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Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after numerous holders of the title the Prince of Wales.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named Achilles, after the Greek hero Achilles. Four others, two of them prizes, had the French spelling of the name, Achille.
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
HMS Surprise or Surprize is the name of several ships. These include:
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.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scourge :
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Partridge, after the bird.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Tigris, after the river Tigris, in modern-day Iraq. Another was planned but never completed:
Four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Plucky:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Handy:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named Grinder:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ant:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Foam, a figurative term for the sea:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Watchful:
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. (1970). Ships of the Royal Navy: an Historical Index, Vol.2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 383.
- ↑ "Hongkong Shipyards Among World's Busiest". Hong Kong Telegraph. 12 September 1939. Retrieved 21 September 2024– via The Industrial History of Hong Kong Group.
- 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.
