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Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Minerva, after the goddess Minerva of Roman mythology.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rodney, of which at least the last five were named after the Georgian Admiral George, Lord Rodney. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Repulse:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Intrepid:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glory, or the French variant HMS Gloire:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mars, after Mars, the Roman god of war:
Seven ships of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy have been called HMS Pallas. See Pallas (disambiguation) for various figures called "Pallas" in Greek mythology.
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 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:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Success, whilst another was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blanche:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blonde:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Confiance:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Speedwell:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sandwich, either after the English seaside town of Sandwich, or one of the holders of the title Earl of Sandwich, particularly Vice-Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, or First Lord of the Admiralty John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. A seventh ship was planned, but never completed:
HMS Minerva was one of the four 32-gun Southampton-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1759 and served through the Seven Years' War, but was captured in 1778 during the American Revolutionary War and served as the French Minerve until being recaptured in 1781 and renamed HMS Recovery. She was broken up in 1784.