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Eleven vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grampus after two members of the dolphin family (Delphinidae): Grampus griseus, also known as Risso's dolphin, and Orcinus orca, also known as the killer whale.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
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.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Fourteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Roebuck after a small deer native to the British Isles:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rainbow, after the rainbow, a common meteorological phenomenon:
Six ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dartmouth, after the port of Dartmouth, whilst another two were planned:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Colchester, after the town of Colchester:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mercury, or HMS Mercure, after the God Mercury, of Roman mythology:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Winchelsea, or the archaic variant HMS Winchelsey, after the Sussex town of Winchelsea:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Assistance:
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.
Ten vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nightingale after the common nightingale:
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2010) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (4th Rev. ed.). Newbury: Casemate. ISBN 978-1-935149-07-1.
