HMS Venus

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Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Venus, after Venus, the goddess of love in Roman mythology:

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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Emerald.

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sapphire, after the Sapphire, a precious gemstone:

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 borne the name HMS Diana after the figure from Roman mythology, whilst another was planned but later cancelled:

Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned:

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aeolus, after one of a number of figures named Aeolus who appear in Greek mythology:

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Crescent:

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Undaunted:

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Doris after the mythical Greek sea nymphe Doris, whilst another was planned:

Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.

Six ships of the Royal Navy and one naval base have borne the name HMS Stag:

HMS <i>Proserpine</i> List of ships with the same or similar names

Several Royal Navy ships have borne the name HMS Proserpine:

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Levant, after the Levant, an historic name for the Eastern Mediterranean. A third was to have been renamed Levant, but this was never carried out:

HMS <i>Venus</i> (1758) Frigate of the Royal Navy

HMS Venus was the name ship of the 36-gun Venus-class fifth-rate frigates of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1758 and served for more than half a century until 1809. She was reduced from 36 to 32 guns in 1792. She was sold in 1822.

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