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Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Nineteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion or HMS Lyon, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used in several heraldric motifs representing England, Scotland and the British Monarchy. Another ship was planned but never completed:
Eleven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Medway, after the River Medway.
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Twelve ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance. Others have borne the name whilst serving as depot ships and tenders to the establishments:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard.
Five Royal Navy ships have had the name of HMS Culloden, after the battle of Culloden which took place in Scotland in 1746 and saw the defeat of the Jacobite rising.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chichester, after the city of Chichester:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Supply.
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swan, or the archaic HMS Swann, probably after the bird, the Swan:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Milford:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Harwich, after the town of Harwich. A sixth was planned, but renamed before entering service:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Assistance:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hind or HMS Hynd:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sheerness, after the town of Sheerness in Kent, once home to one of the navy's dockyards:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Deptford, named after Deptford, an area on the south bank of the River Thames in south-east London.:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hope:
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.
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