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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albion after Albion, an archaic name for Great Britain:
Sixteen different ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Greyhound, after the greyhound, a breed of dog notable for its speed.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Five vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Turbulent:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Solebay after the battle of Solebay on 7 June 1672, the first battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Glowworm after the insect, whilst two more were planned:
The Parker-class leaders or improved Marksman-class leaders were a class of six destroyer leaders built for the Royal Navy during 1916–17 for World War I service. They were named after famed historical naval leaders, except for Anzac, which was named to honour the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, and was later transferred to the Royal Australian Navy. They were the last major Royal Navy warships to be ordered with three propeller shafts, a design that was never widely adopted in British warships.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican, after the bird, while another was planned:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Duchess:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firedrake after the legendary creature:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lurcher
Four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Plucky:
Three vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Nerissa:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Sable after the small carnivorous mammal:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Otter, for the otter.
Nine vessels of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy have been named HMS Porcupine, after the porcupine, a rodent belonging to the families Erethizontidae or Hystricidae.
HMS Swift has been the name of numerous ships of the Royal Navy:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ready:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sylph after the air spirits known as sylphs:
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.
