Six ships of the Royal Navy, have been named HMS Leander after the Greek hero Leander:
Ships named Leander have earned the following battle honours:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Achilles, after the Greek hero Achilles. Four others, mostly prizes, have had the French spelling of the name, Achille.
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.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo:
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Andromeda, after the Greek heroine Andromeda.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Danae, after the Greek heroine Danaë.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dido, after Dido, the legendary founder and queen of Carthage.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gibraltar, after the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Minerva, after the goddess Minerva of Roman mythology.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Naiad after a Greek mythological figure, the Naiad
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Northumberland after the English county of Northumberland, or the Dukedom of Northumberland. Another was planned but later cancelled:
Nine ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMSPenelope, after the faithful wife Penelope of Greek 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.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Juno after the Roman goddess Juno:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pandora after the mythological Pandora. Another was planned, but the name was reassigned to another ship:
Seven ships of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy have been called HMS Pallas. See Pallas (disambiguation) for various figures called "Pallas" in Greek mythology.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Diomede. A fifth was planned but never completed:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arrogant, or HMS Arrogante, whilst another was planned: