HMS Walney

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Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Walney after Walney Island off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria:

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Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow after the Scottish city of Glasgow:

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.

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Centaur, after the half-human, half-horse centaur of Greek mythology:

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Victorious.

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.

Six ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Temeraire. The name entered the navy with the capture of the first Temeraire from the French in 1759:

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Archer, named after a person proficient in archery - an archer:

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Juno after the Roman goddess Juno:

Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pandora after the mythological Pandora. Another was planned, but the name was reassigned to another ship:

Six ships and a naval station of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Tamar, after the River Tamar in South West England:

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.

HMS Pegasus is the name which has been given to nine ships in the British Royal Navy. Pegasus was a winged horse in Greek mythology. These ships included:

HMS Vindictive has been the name of several Royal Navy ships

HMS <i>Walney</i> (M104)

HMS Walney (M104) was a Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy. She was the fourth of the Sandown-class minehunters, and the second ship to carry the name, which comes from the island off Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria on the north-west coast of England.

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

USCGC <i>Sebago</i> (1930)

USCGC Sebago (1930) was a Lake-class cutter belonging to the United States Coast Guard launched on 12 April 1930 and commissioned on 2 October 1930. After 11 years of service with the Coast Guard, she was transferred to the Royal Navy as part of the Lend-Lease to the Allies and became HMS Walney.

USCGC Sebago has been the name of two cutters of the United States Coast Guard:

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