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At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Achilles, after the Greek hero Achilles. Four others, mostly prizes, have had the French spelling of the name, Achille.
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bergamot after the bergamot flower.
HMS Pegasus is the name which has been given to nine ships in the British Royal Navy. Pegasus was a winged horse in Greek mythology. These ships included:
Four British Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Ulysses:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS P48.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS P38.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Verulam, probably after Francis Bacon, who was Baron Verulam, or other holders of the baronetage or earldom of Verulam:
Two Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Anchusa after the flower:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Reindeer or Rein Deer, after the Reindeer:
A ship and two submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ursula:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sibyl or HMS Sybille, named for the Greek mythological figures, the Sibyls :
Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Oakley:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Teazer :
HMS Spiraea was a Flower-class corvette of the British Royal Navy. Named for a genus of shrub, Spiraea served in the Second World War as an escort.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Staunch:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ettrick after the Scottish river, Ettrick Water.
Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Thruster:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Torch:
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.
