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Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise while another was planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lightning.
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named London, after the city of London. Another has been named HMS Loyal London (1666):
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Magpie, after the bird, the magpie:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Alacrity:
HMS Spartan may refer to one of these vessels of the British Royal Navy named in recognition of the military abilities of the Spartans of ancient Greece.
Five vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Frolic.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Challenger, most famously the fifth, the survey vessel Challenger that carried the Challenger expedition from 1872 to 1876.
A number of ships Royal Navy have been named HMS Echo, after the Echo of Greek mythology
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Foxhound. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Linnet after the linnet, a bird of the finch family:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mutine :
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fawn:
Six ships and one depot of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Columbine, after the common name for the plant Aquilegia. A seventh ship was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Violet, after the flower of the genus viola:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ringdove, another name for the Barbary dove:
There have been twelve ships of the Royal Navy that have been named HMS Flying Fish, after the Flying Fish.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Grappler:
HMS Wanderer may refer to one of seven Royal Navy ships of that name.
Five vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Carron:
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.
