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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Repulse:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Northumberland after the English county of Northumberland, or the Dukedom of Northumberland. Another was planned but later cancelled:
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Shark after the shark:
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 been named HMS Achille, after the Greek hero Achilles. The French spelling celebrates the capture of ships of this name from the French.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nymphe, HMS Nymph or HMS Nymphen after the Nymphs of Greek Mythology. Another was planned but never completed:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unicorn, after the mythological creature, the unicorn:
Several Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Diamond.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Magnanime:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Experiment:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Castor. Named after one of the Gemini twins in Greek mythology. Castor also means "he who excels".
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Flora:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sibyl or HMS Sybille, named for the Greek mythological figures, the Sibyls :
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
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.
