Two warships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Engadine.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Invincible.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named Warspite. The origins of the name are unclear, although it is probably from the Elizabethan-era spelling of the word 'spite' – 'spight' – in part embodying contempt for the Navy's enemies, but which was also the common name for the green woodpecker, suggesting the 'Warspight' would poke holes in enemy ships' (wooden) hulls. Until 1919 a woodpecker was used as the ships' crest; the official badge was a cannon, although the woodpecker continued to be used on the ships' tompions or gun muzzle plugs. Warspite carries the most battle honours of any ship in the Royal Navy, with the sixth Warspite being awarded fifteen of them.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Inflexible.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ardent, whilst another two were planned:
HMS Warrior was a Warrior-class armoured cruiser built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. She was stationed in the Mediterranean when the First World War began and participated in the pursuit of the German battlecruiser SMS Goeben and light cruiser SMS Breslau. Warrior was transferred to the Grand Fleet in December 1914 and remained there for the rest of her career. She was heavily damaged during the Battle of Jutland in 1916, after which she withdrew and was later abandoned and sank in a rising sea.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS King George V, after George V, King of the United Kingdom, whilst another was planned:
Three Royal Navy warships have been named HMSSheffield after the city and county borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named Coventry, after the city of Coventry in the West Midlands.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Conqueror, and another was planned:
RFA Engadine (K08) was a helicopter support ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The need for Engadine was seen in the mid-1960s as more and more helicopters were deployed from Royal Navy aircraft carriers and surface combatants. The ship was ordered in August 1964, from Henry Robb of Leith, and commissioned in December 1967, replacing HMS Lofoten. She was named after the Engadin valley in south-east Switzerland, which is represented by the alphorns and edelweiss on her badge.
Six Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Southampton. All were named after Southampton, a port on the south coast of England.
Nine Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Ambuscade:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Brilliant.
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Valiant.
Five vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Turbulent:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Fearless:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Onslow:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Defender:
Frederick Joseph Rutland, was a British pioneer of naval aviation. A decorated pilot in the First World War, he earned the nickname "Rutland of Jutland" for his exploits at the Battle of Jutland in 1916. He later worked for the Japanese and was interned by the British authorities during the Second World War.