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Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise while another was planned:
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Fifteen ships of the British Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Tiger after the feline tiger, with a number of others provisionally bearing the name at various stages in their construction:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Numerous Royal Navy vessels have been named HMS Dolphin after the dolphin.
The following ships of the Royal Navy were assigned the name Calypso, after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology:
Fifteen ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ferret, after the domestic mammal, the Ferret:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rainbow, after the rainbow, a common meteorological phenomenon:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Success, whilst another was planned:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the Porpoise:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Assistance:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Strombolo, or HMS Stromboli, after the volcano Stromboli, in Italy:
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.
