A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diligent (or Diligente).
The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
Numerous Royal Navy vessels have been named HMS Dolphin after the dolphin.
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vigilant:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Fifteen ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ferret, after the domestic mammal, the Ferret:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wolf or HMS Woolf, after the mammal the wolf:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican, after the bird, while another was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hawk after the bird of prey, the hawk:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alert, while another was planned:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Halifax, after the English town of Halifax, West Yorkshire and the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Racehorse:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Viper, or HMS Vipere, after the members of the Viperidae family:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Favourite, or HMS Favorite:
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
HMS Swift has been the name of numerous ships of the Royal Navy: