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At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gibraltar, after the British overseas territory of Gibraltar.
Eight ships or submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Anson, after Admiral George Anson:
Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Calliope after the muse Calliope in Greek mythology:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Orpheus. Orpheus was the magical father of songs in Greek mythology.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Linnet after the linnet, a bird of the finch family:
Two ships and a training establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vernon, possibly after Admiral Edward Vernon:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chameleon, or the archaic variants HMS Cameleon or HMS Camelion, after the Chameleon:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peterel:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Blonde:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Castor. Named after one of the Gemini twins in Greek mythology. Castor also means "he who excels".
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS North Star, named after the pole star:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Tartarus, after Tartarus, from Greek mythology. A fourth was laid down, but never completed:
Several Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Proserpine:
The following ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Briton:
Several vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pigeon.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wizard.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Pantaloon:
Four vessels have served the British Royal Navy under the name Marianne, though it is not clear that all were commissioned.
Four vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Tees after the River Tees:
References
- Colledge, J. J. & Warlow, Ben (2021) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (5th ed.). London: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 9-7815-2679-328-7.
