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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:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albion after Albion, an archaic name for Great Britain:
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:
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:
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
A number of ships Royal Navy have been named HMS Echo, after the Echo of Greek mythology
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:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amelia, whilst another was planned:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melita, named after the island of Malta:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Reindeer or Rein Deer, after the Reindeer:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mutine :
Thirty-nine vessels of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have borne the name Swallow, as has one dockyard craft, one naval vessel of the British East India Company, and at least two revenue cutters, all after the bird, the Swallow:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cygnet, the name given to a young swan:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bloodhound, after the bloodhound, a breed of dog. A fifth was planned but renamed before being launched.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ant:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Industry.
Five vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Carron:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Torch:
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.
