Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Larkspur:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hercules, or HMS Hercule, after the Greek and Roman hero Hercules. Another was launched, but never served in the Navy:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triumph. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medea, or HMS Medee, after the Medea of Greek mythology, whilst another was planned:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bacchante, from "Bacchante" – the name for a priestess of the Roman god Bacchus. Yet another ship of this name was ordered but later cancelled.
Six ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Temeraire. The name entered the navy with the capture of the first Temeraire from the French in 1759:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Furious:
Ten Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Lynx after the wild cat:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Iris after the Greek mythological figure Iris or after the flower by that name. A ninth was planned but renamed before entering service:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Termagant, after Termagant, a god that Medieval Europeans believed Muslims worshipped, and that later came to be popularised by Shakespeare to mean a bullying person:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Kempenfelt, after rear-admiral Richard Kempenfelt:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melita, named after the island of Malta:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Champion:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melpomene after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Havelock, after General Sir Henry Havelock:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lark or HMS Larke, after the bird, the lark:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Recruit:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Constance, whilst another was planned:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Magic. A third was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ringdove, another name for the Barbary dove:
Multiple ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Primrose including: