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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cornwall after the Duchy of Cornwall. Cornwall's motto is onen hag oll , unus et omnes , one and all - English).
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Renown, whilst three others have borne the name at various stages in their construction:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amazon, after the mythical female warriors.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Centaur, after the half-human, half-horse centaur of Greek mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grafton, while another one was planned:
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:
Nine Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Ambuscade:
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:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Avenger:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diana after the figure from Roman mythology, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:
Several Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Diamond.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rainbow, after the rainbow, a common meteorological phenomenon:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lively. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Undaunted:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medusa, after the ancient Greek mythological figure Medusa:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sibyl or HMS Sybille, named for the Greek mythological figures, the Sibyls :
The Minerve class was a type of 40-gun frigate of the French Navy, carrying 18-pounder long guns as their main armament. Six ships of this type were built at Toulon Dockyard, and launched between 1782 and 1794. The frigates served the French Navy briefly during the French Revolutionary Wars. The Royal Navy captured all six between 1793 and 1799 and took them into service, with all but one serving in the Napoleonic Wars, and some thereafter.
References
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