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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.
Three vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name Sophie:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
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.
A number of ships Royal Navy have been named HMS Echo, after the Echo of Greek mythology
Numerous French vessels have borne the name Téméraire. Note that several British ships have had the same name, see HMS Temeraire.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unicorn, after the mythological creature, the unicorn:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rainbow, after the rainbow, a common meteorological phenomenon:
Nine ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wasp, with one other government vessel using the name:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pluto, after Pluto, a God of Roman mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Speedy:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blonde:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Aigle, after the French for Eagle:
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:
Several Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Proserpine:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Zephyr after Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Victor:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Laurel. Another was planned but never completed. The first British ship of the name served in the Commonwealth navy. All were named after the plant family Lauraceae.
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bonetta:
At least six vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Netley, named for the village of Netley.