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Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named London, after the city of London. Another was named HMS Loyal London (1666):
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jackal, after the predatory mammal, the jackal:
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:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aeolus, after one of a number of figures named Aeolus who appear in Greek mythology:
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:
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
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Heroine:
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.
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. OCLC 52620555.
