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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albion after Albion, an archaic name for Great Britain:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Erebus after Erebus, the dark region of Hades in Greek Mythology.
HMS Surprise or Surprize is the name of several ships. These include:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amethyst, whilst another was planned:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Partridge, after the bird.
Four ships of the Royal Navy and one shore establishment have borne the name HMS Goldfinch, probably after the bird the European goldfinch.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cordelia, named after the legendary Queen of the Britons:
Eleven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant:
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:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Opossum, after the opossum:
At least four vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Leveret.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Handy:
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:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Pheasant:
There have been five ships named HMS Snap in the Royal Navy:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ready:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pert:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beacon:
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.
