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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Serapis, after the god Serapis of Hellenistic Egypt.
Sixteen different ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Greyhound, after the greyhound, a breed of dog notable for its speed.
Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kent, after the county of Kent and the Duke of Kent.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scorpion after the carnivorous arthropod, or the scorpion, a ballistic weapon in use in the Roman army:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Inconstant, whilst another was planned:
The W and Z class was a class of sixteen destroyers of the Royal Navy launched in 1943–1944. They were constructed as two flotillas, with names beginning with "W-" and "Z-", respectively, although, like the preceding U and V class, two of the flotilla leaders were named after historical naval figures. They were known as the 9th and 10th Emergency Flotilla, respectively and served as fleet and convoy escorts in World War II. None were lost during World War II but INS Eilat was sunk during the Israel-Egypt conflict in October 1967 by Egyptian missile boats and the El Qaher of the Egyptian Navy was sunk at Berenice, Egypt on 16 May 1970 by Israeli Air Force aircraft during the War of Attrition.
Four British Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Ulysses:
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Partridge, after the bird.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Miranda.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Faulknor after members of the Faulknor family, which included several distinguished naval officers:
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.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Carysfort:
Three ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Osiris, after the Egyptian god Osiris:
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 been named HMS Milne, after Vice-Admiral Sir David Milne:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Matchless:
HMS Myngs was a Z-class destroyer of the Royal Navy built as a flotilla leader by Vickers-Armstrong, Tyneside. She served during the Second World War, participating in operations in the North Sea and off the Norwegian coast, before taking part in some of the Arctic convoys. She spent a further ten years in Royal Navy service after the end of the war, before being sold to the Egyptian Navy, which operated her as El Qaher. She was sunk in an Israeli air attack on 16 May 1970.
HMS Zenith was a Z-class destroyer of the Royal Navy built as by William Denny and Brothers, Dunbarton. She was ordered as part of the 10th Emergency Flotilla, and was originally to have been named HMS Wessex. She spent her first ten years in Royal Navy service, before being sold to the Egyptian Navy, which operated her as El Fateh. She was a training ship until 2014, and her name was transferred to a new vessel in 2017, but she remains listed by the IISS.
References
- ↑ Shipwrecks of Egypt HMS Myngs
- ↑ Naval-history.net HMS Myngs, destroyer
