HMS Coreopsis

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Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Coreopsis, named after the flowering plant coreopsis.

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Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Atherstone after the town of Atherstone in Warwickshire, or after its hunt:

Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phaeton or Phaëton after Phaëton, the son of Helios in Greek mythology:

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