At least six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sprightly:
Nineteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion or HMS Lyon, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used in several heraldric motifs representing England, Scotland and the British Monarchy. Another ship was planned but never completed:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Kite, after the kite, a bird of prey:
HMS Rose and similar, is the name of several ships. These include:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vigilant:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Advice:
Fifteen ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ferret, after the domestic mammal, the Ferret:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lively. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Elizabeth. Most of these ships have been named in honour of Queen Elizabeth I of England:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mutine :
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Racehorse:
Thirty-nine vessels of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have borne the name Swallow, as has one dockyard craft, one naval vessel of the British East India Company, and at least two revenue cutters, all after the bird, the Swallow:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Viper, or HMS Vipere, after the members of the Viperidae family:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scout:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Otter, for the otter.
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:
Six ships of the Royal Navy and one naval base have borne the name HMS Stag:
HMS Sprightly was a 6-gun Nightingale-class cutter built for the Royal Navy during the 1810s. She was wrecked off the Isle of Portland in 1821.
Ten vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nightingale after the common nightingale: