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Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triton or HMS Tryton, after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thetis, named after the sea-nymph in Greek mythology:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak, after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ardent, whilst another two were planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS York after the city of York, the county seat of Yorkshire, on the River Ouse.
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Plymouth after the port of Plymouth in Devon:
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.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unicorn, after the mythological creature, the unicorn:
Four classes of frigate of the Royal Navy have been named the Amazon class:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Advice:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scourge :
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Termagant, after Termagant, a god that Medieval Europeans believed Muslims worshipped, and that later came to be popularised by Shakespeare to mean a bullying person:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Bombay, after the Indian city of Bombay, now Mumbai. Among them were:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rattler:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sparrow, after the sparrow:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mosquito, or the archaic HMS Musquito, after the tropical insect, the Mosquito:
Fourteen ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Merlin, after Merlin, the wizard in Arthurian legend :
HMS Tweed may refer to any one of several Royal Navy ships named for the River Tweed, including:
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. pp. 161–162. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
