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Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hardy, most of the later ones have been named for Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769–1839), captain of HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lightning.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royalist:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hecla, after the volcano Hekla in Iceland.
The Hecla class was a class of bomb vessels of the Royal Navy of the early 19th century. They were designed for use as bomb or mortar ships and were very heavily built. Eight ships were launched; all were converted for use as exploration or survey ships. Four ships of the class are known for the role they played in Arctic and Antarctic exploration.
Seven vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Arab:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Acheron after Acheron, a river of Hades in Greek mythology.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna or HMS Etna, after the volcano Etna:
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:
Eight ships of Britain's Royal Navy have been named HMS Eclipse:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the porpoise:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Manly.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Strombolo, or HMS Stromboli, after the volcano Stromboli, in Italy:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Thunder, while an eleventh was planned but never built:
There have been twelve ships of the Royal Navy that have been named HMS Flying Fish, after the Flying Fish.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Renard, or HMS Reynard, after the French for fox, and the anthropomorphic figure of Reynard:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dove after the bird family Columbidae:
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.
