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This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Jupiter, after the Roman god Jupiter.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Newcastle, after the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arethusa after the Greek mythological nymph Arethusa who was transformed by Artemis into a fountain.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dido, after Dido, the legendary founder and queen of Carthage.
Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Minerva, after the goddess Minerva of Roman mythology.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Challenger, most famously the fifth, the survey vessel Challenger that carried the Challenger expedition from 1872 to 1876.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Benbow, after Admiral John Benbow:
Six ships of the Royal Navy, have been named HMS Leander after the Greek hero Leander:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Janus, after Janus, the two-faced God of Roman mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Plymouth after the port of Plymouth in Devon:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Berwick, after Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town on the border between England and Scotland:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Forth, after the River Forth:
Six ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Actaeon or HMS Acteon, after Actaeon, a figure in Greek mythology:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alarm, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lark or HMS Larke, after the bird, the lark:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Snapper:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Liffey, after the Irish river. Another was planned but renamed before entering service: