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This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
Five vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name Sophia:
The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Spitfire, while an eleventh was planned but renamed before entering service. All are named after the euphemistic translation of Cacafuego, a Spanish treasure galleon captured by Sir Francis Drake.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna or HMS Etna, after the volcano Etna:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alexander:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Supply.
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mary:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand.
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dover, after the English town and seaport of Dover:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Star or HMS Starr:
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swan, or the archaic HMS Swann, probably after the bird, the Swan:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fortune:
Fourteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name Raven, after birds of the genus Corvus, particularly the common raven:
Five ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Olive Branch:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
Ships bearing the name HMS Salamander include:
Thirteen vessels of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have borne the name George.