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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after numerous holders of the title the Prince of Wales.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bellona after Bellona, the goddess of war in Roman mythology:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow after the Scottish city of Glasgow:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ardent, whilst another two were planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cornwall after the Duchy of Cornwall. Cornwall's motto is onen hag oll , unus et omnes , one and all - English).
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albion after Albion, an archaic name for Great Britain:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Norfolk, after the Duke of Norfolk or the county of Norfolk. The Norfolk motto is Serviens servo.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Superb, or HMS Superbe:
Nine ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman god of the ocean:
Six Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Southampton. All were named after Southampton, a port on the south coast of England.
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Juno after the Roman goddess Juno:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Perseus, after the Greek hero Perseus:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Plymouth after the port of Plymouth in Devon:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dragon.
Nine ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS America:
Fourteen ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Merlin, after Merlin, the wizard in Arthurian legend :
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.
