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This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Fame, whilst another was planned:
Eleven vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grampus after two members of the dolphin family (Delphinidae): Grampus griseus, also known as Risso's dolphin, and Orcinus orca, also known as the killer whale.
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kent, after the county of Kent and the Duke of Kent.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grafton, while another one was planned:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
The Royal Navy has had ten ships named Swiftsure since 1573, including:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mars, after Mars, the Roman god of war:
Several Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Diamond.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Success, whilst another was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Thirty-nine vessels of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have borne the name Swallow, as has one dockyard craft, one naval vessel of the British East India Company, and at least two revenue cutters, all after the bird, the Swallow:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Milford:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hind or HMS Hynd:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sandwich, either after the English seaside town of Sandwich, or one of the holders of the title Earl of Sandwich, particularly Vice-Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, or First Lord of the Admiralty John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. A seventh ship was planned, but never completed:
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.