Five ships (and one submarine under construction) of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Agamemnon, after the legendary Greek king Agamemnon.
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 was 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.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vanguard, meaning the forefront of an action or movement:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Africa, after the continent of Africa. Two others were planned:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Agincourt, named after the Battle of Agincourt of 1415, and construction of another was started but not completed.
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triumph. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology:
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Conqueror, and another was planned:
Nine ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman god of the ocean:
Six ships and a training establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Imperieuse:
Six ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Temeraire. The name entered the navy with the capture of the first Temeraire from the French in 1759:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bellerophon after the hero Bellerophon in Greek mythology, whilst another two were planned:
Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Trafalgar, after the Battle of Trafalgar:
Five major warships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Thunderer :
Eight ships or submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Anson, after Admiral George Anson:
The Royal Navy has had ten ships named Swiftsure since 1573, including:
HMS Agamemnon was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line of the British Royal Navy. She saw service in the American Revolutionary War, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, and fought in many of the major naval battles of those conflicts. She is remembered as being Nelson's favourite ship, and was named after the mythical ancient Greek king Agamemnon, being the first ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.
Several ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Orestes, after the mythical son of Agamemnon, who avenged his father's murder:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mars, after Mars, the Roman god of war: