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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow after the Scottish city of Glasgow:
At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Norfolk, after the Duke of Norfolk or the county of Norfolk. The Norfolk motto is Serviens servo.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMSManchester after the city of Manchester in the north-west of England.
Three ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Swan, for the Swan River in Western Australia.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dido, after Dido, the legendary founder and queen of Carthage.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Centaur, after the half-human, half-horse centaur of Greek mythology:
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.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Campbeltown, after Campbeltown in Scotland, with a third announced:
The Sandown class is a class of fifteen minehunters built primarily for the Royal Navy by Vosper Thornycroft. The Sandown class also serve with the Royal Saudi Navy and the Estonian Navy. The first vessel was commissioned into Royal Navy service on 9 June 1989 and all the British ships are named after coastal towns and cities. They have a secondary role as offshore patrol vessels.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Onyx, after the mineral Onyx. Another was renamed before being launched:
HMS Ramsey is a Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy. Like other vessels of the Sandown class, Ramsey was built of glass-reinforced plastic and other non-magnetic materials so that her hull does not trigger naval mines as easily as standard warships.
HMS Blyth is a Sandown-class minehunter formerly of the British Royal Navy. She is the second vessel to bear the name. The first being a Bangor-class minesweeper of the Second World War, pennant number J15. The vessel served in the Middle East as part of the 9th Mine Countermeasures Squadron. In 2021, the minehunter was decommissioned and following a refit, will be transferred to the Ukrainian Navy.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Olympus:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ramsey
The following ships of the Indian Navy have been named Khukri:
At least three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Herring, after the herring, a species of fish:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Arbutus:
Several ships of the Swedish Navy have been named HSwMS Mode, named after Módi, the son of Thor in Norse mythology:
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Supply. Named for HMS Supply armed tender that was part of First Fleet.
References
- ↑ "HMS Blyth". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 10 August 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ↑ McRoberts, Ally. "Rosyth: Royal Navy mine hunters decommissioned at dockyard". Dunfermline Press. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
