Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Birmingham, after the city of Birmingham in England.
Birmingham is the second-most populous city in England and the United Kingdom.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow after the Scottish city of Glasgow:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Liverpool after the city of Liverpool, whilst another was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Newcastle, after the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cardiff, after the Welsh capital city, Cardiff:
Three Royal Navy warships have been named HMSSheffield after the city and county borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named Coventry, after the city of Coventry in the West Midlands.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arethusa after the Greek mythological nymph Arethusa who was transformed by Artemis into a fountain.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dido, after Dido, the legendary founder and queen of Carthage.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Edinburgh, for the Scottish city of Edinburgh. In addition, one ship of the Royal Navy has carried the similar name HMS Duke of Edinburgh.
Eleven vessels, and one planned, of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gloucester, after Gloucester, the city in England.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Alacrity:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Aurora or HMS Aurore, after the Roman Goddess of the dawn.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phaeton or Phaëton after Phaëton, the son of Helios in Greek mythology:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lowestoft, or the archaic HMS Lowestoffe, after the Suffolk town of Lowestoft:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chester, after the city of Chester:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melpomene after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology.