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Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pioneer:
Six ships of the Royal Navy, have been named HMS Leander after the Greek hero Leander:
HMS Barossa or HMS Barrosa, named for the Battle of Barossa (1811), has been the name of four ships of the British Royal Navy:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Ten Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Lynx after the wild cat:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Starling after the starling:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Arrow, after the projectile:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Exmouth, after Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth:
Four ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Boadicea after Boadicea, queen of the Iceni in Roman Britain, whilst another ship was planned but never completed:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Harrier:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Snapper:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Liffey, after the Irish river. Another was planned but renamed before entering service:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Algerine:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Favourite, or HMS Favorite:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pincher:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jaseur, the name coming from the French for the waxwing.
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pitt:
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.
