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HMS Queen Elizabeth could refer to one of three ships named in honour of Elizabeth I of England:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named Warspite. The origins of the name are unclear, although it is probably from the Elizabethan-era spelling of the word 'spite' – 'spight' – in part embodying contempt for the Navy's enemies, but which was also the common name for the green woodpecker, suggesting the 'Warspight' would poke holes in enemy ships' (wooden) hulls. Until 1919 a woodpecker was used as the ships' crest; the official badge was a cannon, although the woodpecker continued to be used on the ships' tompions or gun muzzle plugs. Warspite carries the most battle honours of any ship in the Royal Navy, with the sixth Warspite being awarded fifteen of them.
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.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Halcyon. The term Halcyon originates from the Greek myth of Alcyone and means golden or marked by peace and prosperity.
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hermione after Hermione, the daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology.
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 Juno after the Roman goddess Juno:
Four ships of the Royal Navy and a divisions of the Royal Naval Reserve have been named HMS Camperdown after the Battle of Camperdown in 1797:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hecla, after the volcano Hekla in Iceland.
Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Calliope after the muse Calliope in Greek mythology:
Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Canopus:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rattlesnake, including:
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 Woodpecker, pennant number U08, was a Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. She was active during the Second World War and was a successful anti-submarine warfare vessel, being credited with the destruction of six U-boats.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Alliance:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMSSt George, after Saint George, the patron saint of England:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Harrier:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Arabis, after the flower, the Arabis.
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.
