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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 was 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.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Africa, after the continent of Africa. Two others were planned:
At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior:
Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mersey after the River Mersey:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Achilles, after the Greek hero Achilles. Four others, mostly prizes, have had the French spelling of the name, Achille.
Four ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hibernia after the Latin name of Ireland:
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 Clyde after the River Clyde that runs through the city of Glasgow, Scotland. For Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde see HMNB Clyde.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beaver, after the animal, the beaver:
Six ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Actaeon or HMS Acteon, after Actaeon, a figure in Greek mythology:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scourge :
HMS Orlando has been the name of four ships of the Royal Navy.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the Porpoise:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melpomene after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology.
HMS Esk may refer to one of the following Royal Navy ships named Esk after a Celtic word meaning a river:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Test, after the River Test:
HMS Bouncer has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to:
HMS Ness was a White Type River-class destroyer ordered by the Royal Navy under the 1903 – 1904 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Ness in northern Scotland, flowing through Inverness, she was the first ship to carry this name in the Royal Navy.
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. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
