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Captain is a rank or title for commander of a military unit, commander of a ship or other vessel, or leader of a unit or organization.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vanguard, meaning the forefront of an action or movement:
Eleven vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grampus after two members of the dolphin family (Delphinidae): Grampus griseus, also known as Risso's dolphin, and Orcinus orca, also known as the killer whale.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Sovereign, while another was planned but renamed before being launched:
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Centurion, after the centurions of ancient Rome. A ninth ship was planned but never built. Ships
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:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Twelve ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance. Others have borne the name whilst serving as depot ships and tenders to the establishments:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Inconstant, whilst another was planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mars, after Mars, the Roman god of war:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Berwick, after Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town on the border between England and Scotland:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Buffalo:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Success, whilst another was planned:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blonde:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Druid, after the Druids of Celtic polytheism, whilst another was planned:
HMS Captain was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built according to the 1733 proposals of the 1719 Establishment at Woolwich Dockyard, and launched on 14 April 1743.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
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.
