Two ships have been named HMS Ameer:
A light aircraft carrier, or light fleet carrier, is an aircraft carrier that is smaller than the standard carriers of a navy. The precise definition of the type varies by country; light carriers typically have a complement of aircraft only one-half to two-thirds the size of a full-sized fleet carrier. A light carrier was similar in concept to an escort carrier in most respects, however light carriers were intended for higher speeds to be deployed alongside fleet carriers, while escort carriers usually defended convoys and provided air support during amphibious operations.
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Breton, after the Breton Sound of the Louisiana coast.
HMS Ameer (D01) was an American escort carrier, the USS Baffins (CVE-35), that was transferred to the Royal Navy in mid-1943. As a Ruler-class escort carrier served in the Far East until the end of the war. Ameer was returned to the US Navy in 1946 and sold off to commercial service.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Archer, named after a person proficient in archery - an archer:
Three vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Tracker:
Four ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy have been named Hr.Ms.Karel Doorman or Zr.Ms.Karel Doorman after Admiral Karel Doorman:
USS Vermillion could be referring to a number of different ships in the United States Navy. All of these vessels are named for a bay located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, southeast of Vermilion Parish and southwest of Iberia Parish.
HMS Smiter may refer to:
The Ruler class of escort aircraft carriers served with the Royal Navy during the Second World War. All twenty-three ships were built by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation in the United States as Bogue-class escort carriers, supplied under Lend-Lease to the United Kingdom. They were the most numerous single class of aircraft carriers in service with the Royal Navy.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Searcher:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Emperor. A third was planned, but never entered service:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Biter. Another was planned:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dasher:
HMS Vindex has been the name of more than one Royal Navy ship;
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Charger.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Striker:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Speaker:
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Alazon Bay for Alazon Bay in Texas.
One ship of the Royal Navy has borne the name HMS Begum, whilst another was planned: