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Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ardent, whilst another two were planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Renown, whilst three others have borne the name at various stages in their construction:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Salmon after the fish:
Eight ships or submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Anson, after Admiral George Anson:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology.
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Audacious.
The following ships of the Royal Navy were assigned the name Calypso, after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Onslow:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Parthian, after the ancient Iranic inhabitants of the Parthian Empire. Another was planned but never completed:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS P33.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS P32.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS P36.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Russell in honour of Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford.
HMS Swordfish was an experimental submarine built for the Royal Navy before the First World War to meet the Navy's goal of an "overseas" submarine capable of 20 knots on the surface. Diesel engines of the period were unreliable and not very powerful so steam turbines were proposed instead to meet the RN's requirement. Swordfish proved to be slower than designed and unstable while surfacing, and consequently she was modified as an anti-submarine patrol vessel in 1917. She was paid off before the end of the war and sold for scrapping in 1922.
Two vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Sunfish:
Two Royal Navy ships have been called HMS S1:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Snapper:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Opossum, after the opossum:
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.
