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Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise while another was planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after numerous holders of the title the Prince of Wales.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bulwark, after the reference to the Navy as the 'bulwark' (defence) of the country:
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy and one of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have been named Argus, after Argus, the hundred-eyed giant of mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Avenger:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Atalanta or HMS Atalante after the athlete in ancient Greek mythology.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Plymouth after the port of Plymouth in Devon:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hydra, after the Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Bombay, after the Indian city of Bombay, now Mumbai. Among them were:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Greenwich after the town of Greenwich, now part of London:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medusa, after the ancient Greek mythological figure Medusa:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Racehorse:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Flora:
Eleven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant:
HMS Helena has been the name of several British Royal Navy ships, and may refer to:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diligence.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Redbreast, after the European robin.
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.
