HMS Ostrich

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Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ostrich, after the bird:

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Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Aurora or HMS Aurore, after the Roman Goddess of the dawn.

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Formidable with a fifth, the French Formidable, renamed HMS Ham after being captured and recommissioned; a sixth has been announced:

Ten Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Lynx after the wild cat:

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Snake:

Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vulcan, after the god Vulcan, of Roman mythology:

Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vigilant:

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:

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Greenwich after the town of Greenwich, now part of London:

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 Chameleon, or the archaic variants HMS Cameleon or HMS Camelion, after the Chameleon:

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peterel:

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Racehorse:

Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mosquito, or the archaic HMS Musquito, after the tropical insect, the Mosquito:

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Justitia, after the goddess Justitia, of Roman mythology:

Nine vessels of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy have been named HMS Porcupine, after the porcupine, a rodent belonging to the families Erethizontidae or Hystricidae.

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vestal, a term pertaining to the goddess Vesta in Roman mythology:

At least six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sprightly:

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Proteus, after Proteus, a sea-god in Greek mythology:

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