Several ships of the Spanish Navy have borne the name Hercules:
Several ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would "dread nought", i.e. "fear nothing". The 1906 ship, which revolutionized battleship design, became one of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels; battleships built after her were referred to as 'dreadnoughts', and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Hercules, or HMS Hercule, after the Greek and Roman hero Hercules. Another was launched, but never served in the Navy:
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Oregon, in honor of the Oregon Territory or the 33rd state.
USS Franklin may refer to:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Calcutta, after the Indian city of Calcutta.
Five ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Hercules, after Hercules, the Roman name version of Heracles. Hercules also is the name of a constellation.
Twelve vessels of the French Navy have been named Duguay-Trouin in honour of René Duguay-Trouin.
HMS Hercules was a central-battery ironclad of the Royal Navy in the Victorian era, and was the first warship to mount a main armament of 10-inch (250 mm) calibre guns.
Fourteen ships of the French Navy or the Galley Corps of the Ancien Régime or Empire have borne the name Couronne ("crown"):
HMS Arun is the name of two of Royal Navy vessels, named after the English River Arun:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pylades after Pylades, a character in Greek mythology:
Eleven ships of the French Navy have borne the name Foudroyant :
Nineteen ships of the French Navy have borne the name Hercule, in honour of the Roman hero Hercules:
Six ships of the French Navy have borne the name Républicain ("Revolutionary"):
Three ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Fisgard or HMS Fishguard after the coastal town of Fishguard in Pembrokeshire, Wales, the scene of the defeat of the last invasion attempt on Britain, by a French force in 1797 during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Racehorse:
Fourteen ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Merlin, after Merlin, the wizard in Arthurian legend :
Several ships of the Argentine Navy have been named ARA Hércules :
Several ships of the Dutch Navy have borne the name Delft: