Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rocket. Another was planned but never completed:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hardy, most of the later ones have been named for Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769–1839), captain of HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Havock, including:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Buffalo:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blazer. George Spencer - First Lord of the Admiralty, named the first Blazer after a dog in his foxhound pack; thereafter, the Royal Navy re-used the name.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ruby:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the Porpoise:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Simoom, after the desert wind, the Simoom:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sandfly. A sandfly is an irritating insect found near beaches.
Eleven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rapid:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albacore, after the Albacore, a species of fish:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Griper:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Plover, after the species of bird, the Plover:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Contest:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Manly.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Savage:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cygnet, the name given to a young swan:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Camel, after the camel:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named Surly: