Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name Proteus, after Proteus, a sea-god in Greek mythology:
The Royal Navy has used the name Comet no fewer than 18 times:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Snake:
Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vulcan, after the god Vulcan, of Roman mythology:
Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake:
Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Rattlesnake, including:
Thirteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vigilant:
Five or six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cornwallis, after Admiral Sir William Cornwallis.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Supply.
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the porpoise:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Greenwich after the town of Greenwich, now part of London:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chameleon, or the archaic variants HMS Cameleon or HMS Camelion, after the Chameleon:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Peterel:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Halifax, after the English town of Halifax, West Yorkshire and the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ostrich, after the bird:
Seventeen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Justitia, after the goddess Justitia, of Roman mythology:
Nine vessels of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy have been named HMS Porcupine, after the porcupine, a rodent belonging to the families Erethizontidae or Hystricidae.
Ships bearing the name HMS Salamander include:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Diligent.
Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dromedary, after the dromedary: