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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ardent, whilst another two were planned:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo:
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Centaur, after the half-human, half-horse centaur of Greek mythology:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pioneer:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Archer, named after a person proficient in archery - an archer:
Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Terrible:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phaeton or Phaëton after Phaëton, the son of Helios in Greek mythology:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diadem, after the diadem, a type of crown:
Nine ships and a base of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Curlew after the bird, the curlew:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medusa, after the ancient Greek mythological figure Medusa:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blonde:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Psyche. Two more were planned, but never completed.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Otter, for the otter.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Retribution:
The Astraea class was an eight ship class of protected cruisers built for the Royal Navy during the 1890s. The ships served on a number of foreign stations during their careers, particularly in the waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and around the Cape of Good Hope. Already obsolete by the outbreak of the First World War, most continued to see service in a variety of roles, though rarely in a front line capacity. By the end of the war the majority were being used as training or depot ships, and they were soon sold out of the service and scrapped. However, one ship, HMS Hermione, was bought by the Marine Society and used as a training ship until 1940.
References
- ↑ "HMAS Hermione". Royal Australian Navy. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- 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.
