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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:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antrim, after County Antrim in Northern Ireland:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amethyst, whilst another was planned:
The Royal Navy has four vessels with the name HMS Erne; the name comes from the white-tailed eagle, also known as the erne.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Herald:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hampshire after the English county:
HMS Itchen may refer to one of the following British Royal Navy ships named after the English River Itchen:
HMS Clio can refer to any of three Royal Navy ships named after the Greek muse of history:
HMS Arun is the name of two of Royal Navy vessels, named after the English River Arun:
At least three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Usk.
HMS Esk may refer to one of the following Royal Navy ships named Esk after a Celtic word meaning a river:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cadmus, after Cadmus, a prince in Greek mythology:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Derwent:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Waveney, after the River Waveney:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Liffey, after the Irish river. Another was planned but renamed before entering service:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Charwell, after the River Cherwell, a tributary of the River Thames:
HMS Blackwater was a Laird-type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1902–1903 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Blackwater in southern England near London she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ettrick after the Scottish river, Ettrick Water.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Exe, after the River Exe:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Teviot:
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.
