Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Murray, after Vice-Admiral Sir George Murray:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after numerous holders of the title the Prince of Wales.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow after the Scottish city of Glasgow:
HMS Galatea, after the Galatea of mythology, has been the name of eight ships in the British Royal Navy.
Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mersey after the River Mersey:
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.
Nine ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMSPenelope, after the faithful wife Penelope of Greek mythology.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bacchante, from "Bacchante" – the name for a priestess of the Roman god Bacchus. Yet another ship of this name was ordered but later cancelled.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Challenger, most famously the fifth, the survey vessel Challenger that carried the Challenger expedition from 1872 to 1876.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Inconstant, whilst another was planned:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nautilus, after the Greek word for a sailor, including:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pandora after the mythological Pandora. Another was planned, but the name was reassigned to another ship:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Caroline:
Five ships of the Royal Navy and an air station of the Royal Naval Air Service have borne the name HMS Landrail, another name for the bird more commonly named a corn crake:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Undaunted:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cordelia, named after the legendary Queen of the Britons:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Carysfort:
Five vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Harlequin.