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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.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tyne, after the River Tyne, England:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antrim, after County Antrim in Northern Ireland:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amethyst, whilst another was planned:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Herald:
Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Calliope after the muse Calliope in Greek mythology:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Acheron after Acheron, a river of Hades in Greek mythology.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named Adventure. A thirteenth was planned but never completed:
HMS Itchen may refer to one of the following British Royal Navy ships named after the English River Itchen:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Clyde after the River Clyde that runs through the city of Glasgow, Scotland. For Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde see HMNB Clyde.
HMS Arun is the name of two of Royal Navy vessels, named after the English River Arun:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scourge :
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the Porpoise:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blonde:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Renard, or HMS Reynard, after the French for fox, and the anthropomorphic figure of Reynard:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dart, after the River Dart in Devon:
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.
