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Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triton or HMS Tryton, after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gibraltar, after the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hampshire after the English county:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.
HMS Spartiate has been the name of two ships of the Royal Navy. The first was a captured French prize, the second was mostly likely named after this ship.
Numerous Royal Navy vessels have been named HMS Dolphin after the dolphin.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Atalanta or HMS Atalante after the athlete in ancient Greek mythology.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beaver, after the animal, the beaver:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Advice:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lowestoft, or the archaic HMS Lowestoffe, after the Suffolk town of Lowestoft:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lichfield, after the town of Lichfield in Staffordshire.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican, after the bird, while another was planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hazard:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dover, after the English town and seaport of Dover:
At least four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Port Royal, after the British naval base Port Royal in Jamaica:
During the French Revolutionary War Trompeuse, meaning “misleading” or “deceptive”, was a popular name for French naval vessels, privateers, and even merchant vessels. Warships of the Royal Navy captured or destroyed at least four vessels under that name.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Swallow Prize:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Goelan, the Anglicization of Goéland, the Breton word for seagull:
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.
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.
