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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Invincible.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after numerous holders of the title the Prince of Wales.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named Warspite. The origins of the name are unclear, although it is probably from the word spight – an Elizabethan-era spelling variation of both spite and speight – 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:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS King George V, after George V, King of the United Kingdom, whilst another was planned:
Six ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Europa, after the Greek mythological character Europa.
HMS Ithuriel was an I-class destroyer built for the Turkish Navy, but was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1939.
Nine Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Ambuscade:
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.
Numerous Royal Navy vessels have been named HMS Dolphin after the dolphin.
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.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Satyr, after the figure from mythology:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican, after the bird, while another was planned:
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.
