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Several ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would "dread nought", i.e. "fear nothing". The 1906 ship was one of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels; battleships built after her were referred to as 'dreadnoughts', and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution. However, the first English warship to bear the name Resolution was actually the first rate Prince Royal, which was renamed Resolution in 1650 following the inauguration of the Commonwealth, and continued to bear that name until 1660, when the name Prince Royal was restored. The name Resolution was bestowed on the first of the vessels listed below:
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.
A submarine tender is a type of depot ship that supplies and supports submarines.
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ambush.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scott. The first ship was named after Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet. The later ships were named after the Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott:
HMS Itchen may refer to one of the following British Royal Navy ships named after the English River Itchen:
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Seraph:
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Audacious.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Alliance:
Five ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Daedalus, after the mythical Daedalus:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS P38.
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Stonehenge after the prehistoric monument of Stonehenge.
HMS Solent was a S-class submarine built by Cammell Laird and launched on 8 June 1944 of the third batch built for the Royal Navy during World War II. She spent most of her career in the Pacific Far East, often in company with her sister ship, HMS Sleuth. Together they sank fifteen Japanese sailing vessels and the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Wa 3. She survived the war and was sold for scrap in 1961.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cachalot, after the marine mammal, the cachalot, or sperm whale:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Watchful:
References
- ↑ Habesch, David (2001). The Army's Navy : British Military Vessels and their History since Henry VIII. London: Chatham. p. 203. ISBN 1-86176-157-0.
- ↑ Colledge, J J. Ships of the Royal Navy: An Historical Index, Vol 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 514.
