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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bellona after Bellona, the goddess of war in Roman mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo:
Nineteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion or HMS Lyon, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used in several heraldric motifs representing England, Scotland and the British Monarchy. Another ship was planned but never completed:
Seven commissioned ships of the British Royal Navy have been named Bermuda and given the prefix HMS, after the British Overseas Territory and former Imperial fortress of Bermuda. Two other vessels operated by the Royal Navy that were not commissioned warships were also named Bermuda.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Shark after the shark:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unicorn, after the mythological creature, the unicorn:
Fourteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Roebuck after a small deer native to the British Isles:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wolf or HMS Woolf, after the mammal the wolf:
Nine ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wasp, with one other government vessel using the name:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blonde:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hawk after the bird of prey, the hawk:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arrogant, or HMS Arrogante, whilst another was planned:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alert, while another was planned:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Viper, or HMS Vipere, after the members of the Viperidae family:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Seagull or HMS Sea Gull, after the gull:
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sandwich, either after the English seaside town of Sandwich, or one of the holders of the title Earl of Sandwich, particularly Vice-Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, or First Lord of the Admiralty John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. A seventh ship was planned, but never completed:
HMS Swift has been the name of numerous ships of the Royal Navy:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lily or HMS Lilly:
References
- Hepper, David J. (1994). British Warship Losses in the Age of Sail, 1650-1859. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot. ISBN 0-948864-30-3.
- 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.
