Citations and references
Citations
- ↑ Chambers & Thomson (1870), Vol. 2, p.429.
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Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise while another was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bellona after Bellona, the goddess of war in Roman mythology:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Sovereign, while another was planned but renamed before being launched:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Andromeda, after the Greek heroine Andromeda.
The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Minerva, after the goddess Minerva of Roman mythology.
HMS Surprise or Surprize is the name of several ships. These include:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth announced:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna or HMS Etna, after the volcano Etna:
Six ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Actaeon or HMS Acteon, after Actaeon, a figure in Greek mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falmouth, after the town of Falmouth:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hydra, after the Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lively. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dublin, after the Irish city of Dublin:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican, after the bird, while another was planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alarm, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:
Eleven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant:
References
- Chambers, Robert & Thomas Thomson (1870) A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Vol. 2. (Blackie and son).
- 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.
