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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Renown, whilst three others have borne the name at various stages in their construction:
Ships named Renown have earned the following battle honours:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vanguard, meaning the forefront of an action or movement:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak, after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War:
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triumph. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kent, after the county of Kent and the Duke of Kent.
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:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named London, after the city of London. Another has been named HMS Loyal London (1666):
Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Centurion, after the centurions of ancient Rome. A ninth ship was planned but never built. Ships
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Superb, or HMS Superbe:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Eight ships or submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Anson, after Admiral George Anson:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glory, or the French variant HMS Gloire:
Several Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Diamond.
Fourteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Roebuck after a small deer native to the British Isles:
Eight ships and a training establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Worcester, after the English city of Worcester:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fortune:
Thirteen ships of the French navy have borne the name Renommée ("Renown"):