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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:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pioneer:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Biter. Another was planned:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lively. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Eight ships of Britain's Royal Navy have been named HMS Eclipse:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blazer. George Spencer - First Lord of the Admiralty, named the first Blazer after a dog in his foxhound pack; thereafter, the Royal Navy re-used the name.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rattler:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albacore, after the Albacore, a species of fish:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Griper:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Contest:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Manly.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lapwing, after the northern lapwing, a species of bird:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pincher:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hyaena, after the Hyena, a family of carnivorous mammals. Two others were planned but either commissioned under another name or cancelled.
HMS Bouncer has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Grappler:
At least four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Haughty:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Growler
Five vessels named HMS Cracker have served the Royal Navy. A sixth was ordered but the order was cancelled.
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.
