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The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
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Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lincoln after the city of Lincoln:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Vigo, after the Battle of Vigo Bay.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Ringgold, in honor of Rear Admiral Cadwalader Ringgold (1802–1867).
Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Berkeley Castle after Berkeley Castle in the town of Berkeley, Gloucestershire.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Yarmouth after the Norfolk town and port of Great Yarmouth:
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Seraph:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Express, or Express:
HMS Waterwitch has been the name of several Royal Navy vessels:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Shrewsbury, after the English town of Shrewsbury:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Winchester, after the English city of Winchester:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Windsor, after the English town of Windsor, Berkshire:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dover, after the English town and seaport of Dover:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS St John:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Harwich, after the town of Harwich. A sixth was planned, but renamed before entering service:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Trusty:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bideford, or the archaic variant HMS Biddeford, after the port town of Bideford, Devon. A sixth was planned but never built:
References
- ↑ Colledge, J J (1969). Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index. Vol 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 382.
