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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hebe, after the Greek goddess Hebe.
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pioneer:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Havock, including:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Irresistible. A fifth was planned but later renamed:
Fourteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Kingfisher, after the kingfisher bird:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fury, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
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.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beaver, after the animal, the beaver:
Several ships of the Royal Navy has been named HMS Heron after the wading bird.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alert, while another was planned:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Weazel or HMS Weazle, archaic spellings of weasel, while another was planned:
Thirty-nine vessels of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have borne the name Swallow, as has one dockyard craft, one naval vessel of the British East India Company, and at least two revenue cutters, all after the bird, the Swallow:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Seagull or HMS Sea Gull, after the gull:
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rocket. Another was planned but never completed:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sandwich, either after the English seaside town of Sandwich, or one of the holders of the title Earl of Sandwich, particularly Vice-Admiral Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, or First Lord of the Admiralty John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. A seventh ship was planned, but never completed:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lily or HMS Lilly:
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.
