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Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scarborough, after the town of Scarborough:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS St Albans after the English city and ducal family of St Albans:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hunter:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Solebay after the battle of Solebay on 7 June 1672, the first battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
Many ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Garland. The name dates back to 1242, being the oldest confirmed ship name in the Royal Navy.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sapphire, after the Sapphire, a precious gemstone:
Several Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Diamond.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lively. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Eighteen Royal Navy ships and two schools have borne the name HMS Mercury, or HMS Mercure, after the God Mercury, of Roman mythology
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fowey, either after the Cornish town of Fowey, or the River Fowey which runs through it, whilst another two were planned:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Milford:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hind or HMS Hynd:
HMS Scarborough was a 32 gun fifth-rate ship built at the Sheerness Dockyard and launched by the Royal Navy in 1711. Her captain was Tobias Hume.
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.
HMS Scarborough was a 32-gun fifth rate built under contract by James Parker of Southampton in 1695/96. She served in the trade protection and counter-piracy operations during her service. She was captured by the French, then recaptured by the British and renamed Garland, She was converted to a fireship for the Baltic then the Mediterranean. She was at the Battle of Passero in 1718. She was reduced to a 20-gun sixth rate in 1717. Rebuilt to the 1719 Establishment in 1721, she was finally sold in 1744.