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Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Nineteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion or HMS Lyon, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used in several heraldric motifs representing England, Scotland and the British Monarchy. Another ship was planned but never completed:
Four Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Grenville. Vice Admiral Sir Richard Grenville was an Elizabethan sailor, explorer, and soldier:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Arrow, after the projectile:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Clyde after the River Clyde that runs through the city of Glasgow, Scotland. For Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde see HMNB Clyde.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Battleaxe:
The following ships of the Royal Navy were assigned the name Calypso, after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hydra, after the Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology:
Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Flirt:
Eight ships of Britain's Royal Navy have been named HMS Eclipse:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Duchess:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Tigris, after the river Tigris, in modern-day Iraq. Another was planned but never completed:
Eleven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant:
Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Octavia:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Banterer:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Handy:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named Grinder:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Foam, a figurative term for the sea:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ready:
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.
