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Sixteen different ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Greyhound, after the greyhound, a breed of dog notable for its speed.
Twelve ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named Lizard after The Lizard, a peninsula in Cornwall.
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have been named Rose or HMS Rose after the rose:
Numerous Royal Navy vessels have been named HMS Dolphin after the dolphin.
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cruizer or HMS Cruiser:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sparrow, after the sparrow:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alert, while another was planned:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lark or HMS Larke, after the bird, the lark:
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:
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swan, or the archaic HMS Swann, probably after the bird, the Swan:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Viper, or HMS Vipere, after the members of the Viperidae family:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Seagull or HMS Sea Gull, after the gull:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Speedwell:
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:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bonetta:
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2010) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (4th Rev. ed.). Newbury: Casemate. ISBN 978-1-935149-07-1.
- Winfield, Rif (2007). British Warships of the Age of Sail 1714–1792: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates. Seaforth. ISBN 9781844157006.
