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At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rodney, of which at least the last five were named after the Georgian Admiral George, Lord Rodney. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
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.
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Magnificent.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Perseus, after the Greek hero Perseus:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Herald:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Shark after the shark:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mars, after Mars, the Roman god of war:
HMS Vindictive has been the name of several Royal Navy ships
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alarm, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rocksand:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ettrick after the Scottish river, Ettrick Water.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wave:
HMS Blackburn was the lead ship of the Blackburn-class aircraft transports built for the Royal Navy in World War II.
References
- ↑ Aircraft-carrying ships of the Royal Navy, pp. 125–126
- 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.
