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Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:
A number of ships Royal Navy have been named HMS Echo, after the Echo of Greek mythology
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nautilus, after the Greek word for a sailor, including:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Active or HMS Actif, with a thirteenth currently under construction:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
The following ships of the Royal Navy were assigned the name Calypso, after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology:
Several ships of the Royal Navy has been named HMS Heron after the wading bird.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scourge :
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Partridge, after the bird.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Termagant, after Termagant, a god that Medieval Europeans believed Muslims worshipped, and that later came to be popularised by Shakespeare to mean a bullying person:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hound:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Weazel or HMS Weazle, archaic spellings of weasel, while another was planned:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Racoon, after the raccoon:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Morning Star, after the poetic name for Venus:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Savage:
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Zephyr after Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sylph after the air spirits known as sylphs:
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.
