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Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hermes, after Hermes, the messenger god of Greek mythology, while another was planned:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kangaroo, after the kangaroo.
Ten Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Lynx after the wild cat:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Atalanta or HMS Atalante after the athlete in ancient Greek mythology.
Eight ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Badger, after the Eurasian badger:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Adder, after the snake:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Four ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Buzzard after the bird, the buzzard:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wolf or HMS Woolf, after the mammal the wolf:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alert, while another was planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Star or HMS Starr:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Magnet:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Algerine:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Confiance:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Victor:
At least six vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Netley, named for the village of Netley.
References
- 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.
