Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cleveland:
Several ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would "dread nought", i.e. "fear nothing". The 1906 ship was one of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels; battleships built after her were referred to as 'dreadnoughts', and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ark Royal:
At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak, after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War:
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Victorious.
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
Six ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Temeraire. The name entered the navy with the capture of the first Temeraire from the French in 1759:
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 Queenborough, after the town of Queenborough in Kent. One of these ships was later transferred to the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Queenborough.
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have been named Rose or HMS Rose after the rose:
Six ships and a naval station of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Tamar, after the River Tamar in South West England:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sapphire, after the Sapphire, a precious gemstone:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dragon.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orange, after the House of Orange-Nassau:
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Neptune, or a variant thereof:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Royal James:
A number of ships of the French Navy have borne the name Brave. Among them:
A number of ships of the French Navy have been named Milan, for the Kite: