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Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Canada, after the former British colony and modern Dominion of Canada:
Ships named HMS Canada are entitled to carry the following battle honours:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after numerous holders of the title the Prince of Wales.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ardent, whilst another two were planned:
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.
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grafton, while another one was planned:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Superb, or HMS Superbe:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Intrepid:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Aurora or HMS Aurore, after the Roman Goddess of the dawn.
Fifteen ships of the British Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Tiger after the feline tiger, with a number of others provisionally bearing the name at various stages in their construction:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Shannon, after the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unicorn, after the mythological creature, the unicorn:
Several ships of the Chilean Navy have been named Almirante Latorre after Juan José Latorre:
Eight ships and a training establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Worcester, after the English city of Worcester:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diadem, after the diadem, a type of crown:
Almirante Latorre, named after Juan José Latorre, was a super-dreadnought battleship built for the Chilean Navy. It was the first of a planned two-ship class that would respond to earlier warship purchases by other South American countries. Construction began at Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne soon after the ship was ordered in November 1911, and was approaching completion when it was bought by the United Kingdom's Royal Navy for use in the First World War. Commissioned in September 1915, it served in the Grand Fleet as HMS Canada for the duration of the war and saw action during the Battle of Jutland.
The Almirante Latorre class consisted of two super-dreadnought battleships designed by the British company Armstrong Whitworth for the Chilean Navy. They were intended to be Chile's entries to the South American dreadnought race, but both were purchased by the Royal Navy prior to completion for use in the First World War. Only one, Almirante Latorre (HMS Canada), was finished as a battleship; Almirante Cochrane (HMS Eagle), was converted to an aircraft carrier. Under their Chilean names, they honored Admirals (Almirantes) Juan José Latorre and Thomas Cochrane; they took their British names from what was then a dominion of Canada and a traditional ship name in the Royal Navy.
By taking on ships being built for foreign navies in British shipyards, a number of British-built 6-inch 50-calibre naval guns found their way into British service in World War I. Their specifications and performance differed from standard Royal Navy 6-inch guns but in British service they fired standard service 100-pound projectiles.