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Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thetis, named after the sea-nymph in Greek mythology:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Six ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Temeraire. The name entered the navy with the capture of the first Temeraire from the French in 1759:
Four ships of the Royal Navy and a divisions of the Royal Naval Reserve have been named HMS Camperdown after the Battle of Camperdown in 1797:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amethyst, whilst another was planned:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Herald:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been named Adventure. A thirteenth was planned but never completed:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Foxhound. A seventh was planned but never completed:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Clyde after the River Clyde that runs through the city of Glasgow, Scotland. For Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde see HMNB Clyde.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Linnet after the linnet, a bird of the finch family:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Penguin. A penguin is a flightless aquatic bird.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Opossum, after the opossum:
Several vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pigeon.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Charwell, after the River Cherwell, a tributary of the River Thames:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dee, after one or other of the British rivers called the Dee.
Three ships of the Royal Navy were named HMS Tay.
Several ships and shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medina, after the River Medina on the Isle of Wight:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Minstrel after the medieval European entertainer Minstrel:
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.
