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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pioneer:
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boxer, named after the competitor in a boxing match.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scorpion after the carnivorous arthropod, or the scorpion, a ballistic weapon in use in the Roman army:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tyne, after the River Tyne, England:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amethyst, whilst another was planned:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Acheron after Acheron, a river of Hades in Greek mythology.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Clyde after the River Clyde that runs through the city of Glasgow, Scotland. For Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde see HMNB Clyde.
Four vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ribble, after the English river:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peterel:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Manxman, after the term for an inhabitant of the Isle of Man:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Avon. Avon comes from a Brythonic word meaning "river".
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mosquito, or the archaic HMS Musquito, after the tropical insect, the Mosquito:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cadmus, after Cadmus, a prince in Greek mythology:
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ness after the Scottish River Ness:
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Espoir, after the French word for "hope":
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ettrick after the Scottish river, Ettrick Water.
HMS Blackwater is the name of two of Royal Navy vessels, named after the English River Blackwater:
Ten vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nightingale after the common nightingale:
Four vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tees after the River Tees:
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.
