Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Benbow, after Admiral John Benbow:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak, after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Agincourt, named after the Battle of Agincourt of 1415, and construction of another was started but not completed.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Sovereign, while another was planned but renamed before being launched:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Renown, whilst three others have borne the name at various stages in their construction:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Delhi, after the Indian city of Delhi:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triumph. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
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:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ramillies after the Battle of Ramillies :
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Howe, after Admiral Richard Howe:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Jupiter, after the Roman god Jupiter.
Four ships of the Royal Navy and a divisions of the Royal Naval Reserve have been named HMS Camperdown after the Battle of Camperdown in 1797:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royalist:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pandora after the mythological Pandora. Another was planned, but the name was reassigned to another ship:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lawford, after Admiral Sir John Lawford:
HMS Benbow was a Victorian era Admiral-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named for Admiral John Benbow. Completed in 1888, Benbow spent the majority of her career in reserve with only brief spurts as part of the active fleet. The battleship was scrapped in 1909.
Five or six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cornwallis, after Admiral Sir William Cornwallis.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hindustan or Hindostan, after the old name for the Indian subcontinent:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Laurel. Another was planned but never completed. The first British ship of the name served in the Commonwealth navy. All were named after the plant family Lauraceae.