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Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thetis, named after the sea-nymph in Greek mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albion after Albion, an archaic name for Great Britain:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Erebus after Erebus, the dark region of Hades in Greek Mythology.
Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Glatton.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pioneer:
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Spanker:
Many ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Garland. The name dates back to 1242, being the oldest confirmed ship name in the Royal Navy.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amethyst, whilst another was planned:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna or HMS Etna, after the volcano Etna:
Fourteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Roebuck after a small deer native to the British Isles:
Five ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Daedalus, after the mythical Daedalus:
Six ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Actaeon or HMS Acteon, after Actaeon, a figure in Greek mythology:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Princess, HMS Princesse or HMS Princessa:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pandour, after the Pandurs, an 18th-century force of Croatian soldiers, who served the Habsburg Monarchy as skirmishers and who had a reputation for brutality:
Three vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Poole after Poole:
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.
