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This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Derwent:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Achates after Achates, a character in Roman mythology. A sixth was planned but never completed:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Solebay after the battle of Solebay on 7 June 1672, the first battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nautilus, after the Greek word for a sailor, including:
Six ships and a naval air station of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sparrowhawk after the bird of prey, the Eurasian sparrowhawk:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diana after the figure from Roman mythology, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Volage:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Acorn. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albatross, after the seabird, the albatross. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Undaunted:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firedrake after the legendary creature:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Boreas, after Boreas, the personification of the north wind in Greek mythology. A fourth was planned to bear the name, but never actually did:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Venus, after Venus, the goddess of love in Roman mythology:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Coquette. A seventh was ordered but never completed:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Liffey, after the Irish river. Another was planned but renamed before entering service:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rocket. Another was planned but never completed:
Nine vessels of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy have been named HMS Porcupine, after the porcupine, a rodent belonging to the families Erethizontidae or Hystricidae.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Minstrel after the medieval European entertainer Minstrel: