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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pickle:
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boxer, named after the competitor in a boxing match.
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:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Eight ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Badger, after the Eurasian badger:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peacock:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thistle, after the thistle, the national flower of Scotland:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hound:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Delight:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Britomart, after the Britomartis of Greek mythology:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Weazel or HMS Weazle, archaic spellings of weasel, while another was planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Contest:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Algerine:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Seagull or HMS Sea Gull, after the gull:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cockchafer after the insect, the cockchafer:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Banterer:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Renard, or HMS Reynard, after the French for fox, and the anthropomorphic figure of Reynard:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jaseur, the name coming from the French for the Waxwing.
At least six vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Netley, named for the village of Netley.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Swinger:
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.
