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Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hardy, most of the later ones have been named for Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769–1839), captain of HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Bruiser or HMS Bruizer.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna or HMS Etna, after the volcano Etna:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beaver, after the animal, the beaver:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Biter. Another was planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blazer. George Spencer - First Lord of the Admiralty, named the first Blazer after a dog in his foxhound pack; thereafter, the Royal Navy re-used the name.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the Porpoise:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alert, while another was planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Magnet:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albacore, after the Albacore, a species of fish:
Fourteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name Raven, after birds of the genus Corvus, particularly the common raven:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Manly.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rocket. Another was planned but never completed:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Firm or Firme.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Grappler:
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.
