Several vessels have been named Leander for one the protagonists in the story of Hero and Leander in Greek mythology.
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mermaid after the mermaid:
Numerous Royal Navy vessels have been named HMS Dolphin after the dolphin.
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scourge :
Nine ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Wasp, with one other government vessel using the name:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the Porpoise:
Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mary:
Twenty-two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey.
Thirty-nine vessels of the Royal Navy and its predecessors have borne the name Swallow, as has one dockyard craft, one naval vessel of the British East India Company, and at least two revenue cutters, all after the bird, the Swallow:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Strombolo, or HMS Stromboli, after the volcano Stromboli, in Italy:
Several French ships have borne the name Courageux, Courageaux, or Courageuse:
A number of sailing vessels were named Alexander:
Numerous ships have sailed under the name Antelope. Notable ones include:
HMS Curlew was the mercantile sloop Leander, launched at South Shields in 1800. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1803 and named her Curlew as there was already a HMS Leander in service, and the Curlew name was available. Curlew was a sloop of 16 guns. The Navy sold her in 1810 and she returned to mercantile service as Leander. On her first voyage to the West Indies a French privateer captured her in a single-ship action; she was lost shortly thereafter.
Many vessels have been named Comet, after the astronomical object comet.
Several vessels have been named Recovery:
Several vessels have been named Nile ether for the Battle of the Nile, or for the Nile river:
HMS Strombolo was launched in 1795 at North Shields as the mercantile Leander. The Royal Navy purchased her in 1797, converted her to a bomb-vessel, and renamed her. She participated in the capture of Malta in 1800. The Navy laid her up in 1802 and had her broken up in 1809.