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Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Foam, a figurative term for the sea:

Royal Navy Maritime warfare branch of the United Kingdoms military

The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by the English kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years War against the Kingdom of France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is known as the Senior Service.

<i>Albacore</i>-class gunboat (1855)

The Albacore-class gunboat was a class of 98 gunboats built for the Royal Navy in 1855–56 for use in the Crimean War.

Gunboat naval watercraft designed for bombardment of coastal targets

A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies.

<i>Ariel</i>-class gunboat

The Ariel-class gunboat was a class of nine 4-gun composite gunboats built for the Royal Navy between 1871 and 1873. Although most were sold by 1890, one of them survived into the 1920s as a salvage vessel in private ownership. They were the first class of Royal Navy gunboat built of composite construction, that is, with iron keel, stem and stern posts, and iron framing, but planked with wood.

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Eight vessels and one shore station of the Royal Navy were named HMS Grasshopper, named for the grasshopper, a common type of herbivorous insect.

Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hardy, most of the later ones have been named for Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769–1839), captain of HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar:

Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Quail after the quail.

At least three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Locust, for the insect.

At least six vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Decoy.

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Parthian, after the ancient Iranic inhabitants of the Parthian Empire. Another was planned but never completed:

Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Flirt:

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scourge :

Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Partridge, after the bird.

Four ships of the Royal Navy and one shore establishment have borne the name HMS Goldfinch, probably after the bird the European goldfinch:

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Avon. Avon comes from a Brythonic word meaning "river".

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Recruit:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albacore, after the Albacore, a species of fish:

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Opossum, after the opossum:

Four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Plucky:

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Whiting, after the common name for Merlangius merlangus, a species of fish:

Five ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Handy:

HMS Tilbury is the name of several ships of the Royal Navy.

Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Watchful:

Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ready:

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James Joseph Colledge was a British naval historian, author of Ships of the Royal Navy, the standard work on the fighting ships of the British Royal Navy from the 15th century to the 20th century.

<i>Ships of the Royal Navy</i>

Ships of the Royal Navy is a naval history reference work by J. J. Colledge (1908–1997); it provides brief entries on all recorded ships in commission in the Royal Navy from the 15th century, giving location of constructions, date of launch, tonnage, specification and fate.

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