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Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bergamot after the bergamot flower.
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nymphe, HMS Nymph or HMS Nymphen after the Nymphs of Greek Mythology. Another was planned but never completed:
HMS Pegasus is the name which has been given to nine ships in the British Royal Navy. Pegasus was a winged horse in Greek mythology. These ships included:
The following ships of the Royal Navy were assigned the name Calypso, after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology:
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Partridge, after the bird.
Nine ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wasp, with one other government vessel using the name:
HMS Valorous has been the name of four ships of the Royal Navy:
Two Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Anchusa after the flower:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cruizer or HMS Cruiser:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Reindeer or Rein Deer, after the Reindeer:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peterel:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ceanothus. Ceanothus comes from the Greek word keanthos, meaning a type of thistle.
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Begonia after the flower.
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Spiraea after the shrub:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Pheasant:
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mignonette:
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Marjoram:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Torch:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sylph after the air spirits known as sylphs:
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.
- U-boat net
