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At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Achilles, after the Greek hero Achilles. Four others, mostly prizes, have had the French spelling of the name, Achille.
Six ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Europa, after the Greek mythological character Europa.
Nine ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman god of the ocean:
Six ships and a training establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Imperieuse:
Six ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Temeraire. The name entered the navy with the capture of the first Temeraire from the French in 1759:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Twelve ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance. Others have borne the name whilst serving as depot ships and tenders to the establishments:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Numerous Royal Navy vessels have been named HMS Dolphin after the dolphin.
Six ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Actaeon or HMS Acteon, after Actaeon, a figure in Greek mythology:
Five ships and three shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Caledonia after the Latin name for Scotland:
Nine ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hindustan or Hindostan, after the old name for the Indian subcontinent:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMSSt George, after Saint George, the patron saint of England:
Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Malabar, after Malabar, a region of India:
Eleven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant:
Fourteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name Raven, after birds of the genus Corvus, particularly the common raven:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Attentive, as have two shore establishments:
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.
