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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.
Six ships and a naval air station of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sparrowhawk after the bird of prey, the Eurasian sparrowhawk:
The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hardy, most of the later ones have been named for Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy (1769–1839), captain of HMS Victory during the Battle of Trafalgar:
HMS Surprise or Surprize is the name of several ships. These include:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hunter:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Shark after the shark:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diana after the figure from Roman mythology, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vigilant:
Five ships of the Royal Navy and an air station of the Royal Naval Air Service have borne the name HMS Landrail, another name for the bird more commonly named a corn crake:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wolf or HMS Woolf, after the mammal the wolf:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fawn:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lark or HMS Larke, after the bird, the lark:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Forester:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scout:
Four ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Kestrel, after the bird of prey, the kestrel:
Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Goshawk, after the bird of prey, the goshawk. A sixth ship was renamed before being launched:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rocket. Another was planned but never completed:
Nine vessels of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy have been named HMS Porcupine, after the porcupine, a rodent belonging to the families Erethizontidae or Hystricidae.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Torch: