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At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Achilles, after the Greek hero Achilles. Four others, mostly prizes, have had the French spelling of the name, Achille.
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Gurkha, while two have been named HMS Ghurka, after a people who originate in Nepal and who serve with distinction in the British Army as part of the Brigade of Gurkhas.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Minotaur after the minotaur, a creature in Greek mythology:
Nine ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gannet, after the seabird the Gannet:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Battleaxe:
Nine ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Trent, after the River Trent:
Nine ships and a base of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Curlew after the bird, the curlew:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird.
No ships of the Royal Navy directly bore the name HMS Elphinstone. However there were three ships named Elphinstone of the East India Company and the Royal Indian Marine which had close associations with the Royal Navy. They are named after Lord Elphinstone.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sturgeon, after the Sturgeon, a freshwater fish:
A ship and two submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ursula:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sibyl or HMS Sybille, named for the Greek mythological figures, the Sibyls :
Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Oakley:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ettrick after the Scottish river, Ettrick Water.
Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Thruster:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tourmaline:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Torch:
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.
