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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albion after Albion, an archaic name for Great Britain:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Achilles, after the Greek hero Achilles. Four others, mostly prizes, have had the French spelling of the name, Achille.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dryad, after the tree nymphs of Greek mythology.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Halcyon. The term Halcyon originates from the Greek myth of Alcyone and means golden or marked by peace and prosperity.
Four ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hibernia after the Latin name of Ireland:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Albemarle after George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle.
Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Shah:
Two ships and two establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Impregnable:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Battleaxe:
Four British Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Ulysses:
HMS Slinger has been the name of several Royal Navy vessels:
HMS Waterwitch has been the name of several Royal Navy vessels:
Nine ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke.
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Stonehenge after the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge.
Four ships of the Royal Navy and one shore establishment have borne the name HMS Goldfinch, probably after the bird the European goldfinch:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peterel:
Four vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Thunderbolt:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Foam, a figurative term for the sea:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wave:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tourmaline:
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.
