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Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:
Eight vessels and one shore station of the Royal Navy were named HMS Grasshopper, named for the grasshopper, a common type of herbivorous insect.
Four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Spanker:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Onyx, after the mineral Onyx. Another was renamed before being launched:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beaver, after the animal, the beaver:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Delight:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Charon, after Charon, the boatman to Hades across the River Styx in Greek Mythology:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Violet, after the flower of the genus viola:
Eleven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Opossum, after the opossum:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Seagull or HMS Sea Gull, after the gull:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Zephyr after Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lapwing, after the northern lapwing, a species of bird:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pike, after the Northern pike, a species of fish:
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:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Redpole after the redpoll.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Redbreast, after the European robin.
Several ships and shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medina, after the River Medina on the Isle of Wight:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pert:
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.
