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Five ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Mersey after the River Mersey:
Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge:
Twelve ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Jason, after the Greek mythological character Jason:
Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Hunter:
HMS Hussar was a Dryad-class torpedo gunboat of the Royal Navy. She was launched in 1894 and served in the Mediterranean between 1896 and 1905 before being used for fishery protection. During the Dardanelles campaign of 1915 her commanding officer and two of her ship's company won the Victoria Cross. She was broken up in 1921.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Arrow, after the projectile:
Six ships and a naval station of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Tamar, after the River Tamar in South West England:
Nine ships and a base of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Curlew after the bird, the curlew:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Bombay, after the Indian city of Bombay, now Mumbai. Among them were:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mutine :
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sparrow, after the sparrow:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Humber, after the Humber, an estuary in eastern England, whilst another was planned:
Six ships and one depot of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Columbine, after the common name for the plant Aquilegia. A seventh ship was planned, but renamed before being launched:
Eleven ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant:
Fourteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name Raven, after birds of the genus Corvus, particularly the common raven:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Seagull or HMS Sea Gull, after the gull:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Spey, after the River Spey, in Scotland:
References
- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
