Two ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tern:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ark Royal:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS King George V, after George V, King of the United Kingdom, whilst another was planned:
Three Royal Navy warships have been named HMSSheffield after the city and county borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Two ships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) have been named HMAS Australia. A third ship was to receive the name, but her transfer from the Royal Navy to the Royal Australian Navy was cancelled:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Edinburgh, for the Scottish city of Edinburgh. In addition, one ship of the Royal Navy has carried the similar name HMS Duke of Edinburgh.
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named London, after the city of London. Another has been named HMS Loyal London (1666):
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Aurora or HMS Aurore, after the Roman Goddess of the dawn.
Nine ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Gannet, after the seabird the Gannet:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pursuer.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Onslow:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Bombay, after the Indian city of Bombay, now Mumbai. Among them were:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peterel:
At least two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fiona:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Windflower:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Sweetbriar :
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cornflower :
HMS Tern was a river gunboat built for the Royal Navy by Yarrow in 1927.