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Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lightning.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Magpie, after the bird, the magpie:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boxer, named after the competitor in a boxing match.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hecla, after the volcano Hekla in Iceland.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Linnet after the linnet, a bird of the finch family:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hydra, after the Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology:
The harbour defence motor launch (HDML) was a 72 ft (22 m) long British-designed motor vessel used for harbour defence during World War II. Nearly 500 were built by numerous Allied countries during the war.
HMS Waterwitch has been the name of several Royal Navy vessels:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned:
Nine ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wasp, with one other government vessel using the name:
Coastal Forces was a division of the Royal Navy established during World War II. It consisted of small coastal defence craft such as motor launches, submarine chasers, air-sea rescue launches, motor gun boats and motor torpedo boats. It did not include minesweepers, naval trawlers or landing craft. This article is about the equivalent boats used in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN).
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mutine :
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Avon. Avon comes from a Brythonic word meaning "river".
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Espiegle
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Barbette for the barbette
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beacon:
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.
