Three ships of the Japanese Navy have been named Tsushima:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phaeton or Phaëton after Phaëton, the son of Helios in Greek mythology:
Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Trinidad, after the Caribbean island and former British possession Trinidad:
Tsushima (対馬) was a Niitaka-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The vessel was a sister ship to Niitaka and was named for Tsushima Province, one of the ancient provinces of Japan, and corresponding to the strategic island group between Japan and Korea.
Niitaka (新高) was the lead ship of the Niitaka-class protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was the sister ship of the Tsushima. Niitaka was named after Mount Niitaka in Taiwan, at the time, the tallest mountain in the Japanese Empire.
Akitsushima (秋津洲) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN), designed and built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in Japan. The name Akitsushima comes from an archaic name for Japan, as used in the ancient chronicle Kojiki.
Otowa (音羽) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in Japan. The name Otowa comes from a mountain in Kyoto, located behind Kiyomizu-dera. The waters from a waterfall at this temple were traditionally held to be a cure for all illnesses.
The two Niitaka-class cruisers were protected cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Both participated in numerous actions during the Russo-Japanese War and in World War I.
Tsukushi (筑紫) was an early unprotected cruiser, serving in the fledgling Imperial Japanese Navy. Its name is a traditional name for Kyūshū island. Its sister ships Chaoyong and Yangwei were acquired by the Chinese Beiyang Fleet.
At least three warships of Japan have borne the name Chikuma after the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture:
Four warships of Japan have been named Mogami, after the Mogami River in the Tohoku region of Honshū:
At least three warships of Japan have borne the name Tone:
Three warships of Japan have borne the name Chitose:
At least two warships of Japan have borne the name Ōyodo:
Three ships of the Japanese Navy have been named Hirado:
At least three warships of Japan have borne the name Maya:
Two warships of Japan have been named Isuzu:
Two warships of Japan have been named Ōi:
Three warships of Japan have been named Mikuma:
Three warships of Japan have been named Kumano:
Three warships of Japan have been named Noshiro: