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Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pandora after the mythological Pandora. Another was planned, but the name was reassigned to another ship:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Snake:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Atalanta or HMS Atalante after the athlete in ancient Greek mythology.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lively. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Nine ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wasp, with one other government vessel using the name:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican, after the bird, while another was planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mutine :
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alert, while another was planned:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mosquito, or the archaic HMS Musquito, after the tropical insect, the Mosquito:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Confiance:
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Laurel. Another was planned but never completed. The first British ship of the name served in the Commonwealth navy. All were named after the plant family Lauraceae.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
At least four vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Belette.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rover:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lily or HMS Lilly:
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.
