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Eight vessels and one shore station of the Royal Navy were named HMS Grasshopper, named for the grasshopper, a common type of herbivorous insect.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Halcyon. The term Halcyon originates from the Greek myth of Alcyone and means golden or marked by peace and prosperity.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royalist:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nautilus, after the Greek word for a sailor, including:
Ten Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Lynx after the wild cat:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pandora after the mythological Pandora. Another was planned, but the name was reassigned to another ship:
HMS Clio can refer to any of three Royal Navy ships named after the Greek muse of history:
Eight ships of Britain's Royal Navy have been named HMS Eclipse:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peacock:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cruizer or HMS Cruiser:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alert, while another was planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Harrier:
The Cruizer class was an 18-gun class of brig-sloops of the Royal Navy. Brig-sloops were the same as ship-sloops except for their rigging. A ship-sloop was rigged with three masts whereas a brig-sloop was rigged as a brig with only a fore mast and a main mast.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Elk, another name for the European moose:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Magnet:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Confiance:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jaseur, the name coming from the French for the waxwing.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bacchus, after the Greco-Roman deity Bacchus:
Multiple ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Primrose including:
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.
