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Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triton or HMS Tryton, after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thetis, named after the sea-nymph in Greek mythology:
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Edinburgh, for the Scottish city of Edinburgh. In addition, one ship of the Royal Navy has carried the similar name HMS Duke of Edinburgh.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Niger after the Niger River, whilst another was planned.
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boxer, named after the competitor in a boxing match.
HMS Sidon was a first-class paddle frigate designed by Sir Charles Napier. Her name commemorated his attack on the port of Sidon in 1840 in the Syrian War. Her keel was laid down on 26 May 1845 at Deptford Dockyard, and she was launched on 26 May 1846. She had a fairly short career for a warship, but it included the rescue of the crew of the sinking P&O ship Ariel on 28 May 1848, and a trip up the Nile that same year, when her passengers included the explorer and botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mariner:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna or HMS Etna, after the volcano Etna:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diana after the figure from Roman mythology, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rifleman:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Parthian, after the ancient Iranic inhabitants of the Parthian Empire. Another was planned but never completed:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hound:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Recruit:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Teazer :
Five vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Carron:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beacon:
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.
