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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albion after Albion, an archaic name for Great Britain:
Sixteen different ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Greyhound, after the greyhound, a breed of dog notable for its speed.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Nineteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion or HMS Lyon, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used in several heraldric motifs representing England, Scotland and the British Monarchy. Another ship was planned but never completed:
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jackal, after the predatory mammal, the jackal:
Four Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Grenville. Vice Admiral Sir Richard Grenville was an Elizabethan sailor, explorer, and soldier:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Acheron after Acheron, a river of Hades in Greek mythology.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna or HMS Etna, after the volcano Etna:
Fifteen ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ferret, after the domestic mammal, the Ferret:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dover, after the English town and seaport of Dover:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lurcher
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Morning Star, after the poetic name for Venus:
At least four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Port Royal, after the British naval base Port Royal in Jamaica:
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch:
Nine vessels of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy have been named HMS Porcupine, after the porcupine, a rodent belonging to the families Erethizontidae or Hystricidae.
HMS Swift has been the name of numerous ships of the Royal Navy:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pitt:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Friendship:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Watchful:
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. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
