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Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Onyx, after the mineral Onyx. Another was renamed before being launched:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Caroline:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amelia, whilst another was planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scourge :
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Speedy:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melita, named after the island of Malta:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly:
Four ships of the Royal Navy and one shore establishment have borne the name HMS Goldfinch, probably after the bird the European goldfinch:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hazard:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mosquito, or the archaic HMS Musquito, after the tropical insect, the Mosquito:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albacore, after the Albacore, a species of fish:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Seagull or HMS Sea Gull, after the gull:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bramble. An eighth was planned but never completed:
HMS Tilbury is the name of several ships of the Royal Navy.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Foam, a figurative term for the sea:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cheerful, after the adjective describing a happy and optimistic state:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wave:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ready:
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.
