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The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grafton, while another one was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Northumberland after the English county of Northumberland, or the Dukedom of Northumberland. Another was planned but later cancelled:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Twelve ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance. Others have borne the name whilst serving as depot ships and tenders to the establishments:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Yarmouth after the Norfolk town and port of Great Yarmouth:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lichfield, after the town of Lichfield in Staffordshire.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Elizabeth. Most of these ships have been named in honour of Queen Elizabeth I of England:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Breda, after the Declaration of Breda:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Prince Frederick:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dover, after the English town and seaport of Dover:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Harwich, after the town of Harwich. A sixth was planned, but renamed before entering service:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Boston:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sheerness, after the town of Sheerness in Kent, once home to one of the navy's dockyards:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sandwich, either after the English seaside town of Sandwich, or one of the holders of the title Earl of Sandwich, particularly Vice-Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, or First Lord of the Admiralty John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. A seventh ship was planned, but never completed:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Seaford, after the coastal town of Seaford, now in East Sussex. A fifth was planned, but was not completed for the navy:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Newark, after the town Newark-on-Trent:
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. pp. 161–162. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
