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Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution. However, the first English warship to bear the name Resolution was actually the first rate Prince Royal, which was renamed Resolution in 1650 following the inauguration of the Commonwealth, and continued to bear that name until 1660, when the name Prince Royal was restored. The name Resolution was bestowed on the first of the vessels listed below:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Argyll after the region of Argyll in Scotland. Her motto is ne obliviscaris.
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amethyst, whilst another was planned:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named Mary Rose. The first is thought to have been named after Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII of England, and the rose, the symbol of the Tudor dynasty. Later Mary Roses are named after the first.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bonaventure, and another was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Advice:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Success, whilst another was planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hawke, after an archaic spelling of the bird, the hawk. Two of the later ships were named after Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke, whilst another was planned:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Colchester, after the town of Colchester:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican, after the bird, while another was planned:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mary:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dover, after the English town and seaport of Dover:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alban. Another was planned but never completed:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Foresight:
HMS Charles has been the name of more than one ship of the English or British Royal Navy:
Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nimble.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Espion, meaning "spy". A fourth vessel was going to bear the name but was given another name instead:
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.
Five vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amity:
References
- Three Decks
- 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.
