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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Serapis, after the god Serapis of Hellenistic Egypt.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
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:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Splendid.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Intrepid:
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boxer, named after the competitor in a boxing match.
Five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dauntless:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Shark after the shark:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named Mary Rose. The first is thought to have been named after Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII of England, and the rose, the symbol of the Tudor dynasty. Later Mary Roses are named after the first.
Five ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Daedalus, after the mythical Daedalus:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Success, whilst another was planned:
HMS Waterwitch has been the name of several Royal Navy vessels:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amelia, whilst another was planned:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Colchester, after the town of Colchester:
Four ships of the Royal Navy, and a division of the Royal Naval Reserve have borne the name HMS Wessex, after the historical Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex:
Thirty-nine vessels of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have borne the name Swallow, as has one dockyard craft, one naval vessel of the British East India Company, and at least two revenue cutters, all after the bird, the Swallow:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sepoy, whilst another two were planned but never entered service:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Narborough, after Rear-Admiral Sir John Narborough. A third was planned, but renamed shortly before being launched:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Fairy:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ettrick after the Scottish river, Ettrick Water.
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.
