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Three ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nelson in honour of Horatio Nelson:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS St Albans after the English city and ducal family of St Albans:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise while another was planned:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow after the Scottish city of Glasgow:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Indefatigable:
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 ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Centaur, after the half-human, half-horse centaur of Greek mythology:
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:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Aurora or HMS Aurore, after the Roman Goddess of the dawn.
Fifteen ships of the British Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Tiger after the feline tiger, with a number of others provisionally bearing the name at various stages in their construction:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
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 borne the name HMS Sapphire, after the Sapphire, a precious gemstone:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falmouth, after the town of Falmouth:
Six ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dartmouth, after the port of Dartmouth, whilst another two were planned:
References
- ↑ "The Imaum of Muscat". Naval & Military Gazette. No. 164. London. 19 March 1836. p. 11. Retrieved 3 September 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
