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Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thetis, named after the sea-nymph in Greek mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Alacrity:
A number of ships Royal Navy have been named HMS Echo, after the Echo of Greek mythology
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wolverine, or the alternative spelling Wolverene, after the wolverine:
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:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Linnet after the linnet, a bird of the finch family:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mercury, or HMS Mercure, after the God Mercury, of Roman mythology:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hawk after the bird of prey, the hawk:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alert, while another was planned:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Satellite:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Confiance:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Childers:
At least seven vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Crane.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Banterer:
There have been twelve ships of the Royal Navy that have been named HMS Flying Fish, after the Flying Fish.
Spider has been the name of a number of vessels of the British Royal Navy;
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bacchus, after the Greco-Roman deity Bacchus:
HMS Wanderer was a Cormorant-class ship-sloop launched in 1806 for the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy sold her in 1817. She made one voyage between 1817 and 1820 as a whaler. She then sailed between Plymouth and North America until October 1827 when her crew had to abandon her at sea because she was waterlogged.
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