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Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hermes, after Hermes, the messenger god of Greek mythology, while another was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bellona after Bellona, the goddess of war in Roman mythology:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Exeter after the city of Exeter in Devon.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dido, after Dido, the legendary founder and queen of Carthage.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Centaur, after the half-human, half-horse centaur of Greek mythology:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Euryalus after Euryalus, one of Argonauts - the mythical band of heroes who accompanied Jason in his search for the Golden Fleece.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hermione after Hermione, the daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rodney, of which at least the last five were named after the Georgian Admiral George, Lord Rodney. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Minotaur after the minotaur, a creature in Greek mythology:
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:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Formidable with a fifth, the French Formidable, renamed HMS Ham after being captured and recommissioned; a sixth has been announced:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diadem, after the diadem, a type of crown:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Racoon, after the raccoon:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sibyl or HMS Sybille, named for the Greek mythological figures, the Sibyls :
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.
