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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albion after Albion, an archaic name for Great Britain:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Archer, named after a person proficient in archery - an archer:
Eight ships or submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Anson, after Admiral George Anson:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Battleaxe:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Parthian, after the ancient Iranic inhabitants of the Parthian Empire. Another was planned but never completed:
Four ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Buzzard after the bird, the buzzard:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican, after the bird, while another was planned:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Simoom, after the desert wind, the Simoom:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cruizer or HMS Cruiser:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chameleon, or the archaic variants HMS Cameleon or HMS Camelion, after the Chameleon:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Recruit:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Handy:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Redwing, after the redwing. Another was renamed before being launched, and another was cancelled.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Desperate, the adjective having the sense of "having reckless abandon in the pursuit of an extreme desire":
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ready:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sylph after the air spirits known as sylphs:
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.
