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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Africa, after the continent of Africa. Two others were planned:
Sixteen ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Fox, after the fox.
The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hebe, after the Greek goddess Hebe.
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:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hawk after the bird of prey, the hawk:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphitrite, or HMS Amfitrite, after Amphitrite, a sea goddess of Greek mythology:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alert, while another was planned:
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:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Espiegle
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Viper, or HMS Vipere, after the members of the Viperidae family:
Six ships of the Royal Navy and one naval base have borne the name HMS Stag:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Louisa:
HMS Swift has been the name of numerous ships of the Royal Navy:
There have been twelve ships of the Royal Navy that have been named HMS Flying Fish, after the Flying Fish.
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diligent.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Enchantress:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Industry.
References
- ↑ Winfield (2008), p. 887.
- ↑ Winfield (2008), p. 900.
- 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.
- Winfield, Rif (2008). British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793–1817. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Seaforth. ISBN 9781783469260.
