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Three ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nelson in honour of Horatio Nelson:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hermes, after Hermes, the messenger god of Greek mythology, while another was planned:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albion after Albion, an archaic name for Great Britain:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lightning.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bacchante, from "Bacchante" – the name for a priestess of the Roman god Bacchus. Yet another ship of this name was ordered but later cancelled.
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:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Argonaut after the Argonauts of Greek mythology:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Belleisle after Belle Île off the coast of Brittany:
Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Canopus:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rosario, after the Spanish word Rosario, meaning rosary:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mutine :
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Opossum, after the opossum:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bramble. An eighth was planned but never completed:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rinaldo, derived from the mythical knight Renaud de Montauban:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Shearwater after the shearwater, a seabird:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vestal, a term pertaining to the goddess Vesta in Roman mythology:
Several ships and shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medina, after the River Medina on the Isle of Wight:
Several ships that have served the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Madras for Madras:
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.
