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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
Sixteen ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Fox, after the fox.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS President, after the office of president meaning "one who presides over an assembly". In the case of the first two British ships, the name may have applied to the Lord President of the Privy Council.
Twelve ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named Lizard after The Lizard, a peninsula in Cornwall.
Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Centurion, after the centurions of ancient Rome. A ninth ship was planned but never built. Ships
Nine ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman god of the ocean:
Six ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Britannia, after Britannia, the goddess and personification of Great Britain:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Barfleur after the Battle of Barfleur:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince George:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Fourteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Roebuck after a small deer native to the British Isles:
Seven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Duke:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bonaventure, and another was planned:
Nine ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke.
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mercury, or HMS Mercure, after the God Mercury, of Roman mythology:
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.
