Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Royal William
Several ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would "dread nought", i.e. "fear nothing". The 1906 ship, which revolutionized battleship design, became one of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels; battleships built after her were referred to as 'dreadnoughts', and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts.
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise while another was planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bristol, after the English port city of Bristol:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Sovereign, while another was planned but renamed before being launched:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cumberland, after the traditional English county of Cumberland, England:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rodney, of which at least the last five were named after the Georgian Admiral George, Lord Rodney. A seventh 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):
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Conqueror, and another was planned:
Nine ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman god of the ocean:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Princess Royal:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince, including:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal George after various members of the House of Hanover. A ninth was renamed before being launched:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Windsor Castle, after Windsor Castle, an official residence of the British monarch:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince Regent, after numerous holders of the position of prince regent:
Five or six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cornwallis, after Admiral Sir William Cornwallis.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Clarence:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Greenwich after the town of Greenwich, now part of London:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Union:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Waterloo, after the Battle of Waterloo. A third ship was planned but never completed: