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Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Erebus after Erebus, the dark region of Hades in Greek Mythology.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Alacrity:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object.
Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprize, including:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna or HMS Etna, after the volcano Etna:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Numerous Royal Navy vessels have been named HMS Dolphin after the dolphin.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Caroline:
Five ships of the Royal Navy and an air station of the Royal Naval Air Service have borne the name HMS Landrail, another name for the bird more commonly named a corn crake:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Undaunted:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the Porpoise:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Manly.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Handy:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Foam, a figurative term for the sea:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dart, after the River Dart in Devon:
EIght Royal Navy vessels have borne the name HMS Mastiff, named after the mastiff, a type of dog:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ready:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beacon:
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
