Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Explorer
Several ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would "dread nought", i.e. "fear nothing". The 1906 ship was one of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels; battleships built after her were referred to as 'dreadnoughts', and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts.
Two submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Astute for the characteristic of shrewdness and discernment.
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
HMS Sealion was the name of several ships and at least one land base of the Royal Navy.
Three submarines of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Talent:
Eight ships or submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Anson, after Admiral George Anson:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pandora after the mythological Pandora. Another was planned, but the name was reassigned to another ship:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Adamant:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scott. The first ship was named after Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet. The later ships were named after the Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott:
Numerous Royal Navy vessels have been named HMS Dolphin after the dolphin.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology.
The name HMS Churchill has been borne by two ships of the Royal Navy; a destroyer and a submarine. The submarine is named for Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II; the destroyer for towns of that name common to the United States and Britain.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bonaventure, and another was planned:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS P36.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS P38.
Two submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Unseen
HMS Rorqual has been the name of two Royal Navy submarines. A rorqual is a type of whale:
Two submarines of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vox, after the Latin for Voice:
A ship and two submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ursula: