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This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo:
Ships named Apollo have earned the following battle honours:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bellona after Bellona, the goddess of war in Roman mythology:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thetis, named after the sea-nymph in Greek mythology:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arethusa after the Greek mythological nymph Arethusa who was transformed by Artemis into a fountain.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hermione after Hermione, the daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Minerva, after the goddess Minerva of Roman mythology.
Six ships and a training establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Imperieuse:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mars, after Mars, the Roman god of war:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Andromache, after the figure of Andromache in Greek mythology. A fifth was planned but never completed.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lively. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Undaunted:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blanche:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melpomene after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blonde:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphitrite, or HMS Amfitrite, after Amphitrite, a sea goddess of Greek mythology:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sibyl or HMS Sybille, named for the Greek mythological figures, the Sibyls :
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Iphigenia, after Iphigenia, a figure in Greek mythology:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Retribution: