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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Invincible.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named Warspite. The origins of the name are unclear, although it is probably from the Elizabethan-era spelling of the word 'spite' – 'spight' – in part embodying contempt for the Navy's enemies, but which was also the common name for the green woodpecker, suggesting the 'Warspight' would poke holes in enemy ships' (wooden) hulls. Until 1919 a woodpecker was used as the ships' crest; the official badge was a cannon, although the woodpecker continued to be used on the ships' tompions or gun muzzle plugs. Warspite carries the most battle honours of any ship in the Royal Navy, with the sixth Warspite being awarded fifteen of them.
At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albion after Albion, an archaic name for Great Britain:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
HMS Ithuriel was an I-class destroyer built for the Turkish Navy, but was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1939.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Majestic, whilst another was planned:
Six warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Marlborough after the Duke of Marlborough:
Five ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Black Prince, after Edward, the Black Prince (1330–1376), the eldest son of King Edward III of England.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Brocklesby after the Brocklesby hunt:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Implacable:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mars, after Mars, the Roman god of war:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Abdiel, after Abdiel, a seraph in Milton's Paradise Lost.
Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Canopus:
HMS Ithuriel was a Marksman-class flotilla leader of the British Royal Navy. Originally to have been named Gabriel, the name was changed before her launch. The ship was built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, being launched on 8 March 1916 and entering service in August that year. Ithuriel served with the Grand Fleet during the First World War, leading both a destroyer flotilla and a submarine flotilla. She survived the war, before being sold for scrap on 8 November 1921.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Battleaxe:
TCG Gayret may refer to one of the following Turkish Navy ships:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Satyr, after the figure from mythology:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gabriel, after the angel Gabriel. Two others were planned:
Several ships and shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medina, after the River Medina on the Isle of Wight:
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.
