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Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triton or HMS Tryton, after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:
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).
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grafton, while another one was planned:
Nineteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion or HMS Lyon, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used in several heraldric motifs representing England, Scotland and the British Monarchy. Another ship was planned but never completed:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Northumberland after the English county of Northumberland, or the Dukedom of Northumberland. Another was planned but later cancelled:
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Barfleur after the Battle of Barfleur:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Griffin, after the legendary creature, the Griffin:
Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boyne after the Battle of the Boyne, 1690.
HMS Restoration has been the name two Royal Navy ships, named after the English Restoration.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Success, whilst another was planned:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Russell in honour of Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford.
Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican Prize.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Woolwich, after the port town and naval base of Woolwich. An eleventh was planned but entered service under a different name.
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Boston:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Spencer. A third was renamed before being launched:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Swallow Prize:
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.
Ten vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nightingale after the common nightingale:
References
- Colledge, J. J. & Warlow, Ben (2021) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (5th ed.). London: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9-7815-2679-328-7.
