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Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Calliope after the muse Calliope in Greek mythology:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Foxhound. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Onyx, after the mineral Onyx. Another was renamed before being launched:
The following ships of the Royal Navy were assigned the name Calypso, after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Delight:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Britomart, after the Britomartis of Greek mythology:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cordelia, named after the legendary Queen of the Britons:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cadmus, after Cadmus, a prince in Greek mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rapid:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Algerine:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Zephyr after Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rinaldo, derived from the mythical knight Renaud de Montauban:
At least four vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Leveret.
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Espoir, after the French word for "hope":
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:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lyra, after the constellation Lyra, itself from the Greek for Lyre:
Three vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rolla:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pert:
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.
