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Nine ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMSPenelope, after the faithful wife Penelope of Greek mythology.
Ships named Penelope have earned the following battle honours:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise while another was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow after the Scottish city of Glasgow:
HMS Galatea, after the Galatea of mythology, has been the name of eight ships in the British Royal Navy.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Liverpool after the city of Liverpool, whilst another was planned:
Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named Coventry, after the city of Coventry in the West Midlands.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arethusa after the Greek mythological nymph Arethusa who was transformed by Artemis into a fountain.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Danae, after the Greek heroine Danaë.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dido, after Dido, the legendary founder and queen of Carthage.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Minerva, after the goddess Minerva of Roman mythology.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Aurora or HMS Aurore, after the Roman Goddess of the dawn.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Juno after the Roman goddess Juno:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Inconstant, whilst another was planned:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Undaunted: