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Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named London, after the city of London. Another has been named HMS Loyal London (1666):
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hunter:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Juno after the Roman goddess Juno:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nautilus, after the Greek word for a sailor, including:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jackal, after the predatory mammal, the jackal:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Starling after the starling:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pandora after the mythological Pandora. Another was planned, but the name was reassigned to another ship:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Atalanta or HMS Atalante after the athlete in ancient Greek mythology.
A mariner is a sailor.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Acorn. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wolf or HMS Woolf, after the mammal the wolf:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Eclair:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hound:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Delight:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mutine :
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Basilisk, after the Basilisk, a mythical lizard:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Heroine:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Otter, after the otter.
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Conflict:
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.
