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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Six Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Southampton. All were named after Southampton, a port on the south coast of England.
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Bruiser or HMS Bruizer.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Juno after the Roman goddess Juno:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tyne, after the River Tyne, England:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gnat after the insect.
Eight ships of Britain's Royal Navy have been named HMS Eclipse:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hindustan or Hindostan, after the old name for the Indian subcontinent:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Termagant, after Termagant, a god that Medieval Europeans believed Muslims worshipped, and that later came to be popularised by Shakespeare to mean a bullying person:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Avon. Avon comes from a Brythonic word meaning "river".
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sandfly. A sandfly is an irritating insect found near beaches.
Cromer is a coastal town in Norfolk.
At least four vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Leveret.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Foam, a figurative term for the sea:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Carnation.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beacon:
Seven vessels of the Royal Navy have been named Dwarf:
Ten vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nightingale after the common nightingale:
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.
