HMS Drake

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Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:

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Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wolf or HMS Woolf, after the mammal the wolf:

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Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Delight:

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand.

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Britomart, after the Britomartis of Greek mythology:

Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.

Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Star or HMS Starr:

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Weazel or HMS Weazle, archaic spellings of weasel, while another was planned:

Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swan, or the archaic HMS Swann, probably after the bird, the Swan:

Eleven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant:

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rapid:

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Griper:

Fourteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name Raven, after birds of the genus Corvus, particularly the common raven:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Savage:

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hyaena, after the Hyena, a family of carnivorous mammals. Two others were planned but either commissioned under another name or cancelled.

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