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Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hermes, after Hermes, the messenger god of Greek mythology, while another was planned:
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.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Exeter after the city of Exeter in Devon.
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triton or HMS Tryton, after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak, after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War:
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Intrepid:
Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nonsuch, presumably named after Nonsuch Palace:
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Fifteen ships of the British Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Tiger after the feline tiger, with a number of others provisionally bearing the name at various stages in their construction:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Brilliant.
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hunter:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
Six ships and a naval air station of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sparrowhawk after the bird of prey, the Eurasian sparrowhawk:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Shark after the shark:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pylades after Pylades, a character in Greek mythology:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Termagant, after Termagant, a god that Medieval Europeans believed Muslims worshipped, and that later came to be popularised by Shakespeare to mean a bullying person:
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 Plover, after the species of bird, the Plover:
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.
