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Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triton or HMS Tryton, after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bristol, after the English port city of Bristol:
Sixteen different ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Greyhound, after the greyhound, a breed of dog notable for its speed.
Five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS President, after the office of president meaning "one who presides over an assembly". In the case of the first two British ships, the name may have applied to the Lord President of the Privy Council.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Northumberland after the English county of Northumberland, or the Dukedom of Northumberland. Another was planned but later cancelled:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy and a reserve shore establishment of the Canadian Navy have borne the name HMS/HMCS Discovery, while ships of other branches have also used the name:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scarborough, after the town of Scarborough:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dragon.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Advice:
Six ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dartmouth, after the port of Dartmouth, whilst another two were planned:
President was a 38-gun fourth rate frigate of the Royal Navy, originally built for the navy of the Commonwealth of England by Peter Pett I at Deptford Dockyard, and launched in 1650.
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Faversham after Faversham:
HMS Swift has been the name of numerous ships of the Royal Navy:
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ludlow Castle after Ludlow Castle in Shropshire:
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lynn after King's Lynn:
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Poole after Poole:
HMS Blandford was a member of the 1719 Establishment Group of 20-gun sixth rates. After commissioning she spent her career in Home Waters, the Baltic, North America and the Mediterranean on trade protection duties. After more than 20 years service in the Royal Navy, she was sold at Deptford in October 1742. New owner, Bristol based James Pearce, refitted the vessel and entered her into the transatlantic slave trade.
Richard Stacey was an English shipbuilder and ship designer employed by the Royal Navy at several dockyards but predominantly Deptford.
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.
