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At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior:
Seven vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Onyx, after the mineral Onyx. Another was renamed before being launched:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Swordfish after the fish.
The following ships of the Royal Navy were assigned the name Calypso, after Calypso, a sea nymph in Greek mythology:
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS P48.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS P38.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Verulam, probably after Francis Bacon, who was Baron Verulam, or other holders of the baronetage or earldom of Verulam:
HMS Ursula was a U-class submarine, of the first group of that class constructed for the Royal Navy. The submarine entered service in 1938 and saw action during the Second World War in the North and Mediterranean Seas. In 1944, Ursula was transferred to the Soviet Navy and renamed V-4. She remained in Soviet service until 1950 when the submarine was returned to the United Kingdom and was sold for scrap in May 1950.
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Partridge, after the bird.
Two Royal Navy ships have been called HMS S1:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the Porpoise:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blonde:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Undine, after the Ondines of mythology:
Two vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Begonia after the flower.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sibyl or HMS Sybille, named for the Greek mythological figures, the Sibyls :
Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Osprey, after the bird of prey the Osprey:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Trusty:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ettrick after the Scottish river, Ettrick Water.
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.
