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Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Glatton.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hecla, after the volcano Hekla in Iceland.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mariner:
Four British Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Ulysses:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lowestoft, or the archaic HMS Lowestoffe, after the Suffolk town of Lowestoft:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMSSt George, after Saint George, the patron saint of England:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Donegal, after the failed French attempt to land in County Donegal in 1798:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hound:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Reindeer or Rein Deer, after the Reindeer:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Harrier:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mosquito, or the archaic HMS Musquito, after the tropical insect, the Mosquito:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dover, after the English town and seaport of Dover:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lurcher
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Opossum, after the opossum:
At least seven vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Crane.
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Espoir, after the French word for "hope":
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Charwell, after the River Cherwell, a tributary of the River Thames:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Foam, a figurative term for the sea:
Several ships and shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medina, after the River Medina on the Isle of Wight:
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Barbette for the barbette
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.
- Winfield, R.; Lyon, D. (2004). The Sail and Steam Navy List: All the Ships of the Royal Navy 1815–1889 . London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-032-6.
