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This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
At least two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS or HMT Horatio:
Three ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nelson in honour of Horatio Nelson:
Four ships of the British Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Blake in honour of General at Sea Robert Blake who was, until eclipsed by Horatio Nelson, the most famous British admiral.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bulwark, after the reference to the Navy as the 'bulwark' (defence) of the country:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Odin after the god Odin in Norse mythology. A sixth was ordered, but later cancelled:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Erebus after Erebus, the dark region of Hades in Greek Mythology.
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Valiant.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nautilus, after the Greek word for a sailor, including:
Six ships and a naval air station of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sparrowhawk after the bird of prey, the Eurasian sparrowhawk:
Seven vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Arab:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sapphire, after the Sapphire, a precious gemstone:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lord Nelson, after the Vice-admiral Horatio Nelson, victor of the Battle of Trafalgar:
Three Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Egeria:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Undaunted:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Elk, another name for the European moose:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Derwent:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Laertes, after either Laertes, a figure in Greek mythology, or Laertes, a character in Shakespeare's Hamlet:
At least seven vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firefly:
Multiple ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Primrose including:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Minstrel after the medieval European entertainer Minstrel: