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Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS St James:

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HMS <i>Resolution</i> List of ships with the same or similar names

Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution. However, the first English warship to bear the name Resolution was actually the first rate Prince Royal, which was renamed Resolution in 1650 following the inauguration of the Commonwealth, and continued to bear that name until 1660, when the name Prince Royal was restored. The name Resolution was bestowed on the first of the vessels listed below:

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Invincible.

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Monmouth. Monmouth was the name of a castle and is now the name of a town in Wales; the name also recognises James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, the "Black Duke".

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Devonshire, originally in honour of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, and later after the county of Devonshire.

Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Iron Duke after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, nicknamed the "Iron Duke". The name is also a pun, as the first ship so named was an ironclad.

Four ships and three shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS St Vincent:

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named Mary Rose. The first is thought to have been named after Mary Tudor, sister of King Henry VIII of England, and the rose, the symbol of the Tudor dynasty. Later Mary Roses are named after the first.

Moy may refer to:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal George after various members of the House of Hanover. A ninth was renamed before being launched:

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMSSt George, after Saint George, the patron saint of England:

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thistle, after the thistle, the national flower of Scotland:

Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Royal James:

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS St Andrew, after Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland:

Four ships of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth of England navy have borne the name James:

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mary James:

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS St Lawrence:

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Saumarez, after Admiral James Saumarez, 1st Baron de Saumarez:

One ship of the Royal Navy has borne the name HMS Whelp, while another was planned. Another twelve have borne the name Lion's Whelp: