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Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Seven vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Arab:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Foxhound. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Nine ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gannet, after the seabird the Gannet:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beaver, after the animal, the beaver:
Eight ships of Britain's Royal Navy have been named HMS Eclipse:
Nine ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wasp, with one other government vessel using the name:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cockatrice after the legendary creature:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican, after the bird, while another was planned:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hound:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Britomart, after the Britomartis of Greek mythology:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Weazel or HMS Weazle, archaic spellings of weasel, while another was planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Magnet:
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch:
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Espoir, after the French word for "hope":
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cygnet, the name given to a young swan:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dart, after the River Dart in Devon:
There have been five ships named HMS Snap in the Royal Navy:
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.
