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Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chester, after the city of Chester:
There was also a planned Castle-class corvette named HMS Chester Castle. She was cancelled in 1943.
There was also an HMS Chester serving as a tank (water) vessel in the 1880s - saw service during the Egyptian campaign of 1882 when she was an "attendant" on HMS Alexandra; 21 men (her whole crew?) received the medal for Egypt serving aboard the ship.
A fictional HMS Chester appeared in the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies . The interior shots were filmed on the Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster. A model of a Type 23 was built for the exterior shots.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS St Albans after the English city and ducal family of St Albans:
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.
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.
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nonsuch, presumably named after Nonsuch Palace:
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:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Portland, either after Portland Harbour in Dorset or after holders of the title of the Duke of Portland:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Salisbury after the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falmouth, after the town of Falmouth:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ruby:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Harwich, after the town of Harwich. A sixth was planned, but renamed before entering service:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hind or HMS Hynd:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sheerness, after the town of Sheerness in Kent, once home to one of the navy's dockyards:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Squirrel after the animal, while four more carried the name while serving as fishery protection vessels. Another was planned, but was renamed before being launched.