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Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution. However, the first English warship to bear the name Resolution was actually the first rate Prince Royal, which was renamed Resolution in 1650 following the inauguration of the Commonwealth, and continued to bear that name until 1660, when the name Prince Royal was restored. The name Resolution was bestowed on the first of the vessels listed below:
Sixteen ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Fox, after the fox.
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jackal, after the predatory mammal, the jackal:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth currently under construction:
HMS Rose and similar, is the name of several ships. These include:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Advice:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lively. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Success, whilst another was planned:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wolf or HMS Woolf, after the mammal the wolf:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alert, while another was planned:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cerberus or Cerbere after Cerberus, the three-headed dog in Greek mythology that guards Hades:
Thirty-nine vessels of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have borne the name Swallow, as has one dockyard craft, one naval vessel of the British East India Company, and at least two revenue cutters, all after the bird, the Swallow:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Griffon, an alternative spelling of the legendary creature, the Griffin. Another ship was planned, but later cancelled and reordered from a different dockyard:
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.
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.
