Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Musketeer:
Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nonsuch, presumably named after Nonsuch Palace:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Abdiel, after Abdiel, a seraph in Milton's Paradise Lost.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Onslaught:
There have been two ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Opal:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Offa, after Offa of Mercia. A third was renamed before being launched:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Kempenfelt, after rear-admiral Richard Kempenfelt:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Defender:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melpomene after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Marne, after the River Marne in France, site of the First Battle of the Marne in 1914:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Havelock, after General Sir Henry Havelock:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Opportune:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Recruit:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mystic
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Magic. A third was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mounsey, after Captain William Mounsey:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Marksman. Another was planned but never completed:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gabriel, after the angel Gabriel. Two others were planned:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Narwhal, after the marine mammal, the narwhal:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Portia. Another was renamed before being launched, while yet another was never completed:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Narborough, after Rear-Admiral Sir John Narborough. A third was planned, but renamed shortly before being launched: