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Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution. However, the first English warship to bear the name Resolution was actually the first rate Prince Royal, which was renamed Resolution in 1650 following the inauguration of the Commonwealth, and continued to bear that name until 1660, when the name Prince Royal was restored. The name Resolution was bestowed on the first of the vessels listed below:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triton or HMS Tryton, after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Oak, after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War:
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Sixteen different ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Greyhound, after the greyhound, a breed of dog notable for its speed.
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:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named London, after the city of London. Another has been named HMS Loyal London (1666):
Sixteen vessels and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird.
Several vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nonsuch, presumably named after Nonsuch Palace:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mars, after Mars, the Roman god of war:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unicorn, after the mythological creature, the unicorn:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Alexander:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Elizabeth. Most of these ships have been named in honour of Queen Elizabeth I of England:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mary:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unity or HMS Unite:
Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swan, or the archaic HMS Swann, probably after the bird, the Swan:
Fourteen ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Merlin, after Merlin, the wizard in Arthurian legend :
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bramble. An eighth was planned but never completed:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Justitia, after the goddess Justitia, of Roman mythology:
Numerous ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Portsmouth, after the English port city and home of a naval base.
References
- ↑ Colledge, James Joseph; Warlow, Ben (2010). Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy. Havertown: Casemate. p. 395. ISBN 978-1-93514-907-1.
