Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Suffolk, after the county of Suffolk:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after numerous holders of the title the Prince of Wales.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bellona after Bellona, the goddess of war in Roman mythology:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Africa, after the continent of Africa. Two others were planned:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cornwall after the Duchy of Cornwall. Cornwall's motto is onen hag oll , unus et omnes , one and all - English).
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cumberland, after the traditional English county of Cumberland, England:
Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kent, after the county of Kent and the Duke of Kent.
There are eight ships of the British Royal Navy that have been named HMS Edgar.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grafton, while another one was planned:
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.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Superb, or HMS Superbe:
Fifteen ships of the British Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Tiger after the feline tiger, with a number of others provisionally bearing the name at various stages in their construction:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bellerophon after the hero Bellerophon in Greek mythology, whilst another two were planned:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dorsetshire, after the traditional county of Dorsetshire:
Eight vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Terrible:
Eleven ships of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hector, named after the Trojan hero Hector in the Iliad.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Berwick, after Berwick-upon-Tweed, a town on the border between England and Scotland:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Canada, after the former British colony and modern Dominion of Canada:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bedford, named initially after William Russell, created Duke of Bedford in May 1694 and not after the town of Bedford:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ruby:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Asia, after the continent of Asia: