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Sixteen different ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Greyhound, after the greyhound, a breed of dog notable for its speed.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Grafton, while another one was planned:
Twelve ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named Lizard after The Lizard, a peninsula in Cornwall.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle.
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Fourteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Roebuck after a small deer native to the British Isles:
Nine ships and a number of shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pembroke.
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Colchester, after the town of Colchester:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mercury, or HMS Mercure, after the God Mercury, of Roman mythology:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Serpent, after the synonym for snake, whilst another two were planned, and one appears to have been a spurious report:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Loyalty:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Martin
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swan, or the archaic HMS Swann, probably after the bird, the Swan:
Six vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Boston:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fortune:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scout:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Anglesea. A fourth Royal Navy vessel carried the related name HMS Anglesey:
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.
