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Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Vampire.
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Serapis, after the god Serapis of Hellenistic Egypt.
Six ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Europa, after the Greek mythological character Europa.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phaeton or Phaëton after Phaëton, the son of Helios in Greek mythology:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royalist:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Perseus, after the Greek hero Perseus:
Six ships and a naval station of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Tamar, after the River Tamar in South West England:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Foxhound. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Canopus:
HMS Pegasus is a Royal Navy Reserve unit that supports the Fleet Air Arm in times of stretch, crisis, tension and war. It is administered from RNAS Yeovilton , there is also a satellite office at RNAS Culdrose . Previously the name has been given to nine ships in the British Royal Navy including:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beaver, after the animal, the beaver:
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Broke, after Admiral Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke of HMS Shannon:
Several ships of the Royal Navy has been named HMS Heron after the wading bird.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ariel, possibly after the archangel Ariel in Judeo-Christian mysticism, but certainly influenced by Shakespeare's "airy spirit" of the same name:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fawn:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Niobe, after the figure of Niobe in Greek mythology:
Three Royal Navy ships have been names HMS Snapdragon, after the flower:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dart, after the River Dart in Devon:
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.
