, the Swan:
Eleven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hinchinbrook.
A number of sailing vessels were named Alexander:
At least six ships of the Royal Navy, have been named HMS Daphne after the naiad Daphne:
Several vessels have been named Recovery:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sylph after the air spirits known as sylphs:
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.
