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Four ships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth of England navy have borne the name James:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution. However, the first English warship to bear the name Resolution was actually the first rate Prince Royal, which was renamed Resolution in 1650 following the inauguration of the Commonwealth, and continued to bear that name until 1660, when the name Prince Royal was restored. The name Resolution was bestowed on the first of the vessels listed below:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:
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:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named London, after the city of London. Another has been named HMS Loyal London (1666):
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hunter:
The Royal Navy has had ten ships named Swiftsure since 1573, including:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Fame, whilst another was planned:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unicorn, after the mythological creature, the unicorn:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Andrew:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Elizabeth. Most of these ships have been named in honour of Queen Elizabeth I of England:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mary:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Concord, or the French variant, HMS Concorde:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Prince William:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dover, after the English town and seaport of Dover:
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:
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swan, or the archaic HMS Swann, probably after the bird, the Swan:
HMS Charles has been the name of more than one ship of the English or British Royal Navy:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
There have been three ships that have served in the Royal Navy named HMS Zealand. Each has been a vessel captured from the Royal Netherlands Navy.