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Sixteen ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Fox, after the fox.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triumph. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
HMS Vanguard was a 90-gun second-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched in 1678.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Albemarle after George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle.
Twelve ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance. Others have borne the name whilst serving as depot ships and tenders to the establishments:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince George:
Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vulcan, after the god Vulcan, of Roman mythology:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna or HMS Etna, after the volcano Etna:
Numerous Royal Navy vessels have been named HMS Dolphin after the dolphin.
Six ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dartmouth, after the port of Dartmouth, whilst another two were planned:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mercury, or HMS Mercure, after the God Mercury, of Roman mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ruby:
HMS Duke was an 8-gun fireship of the Royal Navy. She was acquired for service in 1739, having previously been a merchant vessel, and served in the War of Jenkins' Ear and the War of the Austrian Succession, being expended in a naval operation in 1742.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand.
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swan, or the archaic HMS Swann, probably after the bird, the Swan:
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:
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.
- W. J. Stonebridge. "HMS Whelp: Memories of a Young Stoker. Part 3". People's War (BBC website). Retrieved 2007-11-11.
