Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Milford:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grafton, while another one was planned:
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Solebay after the battle of Solebay on 7 June 1672, the first battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glory, or the French variant HMS Gloire:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named Adventure. A thirteenth was planned but never completed:
Numerous French vessels have borne the name Téméraire. Note that several British ships have had the same name, see HMS Temeraire.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scarborough, after the town of Scarborough:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Iris after the Greek mythological figure Iris or after the flower by that name. A ninth was planned but renamed before entering service:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rainbow, after the rainbow, a common meteorological phenomenon:
Nine ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke.
Six ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dartmouth, after the port of Dartmouth, whilst another two were planned:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Boston:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alcmene. In Greek mythology, Alcmene or Alcmena was the mother of Heracles:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Laurel. Another was planned but never completed. The first British ship of the name served in the Commonwealth navy. All were named after the plant family Lauraceae.
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.