A number of ships of the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary have been named Stirling Castle (sometimes spelled 'Sterling') after Stirling Castle in Scotland, including:
Additionally, the paddle steamer Stirling Castle, launched in 1900, was hired by the Admiralty for auxiliary patrol in May 1916 from The Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. Limited for £155 per month. Never styled "HMS", she sank on 16 September 1916 off Malta in an explosion, cause unknown. [2]