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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Africa, after the continent of Africa. Two others were planned:
The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
Six ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Europa, after the Greek mythological character Europa.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Thirteen vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mohawk, after the Mohawk, an indigenous tribe of North America:
Nineteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion or HMS Lyon, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used in several heraldric motifs representing England, Scotland and the British Monarchy. Another ship was planned but never completed:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kangaroo, after the kangaroo.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tyne, after the River Tyne, England:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Achille, after the Greek hero Achilles. The French spelling celebrates the capture of ships of this name from the French.
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Success, whilst another was planned:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Supply.
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Experiment:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Woolwich, after the port town and naval base of Woolwich. An eleventh was planned but entered service under a different name.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand.
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:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Viper, or HMS Vipere, after the members of the Viperidae family:
Six ships of the Royal Navy and one naval base have borne the name HMS Stag:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Louisa:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diligent.
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.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 978-1-86176-246-7.
