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This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Nettle, after the stinging nettle, a species of flowering plants. A fifth was renamed before being launched.
Eight vessels and one shore station of the Royal Navy were named HMS Grasshopper, named for the grasshopper, a common type of herbivorous insect.
Thirteen vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mohawk, after the Mohawk, an indigenous tribe of North America:
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Starling after the starling:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Emerald.
Nine ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gannet, after the seabird the Gannet:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Biter. Another was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Iris after the Greek mythological figure Iris or after the flower by that name. A ninth was planned but renamed before entering service:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amelia, whilst another was planned:
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 HMS Mary:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Magnet:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rocket. Another was planned but never completed:
HMS Bouncer has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to:
HMS Elfin has been the name of more than one British Royal Navy ship, and may refer to:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Redwing, after the redwing. Another was renamed before being launched, and another was cancelled.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ant: