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The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
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.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jackal, after the predatory mammal, the jackal:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Orestes, after the mythical son of Agamemnon, who avenged his father's murder:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rattlesnake, including:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Success, whilst another was planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pylades after Pylades, a character in Greek mythology:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican, after the bird, while another was planned:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the Porpoise:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ariel, possibly after the archangel Ariel in Judeo-Christian mysticism, but certainly influenced by Shakespeare's "airy spirit" of the same name:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Racehorse:
Thirty-nine vessels of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have borne the name Swallow, as has one dockyard craft, one naval vessel of the British East India Company, and at least two revenue cutters, all after the bird, the Swallow:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lurcher
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albacore, after the Albacore, a species of fish:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Nestor, after Nestor, a figure in Greek mythology:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Renard, or HMS Reynard, after the French for fox, and the anthropomorphic figure of Reynard:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bonetta:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Pheasant:
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.
