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Four "ships" of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Good Hope.
The Weapon class was a class of destroyers built for the British Royal Navy towards the end of World War II. They were the smaller counterpart to the Battle class and were the first new destroyer designs for the Royal Navy since the Second World War Emergency Programme. 20 ships were planned, of which only 13 were laid down and 7 were launched, but the cessation of hostilities resulted in only 4 being completed for service. Two of the ships had been previously ordered as part of the planned C class, or 15th Emergency flotilla, of 1944, but the orders were changed to the new design.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scorpion after the carnivorous arthropod, or the scorpion, a ballistic weapon in use in the Roman army:
Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Charity:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Glowworm after the insect, whilst two more were planned:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Grenade:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Shark after the shark:
HMS Pegasus is a Royal Navy Reserve unit that supports the Fleet Air Arm in times of stretch, crisis, tension and war. It is administered from RNAS Yeovilton, there is also a satellite office at RNAS Culdrose. Previously the name has been given to nine ships in the British Royal Navy including:
HMS Brave may refer to one of the following ships of the Royal Navy:
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Broke, after Admiral Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke of HMS Shannon:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pique:
Four vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ribble, after the English river:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arabis, after the flower, the Arabis.
Three Royal Navy ships have been names HMS Snapdragon, after the flower:
HMS Oceanway (F143) was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship of the Royal Navy provided under Lend-Lease from the US.
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Espoir, after the French word for "hope":
HMS Halsted (K556), ex-Russell, was a Captain-class frigate of the Buckley class of destroyer escort, originally intended for the United States Navy. Before she was finished in 1943, she was transferred to the Royal Navy under the terms of Lend-Lease, and saw service from 1943 to 1944 during World War II.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tourmaline:
Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Cutlass after the weapon:
Five vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amity:
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.
- "HMS Oceanway (F-143)". NavSource Online. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
