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This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Warwick, named after the English town of Warwick:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS St Albans after the English city and ducal family of St Albans:
Eleven vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grampus after two members of the dolphin family (Delphinidae): Grampus griseus, also known as Risso's dolphin, and Orcinus orca, also known as the killer whale.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Newcastle, after the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grafton, while another one was planned:
Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nonsuch, presumably named after Nonsuch Palace:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Many ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Garland. The name dates back to 1242, being the oldest confirmed ship name in the Royal Navy.
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have been named Rose or HMS Rose after the rose:
Fourteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Roebuck after a small deer native to the British Isles:
Eight ships and a training establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Worcester, after the English city of Worcester:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Crescent:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ruby:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Winchelsea, or the archaic variant HMS Winchelsey, after the Sussex town of Winchelsea:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Winchester, after the English city of Winchester:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS St Lawrence:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Constance, whilst another was planned:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Guernsey, after the island of Guernsey. Two more were planned but never completed:
HMS Tilbury is the name of several ships of the Royal Navy.
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.