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Several ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would "dread nought", i.e. "fear nothing". The 1906 ship, which revolutionized battleship design, became one of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels; battleships built after her were referred to as 'dreadnoughts', and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pickle:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Vengeance.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Starling after the starling:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fury, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blazer. George Spencer - First Lord of the Admiralty, named the first Blazer after a dog in his foxhound pack; thereafter, the Royal Navy re-used the name.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the porpoise:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hound:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Delight:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand.
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mosquito, or the archaic HMS Musquito, after the tropical insect, the Mosquito:
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:
HMS Bouncer has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bloodhound, after the bloodhound, a breed of dog. A fifth was planned but renamed before being launched.
Several vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named Tickler:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Friendship:
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. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
