Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Norfolk, after the Duke of Norfolk or the county of Norfolk. The Norfolk motto is Serviens servo ("serving, I preserve").
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Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS St Albans after the English city and ducal family of St Albans:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise while another was planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS York after the city of York, the county seat of Yorkshire, on the River Ouse.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named Achilles, after the Greek hero Achilles. Four others, two of them prizes, had the French spelling of the name, Achille.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Edinburgh, for the Scottish city of Edinburgh. In addition, one ship of the Royal Navy has carried the similar name HMS Duke of Edinburgh.
Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kent, after the county of Kent and the Duke of Kent.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Nine ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman god of the ocean:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Juno after the Roman goddess Juno:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Richmond, after the English town of Richmond, or numerous holders of the title of Duke of Richmond:
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have been named Rose or HMS Rose after the rose:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scarborough, after the town of Scarborough:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Berwick, after Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town on the border between England and Scotland:
Several Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Diamond.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dublin, after the Irish city of Dublin:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Trent, after the River Trent:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Bombay, after the Indian city of Bombay, now Mumbai. Among them were:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lark or HMS Larke, after the bird, the lark:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Princess Amelia, after either Princess Amelia, daughter of George II or Princess Amelia, daughter of George III. Another ship was planned but never completed: