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A few ships of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Zenobia, named after Zenobia, the Queen of the Palmyrene Empire who conquered Egypt.
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise while another was planned:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royalist:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nautilus, after the Greek word for a sailor, including:
Six ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Raleigh, after Sir Walter Raleigh:
Five ships and two establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Indus, after the Indus River:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ariadne, after the Greek goddess:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ranger
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wolf or HMS Woolf, after the mammal the wolf:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hindustan or Hindostan, after the old name for the Indian subcontinent:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Barracouta, after the fish Thyrsites atun. Another was renamed before being launched:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Britomart, after the Britomartis of Greek mythology:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fawn:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Viper, or HMS Vipere, after the members of the Viperidae family:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jumna, after another name for the Yamuna River in India. A ship of the Royal Indian Navy has been named HMIS Jumna:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Favourite, or HMS Favorite:
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dove after the bird family Columbidae:
Three vessels of the British Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rolla:
Several ships that have served the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Madras for Madras: