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Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Africa, after the continent of Africa. Two others were planned:
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion.
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Six Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Hero:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Queen. It is one of the oldest ship names of the Royal Navy dating from the time of Henry III of England.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Perseus, after the Greek hero Perseus:
HMS Smiter is an Archer-class patrol and training vessel of the Royal Navy.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pandora after the mythological Pandora. Another was planned, but the name was reassigned to another ship:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Acasta, whilst another two were planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Clyde after the River Clyde that runs through the city of Glasgow, Scotland. For Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde see HMNB Clyde.
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Audacious.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Battleaxe:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Alliance:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peacock:
HMS Valorous has been the name of four ships of the Royal Navy:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peterel:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melpomene after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Harrier:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sibyl or HMS Sybille, named for the Greek mythological figures, the Sibyls :
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.
