Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vanguard, meaning the forefront of an action or movement:
Several ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would "dread nought", i.e. "fear nothing". The 1906 ship, which revolutionized battleship design, became one of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels; battleships built after her were referred to as 'dreadnoughts', and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution. However, the first English warship to bear the name Resolution was actually the first rate Prince Royal, which was renamed Resolution in 1650 following the inauguration of the Commonwealth, and continued to bear that name until 1660, when the name Prince Royal was restored. The name Resolution was bestowed on the first of the vessels listed below:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak, after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War:
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triumph. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Centurion, after the centurions of ancient Rome. A ninth ship was planned but never built. Ships
Nine ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman god of the ocean:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Portland, either after Portland Harbour in Dorset or after holders of the title of the Duke of Portland:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unicorn, after the mythological creature, the unicorn:
Fourteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Roebuck after a small deer native to the British Isles:
Seven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Duke:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bonaventure, and another was planned:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope: