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HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London...

ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior: HMS Warrior (1781) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in...

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"...

and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Neptune after the Roman god of the ocean: HMS Neptune (1683) was a 90-gun second rate launched in...

HMS Hood (pennant number 51) was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy (RN). Hood was the first of the planned four Admiral-class battlecruisers to be built...

named HMS Repulse: English ship Repulse (1596) was a 50-gun galleon also known as Due Repulse, launched in 1595 and in the records until 1645. HMS Repulse (1759)...

in 1596 and sold in 1649. HMS Warspite (1666) was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1666. She was renamed HMS Edinburgh in 1721, rebuilt...

Royal Navy have been named HMS Hermes, after Hermes, the messenger god of Greek mythology, while another was planned: HMS Hermes (1796) was a 12-gun brig-sloop...

steel cut for HMS Cardiff". GOV.UK (Press release). Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2020. "HMS Cardiff joins HMS Glasgow in...

acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of the Royal Navy merchant ship HMS Bounty from its captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen...

Eighteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Eagle, after the eagle. English ship Eagle (1592) was an ex-merchantman purchased in 1592 and...

Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Enterprise (or HMS Enterprize) while another was planned: HMS Enterprise (1705) was a 24-gun sixth rate...

of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Actaeon or HMS Acteon, after Actaeon, a figure in Greek mythology: HMS Actaeon (1757) was a 28-gun sixth-rate...

to HMS Prince of Wales; and two or more small survey modules to HMS Protector and HMS Scott. Three assigned as passenger transfer vessels to HMS Queen...

naval station of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Tamar, after the River Tamar in South West England: HMS Tamar (1758) was a 16-gun sloop launched at Saltash...

HMS Bligh was a Captain-class frigate active during World War II. She was named after William Bligh, commander of HMS Director at the Battle of Camperdown...

HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still...

Six ships that were built for the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ocean. The name Ocean entered the list from which names are selected for British...

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Vanguard, meaning the forefront of an action or movement: English ship Vanguard (1586) was a 31-gun...

1749. HMS Britannia (1762) was a 100-gun first rate launched in 1762. She was renamed HMS Princess Royal in 1812, HMS St George later in 1812, and HMS Barfleur...

Navy have been named HMS Conqueror, and another was planned: HMS Conqueror (1745) was an 8-gun fireship captured from the French by HMS Lowestoffe in 1745...

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Invincible. HMS Invincible (1747) was originally the French 74-gun ship of the line L'Invincible, captured...

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Bellerophon after the hero Bellerophon in Greek mythology. The name was also initially intended for two...

named HMS Formidable with a fifth, the French Formidable, renamed HMS Ham after being captured and recommissioned; a sixth has been announced: HMS Ham (1759)...

Thirteen warships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Revenge: English ship Revenge (1577) was a 46-gun galleon launched in 1577. She fought the Spanish...

The most well-known HMS Terror (1813) took part in James Clark Ross's expedition to Antarctica from 1839 to 1843, and John Franklin's lost expedition...

British Royal Navy have been named HMS Collingwood, after Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood: HMS Collingwood (1841), an 80-gun second-rate...

ships and a naval base of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Nelson in honour of Horatio Nelson: HMS Nelson (1814) was a 120-gun first rate launched in 1814...

HMS Trincomalee is a Royal Navy Leda-class sailing frigate built shortly after the end of the Napoleonic Wars. She is now restored as a museum ship afloat...

the Medway in 1667, but the remains were rebuilt becoming the next HMS London HMS London (1670) was a 96-gun first-rate ship launched in 1670 to replace...

have borne the name HMS Chub, or alternatively HMS Chubb, a name given to several types of fish, many in the family Cyprinidae: HMS Chub (1807) was a 4-gun...

Royal Navy warships have been named HMS Sheffield after the city and county borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. HMS Sheffield (C24) (1936) – a Town-class...

Nineteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion or HMS Lyon, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used...

HMS Hibernia. She was renamed HMS Egmont in 1904, HMS Egremont in 1916 and HMS Pembroke in 1919. She was sold in 1923. HMS Achilles (1905) was a Warrior-class...

of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after numerous holders of the title the Prince of Wales. HMS Prince of Wales (1765) was a 74-gun...

Royal Navy have been named HMS Audacious. HMS Audacious (1785) was a 74-gun third rate in service from 1785 to 1815. HMS Audacious (1869) was an Audacious-class...

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Fearless: HMS Fearless (1794) was a 12-gun gunvessel launched in 1794 and wrecked in 1804 in Plymouth...

her class, HMS Queen Elizabeth, was named on 4 July 2014 in honour of Elizabeth I and was commissioned on 7 December 2017. Her sister ship, HMS Prince of...

sold in 1907. HMS Argus was a coastguard vessel launched in 1864 as HMS Imogene. She was renamed HMS Argus in 1884 and was sold in 1903. HMS Argus (1904)...

Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amethyst, whilst another was planned: HMS Amethyst (1793) was a 36-gun fifth-rate frigate, originally...

been named HMS Pembroke. English ship Pembroke (1655) was a 28-gun fifth rate launched in 1655 and lost in a collision off Portland in 1667. HMS Pembroke (1690)...

named HMS Edinburgh, for the Scottish city of Edinburgh. In addition, one ship of the Royal Navy has carried the similar name HMS Duke of Edinburgh. HMS Edinburgh (1707)...

the name HMS Tiger after the feline tiger, with a number of others provisionally bearing the name at various stages in their construction: 'HMS' – the abbreviation...

the name HMS Rooke after Admiral Sir George Rooke: Ship HMS Rooke was a Thornycroft-type flotilla leader launched in 1920. She was renamed HMS Broke in...

have been named HMS Ramillies after the Battle of Ramillies (23 May 1706): HMS Ramillies was 82-gun second rate launched in 1664 as HMS Royal Katherine...

borne the name HMS Astraea, HMS Astree or HMS Astrea, after the ancient Greek goddess Astraea from Greek mythology and ancient religion: HMS Astraea (1739)...

been named HMS Phoenix, after the legendary phoenix bird. The earliest example of the use of HMS as an abbreviation is a reference to HMS Phoenix in 1789...

have been named HMS Hotspur after the nickname of Sir Henry Percy: HMS Hotspur (1810), a 36-gun fifth rate in service from 1810 to 1821 HMS Hotspur (1828)...

divisions of the Royal Naval Reserve have been named HMS Camperdown after the Battle of Camperdown in 1797: HMS Camperdown (1797) was a 74-gun third-rate ship...

ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Erebus after Erebus, the dark region of Hades in Greek Mythology. HMS Erebus (1807) was a rocket vessel launched...

HMS Barham was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. Completed in 1915, she was often used as...

have been named HMS Diamond. English ship Diamond (1652), a 50-gun ship launched at Deptford in 1652 and captured by France in 1693. HMS Diamond (1708)...

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Newcastle, after the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne: English ship Newcastle (1653) was a 50-gun...

HMS Surprise or Surprize is the name of several ships. These include: Thirteen ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Surprise or HMS Surprise...

named HMS Thunderer : HMS Thunderer (1760) was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1760. Battle honour: 'Achille 1761'. She was wrecked in 1780. HMS Thunderer (1783)...

Royal Navy have been named HMS Albemarle after George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (sometimes the spelling Albermarle is seen). HMS Albemarle (1664) was a...

HMS Adamant: HMS Adamant (1780) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1780. She was reduced to harbour service in 1809 and was broken up in 1814. HMS Adamant (1911)...

borne the name HMS Hercules, or HMS Hercule, after the Greek and Roman hero Hercules. Another was launched, but never served in the Navy: HMS Hercules (1759)...

including: HMS Prince Albert HMS Prince Arthur HMS Prince Augustus Frederick HMS Prince Consort HMS Prince Edward HMS Prince Eugene HMS Prince Frederick HMS Prince...

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Monarch. HMS Monarch (1747), 74-gun third-rate ship of the line, originally the French Monarque, captured...

the Royal Navy have been called HMS Inflexible. HMS Inflexible (1776) was a 280-ton sloop-of-war launched in 1776. HMS Inflexible was disassembled at Quebec...

HMS Sphinx or HMS Sphynx, after the mythical creature, the Sphinx: HMS Sphinx (1748) was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1748 and sold in 1770. HMS Sphinx (1775)...

named HMS Atalanta or HMS Atalante after the athlete in ancient Greek mythology. HMS Atalanta (1775) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1775, renamed HMS Helena...

name HMS Worcester, after the English city of Worcester: English ship Worcester (1651) was a 48-gun ship launched in 1651. She was renamed HMS Dunkirk...

named HMS Intrepid: HMS Intrepid (1747) was a 64-gun third rate, previously the French ship Sérieux. She was captured in 1747 and broken up by 1765. HMS Intrepid (1770)...

Navy ships have borne the name HMS Southampton. All were named after Southampton, a port on the south coast of England. HMS Southampton (1693) was a 48-gun...

Navy have been named HMS Bruiser or HMS Bruizer. HMS Bruiser (1797) was an Acute-class gun-brig launched in 1797 and sold in 1802. HMS Bruiser (1804) was...

ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Kent, after the county of Kent and the Duke of Kent. HMS Kent (1660) was a 46-gun fourth rate launched...

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Montreal, after the Canadian city of Montreal: HMS Montreal (1761) was a 32-gun fifth rate launched...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Lowestoft, or the archaic HMS Lowestoffe, after the Suffolk town of Lowestoft: HMS Lowestoffe (1697) was a 28-gun fifth...

have borne the name HMS Ark Royal: Ark Royal (1587), the flagship of the English fleet during the Spanish Armada campaign of 1588 HMS Ark Royal (1914),...

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bristol, after the English port city of Bristol: English ship Bristol (1653) was a 48-gun ship launched...

construction) of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Agamemnon, after the legendary Greek king Agamemnon. HMS Agamemnon (1781) was a 64-gun third-rate launched...

borne the name HMS Vernon, possibly after Admiral Edward Vernon: HMS Vernon (1781) was a 14-gun armed ship listed between 1781 and 1782. HMS Vernon (1832)...

HMS Venturer between 1948 and 1956 HMS Buttington (M1117) was HMS Venturer in 1962 HMS Hodgeston (M1146) was HMS Venturer between 1961 and 1975 HMS Venturer (M08)...

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Royal Sovereign, while another was planned but renamed before being launched: English ship Sovereign...

been named HMS Vengeance. HMS Vengeance (1758) was a 28-gun sixth rate captured from the French in 1758 and sunk as a breakwater in 1766. HMS Vengeance (1774)...

British Royal Navy have been named HMS Penelope, after the faithful wife Penelope of Greek mythology. The first HMS Penelope (1778) was a 24-gun sixth...

HMS M1 may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy: HMS Abercrombie (1915), a monitor initially named M1 HMS M1 (1917), the first M-class submarine...

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Gurkha, while two have been named HMS Ghurka, after a people who originate in Nepal and who serve with...

His (or Her) Majesty's Ship, abbreviated HMS and H.M.S., is the ship prefix used for ships of the navy in some monarchies. Derivative terms such as HMAS...

Navy have been named HMS Furious: HMS Furious (1797) was a 12-gun Courser-class gun-brig launched in 1797 and sold in 1802. HMS Furious (1804) was a 12-gun...

the Leander-class HMS Penelope (F127) HMS Coventry (D118) was a Type 42 destroyer launched in 1974 and lost in the Falklands War HMS Coventry (F98) was...

name HMS Northumberland after the English county of Northumberland, or the Dukedom of Northumberland. Another was planned but later cancelled: HMS Northumberland (1679)...

of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Curacoa, after the island in the Caribbean Sea more usually spelled Curaçao: HMS Curacoa (1809), a 36-gun fifth rate...

named HMS Challenger, most famously the fifth, the survey vessel Challenger that carried the Challenger expedition from 1872 to 1876. The first HMS Challenger (1806)...

named HMS Brilliant. HMS Brilliant (1696) was a prize sloop taken in 1696 and sold in 1698. HMS Brilliant (1729) was a sloop in service in 1729. HMS Brilliant (1757)...

ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aetna (historically spelled Ætna) or HMS Etna, after the volcano Etna: HMS Aetna (1691) was an 8-gun fireship launched...

named HMS Victoria in honour of Queen Victoria: HMS Victoria (1839), a wooden paddle sloop launched in India in 1839 and sold in about 1864 HMS Victoria (1859)...

borne the name HMS Pique: HMS Pique (1795) was formerly the French ship Pique, a 38-gun fifth rate captured by HMS Blanche (1786) in 1795. HMS Pique was wrecked...

named HMS Sultan. HMS Sultan (1775) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1775, and converted for use as a prison ship in 1797. She was renamed HMS Suffolk...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Weazel or HMS Weazle, archaic spellings of weasel, while another was planned: HMS Weazel (1704) was a 10-gun sloop...

named HMS Cornwall after the Duchy of Cornwall. Cornwall's motto is onen hag oll (- Cornish), unus et omnes (- Latin), one and all - English). HMS Cornwall (1692)...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS York after the city of York, the county seat of Yorkshire, on the River Ouse. HMS York (1660), 52-gun Speaker-class...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rifleman: HMS Rifleman (1804) was a 12-gun gun-brig purchased in 1804 and sold in 1809. HMS Rifleman (1809) was an 18-gun...

HMS Katherine (or Catherine) has been the name of various ships of the British Royal Navy: HMS Katherine (1402), a ship purchased in 1402 and scrapped...

HMS Courageous or Courageux (the French spelling) may refer to one of several ships of the Royal Navy: HMS Courageux (1761), a 74-gun ship of the line...

HMS Jamaica, a Fiji-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, was named after the island of Jamaica, which was a British Crown Colony when she was built in the...

Navy have borne the name HMS Star or HMS Starr: HMS Starr (1643) was a 16-gun ship purchased in 1643 and sold in 1652. HMS Starr (1667) was a 4-gun fireship...

HMS M2 may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy: HMS Havelock (M2) (1915), a monitor initially named M2 HMS M2 (1918), the second M-class submarine...

the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sutherland: HMS Sutherland was a fourth rate of 54 guns launched in 1704 as HMS Reserve. She served as a hospital...

1923. HMS Emerald was a gunboat launched in 1869 as HMS Hawk. She was renamed HMS Amelia in 1888, HMS Colleen in 1905, HMS Colleen Old in 1916, HMS Emerald...

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bonaventure, and another was planned: English ship Bonaventure (1489) was a warship built in 1489...

Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Glatton. The first HMS Glatton (1795) was a 56-gun fourth rate, originally an East Indiaman purchased...

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Serapis, after the god Serapis of Hellenistic Egypt. HMS Serapis (1779) was a 44-gun Roebuck-class two-decker...

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Termagant, after Termagant, a god that Medieval Europeans believed Muslims worshipped, and that...

kingfisher bird: Kingfisher was a ship in service between 1664 and 1667. HMS Kingfisher (1675) was a 46-gun fourth-rate ship of the line built in 1675...

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glasgow after the Scottish city of Glasgow: The first HMS Glasgow (1707) was a 20-gun sixth rate, previously...

Vanguard-class SSBNs HMS Vanguard HMS Victorious HMS Vigilant HMS Vengeance Astute-class SSNs HMS Astute HMS Ambush HMS Artful HMS Audacious HMS Anson HMS Agamemnon...

known as the Duke class. The first Type 23, HMS Norfolk, was commissioned in 1989, and the sixteenth, HMS St Albans was commissioned in June 2002. They...

Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Beaver, after the animal, the beaver: HMS Beaver (1656), a ketch in the Royalist navy, captured by Parliamentary...

HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy. Capable of carrying 60 aircraft including...

been named HMS Triton or HMS Tryton, after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters: HMS Tryton (1702)...

HMS Dittany was a Flower-class corvette of the British Royal Navy during the Second World War. On 14 August 1942, the name Beacon was approved for PG...

name HMS Wildfire: HMS Wildfire (1804) was a fireship, previously the civilian vessel John, built 1766. She was purchased in 1804 and sold in 1807. HMS Wildfire (1826)...

HMS Bronington is a former Ton-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy, named HMS Humber between 1954 and 1958. This mahogany-hulled minesweeper was one of...

been named HMS Colossus: HMS Colossus (1787) was a 74-gun Courageux-class third rate ship of the line launched in 1787 and wrecked in 1798. HMS Colossus (1803)...

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unity or HMS Unite: HMS Unity (1665) was a 32-gun ship, previously the Dutch ship Eendracht. She...

HMS Barossa or HMS Barrosa, named for the Battle of Barrosa (1811), has been the name of four ships of the British Royal Navy: HMS Barrosa (1812), a 36-gun...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Folkestone or the archaic HMS Folkeston, after the town of Folkestone in Kent: HMS Folkeston (1299) was a cog, part...

name HMS Alert (or the variants Alerte and Alaart), while another was planned: HMS Alert (1753), an 8-gun cutter in service from 1753 to 1754. HMS Alert (1777)...

been named HMS Sirius after the brightest star in the night sky. HMS Sirius (1786) was the flagship of the First Fleet to Australia. HMS Sirius (1797)...

HMS Ocean was a landing platform helicopter, formerly the UK's helicopter carrier and the fleet flagship of the Royal Navy. She was designed to support...

in 1666. HMS Swiftsure (1637), a warship involved a colonial admiralty lawsuit. HMS Swiftsure (1673), a 70-gun ship later renamed Revenge. HMS Swiftsure (1750)...

Royal Canadian Navy have borne the name HMS/HMCS Discovery, while ships of other branches have also used the name: HMS Discovery (1600) was a discovery vessel...

HMS M33 is an M29-class monitor of the Royal Navy. Built in 1915, she saw active service in the Mediterranean during the First World War and in Russia...

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Meteor after the meteor, a space object. HMS Meteor (1797) was a 12-gun gun-brig, launched at Leith in...

of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Canada, after the former British colony and contemporary country of Canada: HMS Canada (1765) was a 74-gun third...

HMS Audacity was a British escort carrier of the Second World War and the first of her kind to serve in the Royal Navy. She was originally the German...

name HMS Cruizer or HMS Cruiser: HMS Cruizer (1705) was a 24-gun sixth rate, previously the French ship De Meric. She was captured in 1705 by HMS Tryton...

ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melpomene after the Muse of Tragedy in ancient Greek mythology. HMS Melpomene (1794) was a 38-gun fifth-rate...

of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Viper, or HMS Vipere, after the members of the Viperidae family: HMS Viper (1746) was a 14-gun sloop launched...

Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Montagu: HMS Montagu (1660), a 52-gun Speaker-class frigate launched in 1654 as Lyme, renamed in...

borne the name HMS Narborough, after Rear-Admiral Sir John Narborough. A third was planned, but renamed shortly before being launched: HMS Narborough was...

the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cumberland, after the traditional English county of Cumberland, England: HMS Cumberland (1695) was an 80-gun third...

HMS Erebus was a Hecla-class bomb vessel constructed by the Royal Navy in Pembroke dockyard, Wales, in 1826. The vessel was the second in the Royal Navy...

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Russell in honour of Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford. HMS Russell (1692), an 80-gun second-rate ship...

ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology: HMS Siren (1745) was a 24-gun post ship of the...

Twenty ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Swan, or the archaic HMS Swann, probably after the bird, the Swan: English ship Swann (1417) was...

Navy have been named HMS Himalaya: HMS Himalaya (1854) was a troopship and coaling hulk. She was sold in 1920 and sunk in 1940 HMS Himalaya (1914) was...

HMS Warspite was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the early 1910s. Completed during the First World War in...

HMS Illustrious was a light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and the second of three Invincible-class ships constructed in the late 1970s and early...

Sixteen different ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Greyhound, after the greyhound, a breed of dog notable for its speed. English...

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Ardent, whilst another two were planned: HMS Ardent (1764) was a 64-gun third rate launched in 1764....

Four British Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Ulysses: HMS Ulysses (1779), 44-gun fifth rate launched in 1779 and sold in 1816. Because Ulysses served...

HMS Bounty, also known as HMAV (His Majesty's Armed Vessel) Bounty, was a British merchant ship that the Royal Navy purchased in 1787 for a botanical...

named HMS Nerissa: HMS Nerissa (1916) was a Yarrow M-class destroyer launched at Yarrow in February 1916 and sold in November 1921 at Newport. HMS Nerissa...

Navy have borne the name HMS Forester: English ship Forrester (1657) was a 22-gun ship launched in 1657 and blown up in 1672. HMS Forester (1693) was a 7-gun...

HMS Networks AB is an international company in the field of Industrial Information and Communication Technology (Industrial ICT). HMS is headquartered...

Navy have borne the name HMS Sibyl or HMS Sybille, named for the Greek mythological figures, the Sibyls (Greek: Σίβυλλα): HMS Sibyl (1779) was a 28-gun...

of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hindustan or Hindostan, after the old name for the Indian subcontinent: HMS Hindostan (1795) was a former East...

been named HMS Valiant. HMS Valiant (1755), a schooner launched at Oswego, New York, Thirteen Colonies and captured by the French in 1756. HMS Valiant (1759)...

Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Canopus : The first HMS Canopus (1798) was an 80-gun third-rate French ship of the line launched...

HMS Surprise is a modern tall ship built at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. The vessel was built in 1970 as HMS Rose to a Phil Bolger design based on...

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Majestic, whilst another was planned: HMS Majestic (1785) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1785, razeed...

have been named HMS Dublin, after the Irish city of Dublin: HMS Dublin (1709) was a 10-gun yacht launched in 1707 and broken up in 1752. HMS Dublin was to...

have been named HMS Shark (or HMS Sharke) after the shark: HMS Sharke (1691) was an 8-gun brigantine launched in 1691 and sold in 1698. HMS Sharke (1699)...

have been named HMS Highflyer. The first HMS Highflyer (1813) was an 8-gun schooner operating as an American privateer. In January 1813 HMS Poictiers captured...

built for the Royal Navy (RN), four Batch 1 and five Batch 2. One Batch 1 (HMS Clyde), which was the Falklands guard ship, was decommissioned and transferred...

Eleven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Leopard after the leopard: English ship Leopard (1635) was a 34-gun ship launched in 1635...

British Royal Navy have been named HMS Bulldog (or HMS Bull Dog), after the bulldog, with an eighth announced: The first HMS Bulldog (1794) was a small 4-gun...

Navy have borne the name HMS Favourite, or HMS Favorite: HMS Favourite (1740) may have been a 14-gun sloop launched in 1740. HMS Favorite (1757) was a 14-gun...

Cliff (K495) (ex-HMS Hever Castle) HMCS Hespeler (K489) (ex-HMS Guildford Castle) (later SS Chilcotin) HMCS Humberstone (K497) (ex-HMS Norham Castle) HMCS...

been named HMS Royal Oak, after the Royal Oak in which Charles II hid himself during his flight from the country in the English Civil War: HMS Royal Oak (1664)...

HMS Scorcher was an S-class submarine of the Royal Navy, and part of the third group built of that class. She was built by Cammell Laird and launched...

Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Wolf or HMS Woolf, after the mammal the wolf: HMS Woolf (1656) was a 16-gun ship, previously the Spanish...

Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Indefatigable: HMS Indefatigable (1784) was a 64-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1784, razeed...

HMS Spartan may refer to one of these vessels of the British Royal Navy named in recognition of the military abilities of the Spartans of ancient Greece...

HMS Smilax was originally launched as Tact (PG-98), an Action-class gunboat built for the United States Navy by Collingwood Shipyards, Ltd., Collingwood...

Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Resolution: English ship Resolution (1650) a first rate launched as Prince Royal in 1610 was renamed...

borne the name HMS Dispatch, or the variant HMS Despatch: HMS Despatch (1691) was a 2-gun brigantine launched in 1691 and sold in 1712. HMS Despatch (1745)...

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Captain: HMS Captain (1678) was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1678. She was rebuilt in 1708 and again...

borne the name HMS Caroline: HMS Caroline (1794) was a 3-gun gunvessel, formerly a barge, purchased in 1794. She was sold in 1802. HMS Caroline (1795)...

HMS Immortalité has been the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to: HMS Immortalité (1798), a 42-gun fifth rate, formerly...

600 tonnes HMS Queen Elizabeth HMS Prince of Wales Retired: HMS Argus (1916) – scrapped 1946 HMS Furious (1916) – decommissioned 1945 HMS Vindictive (1918) –...

HMS Sylvia has been the name of five ships of the British Royal Navy, and may refer to: HMS Sylvia (1806), an Adonis-class 10-gun schooner launched in...

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lily or HMS Lilly: English ship Lily (1642), of 12 guns and 110 tons, purchased in 1642 and under the...

Two Royal Navy ships have been called HMS Endurance after Sir Ernest Shackleton's Endurance, the ship crushed in the ice of the Weddell Sea during his...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Delhi, after the Indian city of Delhi: HMS Delhi was the name under which the battleship HMS Emperor of India was constructed...

HMS M4 may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy: HMS Roberts (1915), a monitor originally named M4 HMS M4 (1919), the fourth M-class submarine...

British Royal Navy have been named HMS Ladybird, after the ladybird family of beetles (Coccinellidae). The first HMS Ladybird (1916) was an Insect-class...

ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Calcutta, after the Indian city of Calcutta (now Kolkata). The first HMS Calcutta (1795) was a 54-gun fourth rate...

have been named HMS Anson, after Admiral George Anson: HMS Anson (1747), a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1747 and sold in 1773. HMS Anson (1763), a 6-gun...

Navy vessels have been named HMS Dolphin after the dolphin. The first seven Dolphins were small ketches and fireships. HMS Dolphin (1731), launched in...

HMS Gipsy (or Gipsey) has been the name of several Royal Navy ships: HMS Gipsy (1799), a schooner in service from 1799 to 1804 that captured several French...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Admiralty, after the Admiralty, the body responsible for the administration of the navy: HMS Admiralty (1814) was a yacht...

establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Quebec, after the city of Quebec in Canada: HMS Quebec (1760) was a 32-gun fifth rate launched in...

HMS Strafford is the name of the following Royal Navy ships: HMS Strafford (1714) HMS Strafford (1735) Strafford (disambiguation) This article includes...

been named HMS Ajax after the Greek hero Ajax: HMS Ajax (1767) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1767 and sold in 1785. HMS Ajax (1798)...

have borne the name HMS Trident or HMS Trydent, after the Trident, often associated with the Roman God of the Sea, Neptune: HMS Trydent (1695) was a...

ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Goliath after the Biblical giant, Goliath. The first HMS Goliath (1781) was a 74-gun third-rate that fought...

of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Campbeltown, after Campbeltown in Scotland, with a third announced: HMS Campbeltown was a Town-class destroyer...

Eight ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Centurion, after the centurions of ancient Rome. A ninth ship was planned...

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Advice: English ship Advice (1586) was a 9-gun full-rigged pinnace launched in 1586 and sold in...

Two submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Unseen HMS Unseen (P51) was a Second World War U-class submarine launched on 16 April 1942 and later...

have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake: Drake was a 16-gun sixth rate launched in 1653 and sold in 1691. HMS Drake (1694) was...

borne the name HMS Jumna, after another name for the Yamuna River in India. A ship of the Royal Indian Navy has been named HMIS Jumna: HMS Jumna (1832)...

Six ships of the Royal Navy, have been named HMS Leander after the Greek hero Leander: HMS Leander (1780) was a 52-gun fourth rate launched in 1780. She...

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Arrow, after the projectile: HMS Arrow (1796), a 20-gun sloop launched in 1796 that the French frigates...

HMS Unicorn is a surviving sailing frigate of the successful Leda class, although the original design had been modified by the time that the Unicorn was...

Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defence: HMS Defence (1763), launched in 1763, fought in many battles in the American Revolutionary...

borne the name HMS Manchester after the city of Manchester in the north-west of England. HMS Manchester was a hired store ship in 1814. HMS Manchester (15)...

name HMS Mosquito, or the archaic HMS Musquito, after the tropical insect, the Mosquito: HMS Musquito (1777) was a vessel in service in 1777. HMS Musquito (1794)...

name HMS Danae, after the Greek heroine Danaë. HMS Danae (1759) was a 38-gun fifth rate captured from the French in 1759 by HMS Southampton and HMS Melampe...

United Kingdom. There are two carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, currently in service. HMS Unicorn was an aircraft repair ship and...

HMS Havelock was an Abercrombie-class monitor of the Royal Navy that saw service in the First World War. On 3 November 1914, Charles M. Schwab of Bethlehem...

Four ships of Royal Navy have been named HMS Malta after the Mediterranean island: HMS Malta (1800 schooner) was a Spanish 10-gun schooner built and launched...

HMS Endeavour was a Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia on his first voyage of discovery...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Looe, after the Cornish town of Looe. A seventh was planned but never completed: HMS Looe (1696) was a 32-gun fifth...

have borne the name HMS Sealark (frequently written Sea Lark), a general term for any of several small sandpipers and plovers: HMS Sealark (1806) was a...

name HMS Foam, a figurative term for the sea: HMS Foam (1856), a wooden Albacore-class gunboat launched in 1856 and sold for breaking in 1867. HMS Foam (1871)...

HMS Medusa, after the ancient Greek mythological figure Medusa: HMS Medusa (1785) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1785 and wrecked in 1798. HMS Medusa...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Winchelsea, or the archaic variant HMS Winchelsey, after the Sussex town of Winchelsea: HMS Winchelsey (1694) was a 32-gun...

have been named HMS Victorious. HMS Victorious (1785), launched at Blackwall Yard, London, was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line HMS Victorious (1808)...

HMS Esk may refer to one of the following Royal Navy ships named Esk after a Celtic word meaning a river: HMS Esk (1813), a 20-gun post ship launched...

Royal Navy have been named HMS Hurworth HMS Hurworth (L28) - a Hunt-class destroyer, launched in 1941 and sunk in 1943. HMS Hurworth (M39) - a Hunt-class...

HMS Radiant was an R-class destroyer which fought in the First World War as part of the Royal Navy before being transferred to the Royal Thai Navy, in...

captured in 1778 by HMS Unicorn and HMS Experiment and was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Raleigh. She was sold in 1783. HMS Raleigh (1806) was...

HMS Tryall (1710), a 10-gun sloop launched in 1713 and broken up in 1719 HMS Tryall (1719), a 10-gun sloop launched in 1719 and broken up in 1731 HMS Tryall (1732)...

name HMS Wellington: The French brig Oreste was renamed HMS Wellington after her capture in 1810 but never commissioned and was broken up in 1812. HMS Wellington...

Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Glory, or the French variant HMS Gloire: HMS Glory (1747) was a 44-gun fifth rate, formerly the French...

named HMS Ravager : HMS Ravager (D70) was a Ruler-class escort carrier launched in 1942 and transferred to the Royal Navy under Lend lease as HMS Ravager...

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...

Two Royal Navy submarines have been named HMS Upholder. The first HMS Upholder (P37), launched in 1940, was a U-class submarine. She served in World War...

been named HMS Trafalgar, after the Battle of Trafalgar: HMS Trafalgar (1820) was a 106-gun first rate launched in 1820. She was renamed HMS Camperdown...

ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Venus, after Venus, the goddess of love in Roman mythology: HMS Venus (1758) was a 36-gun fifth-rate Venus-class...

GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site is a National Historic Site near King...

training of naval officers at Dartmouth dates from 1863, when the wooden hulk HMS Britannia was moved from Portland and moored in the River Dart to serve as...

HMS Swindon was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Aberdare sub-class built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was not finished in time to participate...

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Irresistible. A fifth was planned but later renamed: HMS Irresistible (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship...

called HMS Temeraire. The name entered the navy with the capture of the first Temeraire (French for "the daring one") from the French in 1759: HMS Temeraire (1759)...

named HMS Heron after the wading bird. Two shore establishments of the Royal Navy, used by the Fleet Air Arm, have borne the name HMS Heron II. HMS Heron (1804)...

ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Birmingham, after the city of Birmingham in England. The first HMS Birmingham (1913) was a 1910 Town-class...

HMS Caledonia was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 25 June 1808 at Plymouth. She was Admiral Pellew's flagship in...

a privateer. She was captured in 1643, renamed HMS Old Warwick in 1650 and was broken up in 1660. HMS Warwick (1696) was a 48-gun fourth rate launched...

Naval Air Station Ford, commonly referred to as RNAS Ford, (also known as HMS Peregrine) is a former Royal Naval Air Station located at Ford, in West Sussex...

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Quorn, all named after the Quorn Hunt. HMS Quorn (1916), launched in 1916, was a Hunt-class minesweeper...

HMS Nigeria (pennant number 60) was a Fiji-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy completed early in World War II and served during that conflict. She...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly: HMS Fly (1648) was a six-gun sloop, built in 1648 and last listed in 1652. HMS Fly (1672) was a six-gun dogger...

Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Scourge : HMS Scourge (1779) was a 14-gun brig-sloop launched in 1779. In 1793 she captured Sans Cullote...

have borne the name HMS Kennington: HMS Kennington (1736), a 24-gun sixth rate, launched in 1736 and broken up at Plymouth in 1749. HMS Kennington (1756)...

of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Shannon, after the River Shannon, the longest river in Ireland: HMS Shannon (1757) was a 28-gun sixth rate...

Navy have been named HMS Spiraea after the shrub: HMS Spiraea (1917) was an Anchusa-class sloop launched in 1917 and sold in 1922. HMS Spiraea (K08) was...

vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sultana, for a female sultan or wife of a sultan: HMS Sultana (1768) was an American schooner built...

HMS Pink (K137) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy. She was built by Henry Robb in Leith in 1941 and named after the flower nicknamed...

of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falkland, probably after the former Royal burgh of Falkland, Fife: HMS Falkland (1696) was a 54-gun fourth-rate...

of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Strombolo, or HMS Stromboli, after the volcano Stromboli, in Italy: HMS Strombolo (1691) was an 8-gun fireship...

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Nile, after the Battle of the Nile in 1798: HMS Nile (1806) was a 12-gun cutter purchased in 1806...

HMS Essex may refer to one of these ships of the British Royal Navy named after the county of Essex: English ship Essex (1653), a 60-gun ship launched...

have borne the name HMS Amphion, after the Greek hero Amphion. HMS Amphion (1780), launched in 1780, was a 32-gun fifth-rate. HMS Amphion (1798), launched...

HMS Doterel was a Doterel-class sloop launched by the Royal Navy in 1880. She sank at anchor off Punta Arenas after an explosion on 26 April 1881 during...

HMS Hamadryad may refer to: Spanish frigate Ninfa captured by the British in the action of 26 April 1797 and taken into service as HMS Hamadryad. She was...

1682. She was renamed HMS Prince in 1705, HMS Princess in 1716 and HMS Princess Royal in 1728. She was broken up in 1773. HMS Ossory (1915) was an Admiralty...

the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hermione after Hermione, the daughter of Menelaus and Helen in Greek mythology. HMS Hermione (1782) was a 32-gun fifth...

HMS Freesia (K43) was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy built during the Second World War. She was constructed by Harland and Wolff in Belfast...

built with a figurehead was HMS Cadmus As designed and built the class was fitted with a barquentine-rigged sail plan. After HMS Condor was lost in a gale...

have borne the name HMS Powerful. Ships HMS Powerful (1783) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1783 and broken up in 1812. HMS Powerful (1826) was an...

shore establishment of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Hornet, after the insect: HMS Hornet (1745), a 14-gun sloop launched in 1745. She was in...

the Royal Navy have been named HMS Buffalo: HMS Buffalo was a storeship, launched in 1743 as the 70-gun third-rate HMS Captain. She was reduced to 64-guns...

Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dragon. English ship Dragon (1512), a ship of 100 tons built in 1512 under Sir William Sidney in the...

have borne the name HMS Derwent: HMS Derwent (1807) was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1807 and sold in 1817. Along with HMS Solebay they were the...

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Melita, named after the island of Malta: HMS Melita (1888), launched in 1888 was a Mariner-class composite...

HMS Sheffield was a Type 42-class guided missile destroyer and the second Royal Navy ship to be named after the city of Sheffield in Yorkshire. Commissioned...

HMS Rugby was a Hunt-class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during World War I. Completed in 1918, the ship was sold for scrap in 1927. The Aberdare...

Reserve. HMS President HMS Scotia HMS Cambria HMS Dalriada HMS Flying Fox HMS Calliope HMS Eaglet HMS Vivid HMS Sherwood HMS King Alfred HMS Forward HMS Hibernia...

name HMS Acasta, whilst another two were planned: HMS Acasta (1797) was a 40-gun fifth rate frigate launched in 1797 and broken up in 1821. HMS Acasta...

establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Caledonia after the Latin name for Scotland: HMS Caledonia (1807) was a 3-gun brig launched in 1807...

vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Minerva, after the goddess Minerva of Roman mythology. HMS Minerva (1759) was a 32-gun fifth rate launched...

HMS Derby was a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Aberdare sub-class built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was not finished in time to participate...

Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triumph. Another was planned, but renamed before being launched: English ship Triumph (1562) was a 68-gun...

and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dauntless: HMS Dauntless (1804) was an 18-gun sloop launched at Hull, England in...

borne the name HMS Gannet, after the seabird the Gannet: HMS Gannet (1800) was a 16-gun brig-sloop purchased in 1800 and sold in 1814. HMS Gannet (1814)...

HMS Pearl may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy: English ship Pearl (1651). a Fifth rate of 22 guns of the navy of the Commonwealth of England...

HMS Arabis was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy. The ship was commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Arabis. She was transferred to the United...

HMS Somerset is the name of four ships of the Royal Navy: HMS Somerset (1698), a third rate of 1698 HMS Somerset (1731), a third rate of 1731 HMS Somerset (1748)...

Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Trouncer : HMS Trouncer (D85) was a Ruler-class escort carrier launched as USS Perdido in 1943...

the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Centaur, after the half-human, half-horse centaur of Greek mythology: HMS Centaur (1746) was a 24-gun sixth rate...

have borne the name HMS Leveret. HMS Leveret (1806), was a Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1806 and wrecked the next year. HMS Leveret (1808), was...

Navy have been named HMS Oryx: The intended name for an Admiralty M-class destroyer, subsequently built as HMS Octavia (1916). HMS Oryx (1927), an auxiliary...

HMS Malaya was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s. Shortly after commissioning in early...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chameleon, or the archaic variants HMS Cameleon or HMS Camelion, after the Chameleon: HMS Chameleon (1777) was a 14-gun...

Royal Navy have been named HMS Supply. HMS Supply (1672) was a 6-gun fireship purchased in 1672 and expended in 1673. HMS Supply (1688) was a 9-gun fireship...

the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Onyx, after the mineral Onyx. Another was renamed before being launched: HMS Onyx (1808) was a 10-gun Cherokee-class...

Twelve ships and two shore establishments of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance. Others have borne the name whilst serving as depot ships and tenders...

HMS Glorious was the second of the three Courageous-class battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Designed to support the...

School (HMS) is the medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is the...

Navy have been named HMS Pandora after the mythological Pandora. Another was planned, but the name was reassigned to another ship: HMS Pandora (1779), a...

designed by Forfait. The British captured her and recommissioned her as HMS Guerriere. She is most famous for her fight against USS Constitution. Her...

HMS Beagle was a Cherokee-class 10-gun brig-sloop of the Royal Navy, one of more than 100 ships of this class. The vessel, constructed at a cost of £7...

been named HMS Daring. HMS Daring (1804), a 12-gun Archer-class gun-brig launched in 1804 and destroyed after running aground in 1813. HMS Daring (1844)...

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Redoubt, for the redoubt, a type of enclosed fort: HMS Redoubt (1793) was a 20-gun floating battery, formerly...

HMS Aire, later renamed Tamar, was a River-class frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). Aire was built to the RN's specifications as a Group II River-class frigate...

name HMS Sentinel: HMS Centinel (1804) was a 12-gun brig, formerly named Friendship. She was purchased in 1804 and wrecked in the Baltic in 1812. HMS Sentinel (1904)...

Barrow-in-Furness; HMS Andromache (P424) HMS Answer (P425) HMS Antagonist (P428) HMS Antaeus (P429) HMS Anzac (P431) HMS Aphrodite (P432) HMS Approach (P435) HMS Arcadian...

HMS Rodney, of which at least the last five were named after the Georgian Admiral George, Lord Rodney. A seventh was planned but never completed: HMS Rodney (1759)...

Navy have been called HMS Pallas. See Pallas (disambiguation) for various figures called "Pallas" in Greek mythology. The first HMS Pallas (1757) was a...

ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned: HMS Panther (1703) was a 54-gun fourth-rate ship...

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Seine after the River Seine which runs through Paris and Normandy in France. All three ships named Seine...

borne the name HMS Corncrake: HMS Corncrake was the name of an RN minelaying converted trawler, lost in the Atlantic in January 1943. HMS Corncrake (shore...

Navy have borne the name HMS Indomitable: HMS Indomitable (1907) was the first battlecruiser in the world, beating sister ship HMS Inflexible by four months...

Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Battleaxe: HMS Battleaxe (1916) was the former Russian trawler Safir launched in 1916 and taken up...

HMS Kempthorne (K483) was a Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy and named after Captain (later Admiral Sir) John Kempthorne of HMS Mary Rose in 1669...

HMS Albion was a landing platform dock originally built for the Royal Navy, the first of the two-ship Albion class. Built by BAE Systems Marine in Barrow-in-Furness...

H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It opened...

HMS Orlando has been the name of four ships of the Royal Navy. HMS Orlando (1811) was a 36-gun fifth rate launched in 1811, used for harbour service or...

HMS Valorous has been the name of four ships of the Royal Navy: HMS Valorous (1804) was a Combatant-class sixth-rate sloop. She was launched at Hull in...

3°33′36″N 104°28′42″E / 3.56000°N 104.47833°E / 3.56000; 104.47833 HMS Prince of Wales was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that...

name HMS Renard, or HMS Reynard, after the French for fox, and the anthropomorphic figure of Reynard: HMS Renard (1780) was an 18-gun sloop that HMS Brune...

have borne the name HMS Kite, after the kite, a bird of prey: HMS Kite (1764) was a 6-gun cutter launched in 1764 and sold in 1771. HMS Kite (1778) was a...

the Royal Navy have been named HMS Aeolus, after one of a number of figures named Aeolus who appear in Greek mythology: HMS Aeolus (1758) was a 32-gun fifth-rate...

of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firedrake after the fire-breathing dragon of Anglo-Saxon mythology. HMS Firedrake (1688) was a 12-gun bomb vessel...

HMS Glasgow is the first Type 26 frigate to be built for the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. The Type 26 class will partially replace the navy's thirteen...

ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Jaseur, the name coming from the French for the waxwing. HMS Jaseur (1807) was a 12-gun brig-sloop that...

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Thrasher: HMS Thrasher (1804) was a 12-gun brig, previously the mercantile Adamant, built in 1804...

HMS Holland may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy: HMS Holland 1 HMS Holland 2 HMS Holland 3 HMS Holland 4 HMS Holland 5 HMS Holland 6 Holland...

borne the name HMS Cossack, after the Cossack people of Eastern Europe, whilst another was begun but was cancelled while building: HMS Cossack (1806)...

HMS Tara may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy: HMS Tara (1914) HMS Tara (1918) Tara (disambiguation) This article includes a list of ships...

HMS Friday is an urban myth concerning a disastrous attempt by the Royal Navy to dispel the superstition against sailing on a Friday. While widely circulated...

the name HMS Superb, or HMS Superbe: HMS Superb (1710) was a 64-gun third rate, previously the French ship Superbe. She was captured by HMS Kent in 1710...

HMS Pegasus is a Royal Navy Reserve unit that supports the Fleet Air Arm in times of stretch, crisis, tension and war. It is administered from RNAS Yeovilton...

Ten ships of the Royal Navy have carried the name HMS Spitfire, while an eleventh was planned but renamed before entering service. All are named after...

HMS Surprise was the name the Royal Navy gave to the French Navy's corvette Unité after its capture in 1796. Unité was launched on 16 January 1794. Surprise...

vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Acheron after Acheron, a river of Hades in Greek mythology. HMS Acheron (1803) was an 8-gun bomb vessel purchased...

British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gibraltar, after the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. The first HMS Gibraltar (1711) was a 20-gun sixth...

have been named HMS Jamaica, after the island colony of Jamaica: HMS Jamaica (1710), a 14-gun sloop launched in 1710 and wrecked in 1715 HMS Jamaica (1744)...

1654. HMS Renown (1747) was a 30-gun fifth rate, previously the French ship Renommée. She was captured in 1747 by HMS Dover and broken up in 1771. HMS Renown (1774)...

HMS Apollo, after the Greek god Apollo: HMS Apollo (1747) was 20-gun storeship captured from the French in 1747 and wrecked in 1749 off Madras. HMS Apollo...

Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Howe, after Admiral Richard Howe: HMS Howe (1805) was the ex-Indian merchantman Kaikusroo; renamed...

ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Orion, after the hunter Orion of Greek mythology: HMS Orion (1787) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the...

Navy have borne the name HMS Tigris, after the river Tigris, in modern-day Iraq. Another was planned but never completed: HMS Tigris (1813) was a 36-gun...

HMS Ark Royal was a light aircraft carrier and former flagship of the Royal Navy. She was the third and final vessel of the Invincible class. She was...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Akbar, the Arabic word for Great. Two others were planned but never commissioned: HMS Akbar was to have been a 74-gun...

Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Kingston. HMS Kingston (1697) was a 60-gun fourth rate, launched in 1697, rebuilt in 1719 and 1740...

borne the name HMS Boadicea after Boadicea, queen of the Iceni in Roman Britain, whilst another ship was planned but never completed: HMS Boadicea (1797)...

HMS Marshal Ney was the lead ship of her class of two monitors built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Laid down as M13, she was renamed...

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Unicorn, after the mythological creature, the unicorn: English ship Unicorn (1544) was a 36-gun...

Eleven vessels, and one planned, of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gloucester, after Gloucester, the city in England. English ship Gloucester (1654)...

the name HMS Hydra, after the Lernaean Hydra of Greek mythology: HMS Hydra (1778) was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1778 and sold in 1783. HMS Hydra (1797)...

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ruby: English ship Ruby (1652) was initially a 40-gun warship launched in 1652. She fought in the...

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Orwell, after the River Orwell in Suffolk, England HMS Orwell (1866) was a Britomart-class wooden screw...

HMS Abercrombie was a First World War Royal Navy Abercrombie-class monitor. On 3 November 1914, Charles M. Schwab of Bethlehem Steel offered Winston Churchill...

have borne the name HMS Nettle, after the stinging nettle, a species of flowering plants. A fifth was renamed before being launched. HMS Nettle (1856) was...

HMS Charles has been the name of more than one ship of the English or British Royal Navy: English ship Charles (1586), a 16-gun pinnace launched in 1586...

There have been six ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Lancaster: HMS Lancaster (1694) was an 80-gun first rate built in 1694, then rebuilt and relaunched...

Four ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Diomede. A fifth was planned but never completed: HMS Diomede (1781) was a 44-gun fourth-rate two-decker...

HMS Balfour was a Captain-class frigate of the Royal Navy which served during World War II. She was built as a TE (Buckley) type destroyer escort in the...

also been a HMS Maenad (J335).) HMS Bacchante – 20-gun French corvette launched in 1795 and captured by HMS Endymion in 1803. Sold in 1809. HMS Bacchante (1811)...

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Undaunted: HMS Undaunted (1794) was a 28-gun sixth rate, formerly the French storeship and prison...

HMS Galatea, after the Galatea of mythology, has been the name of eight ships in the British Royal Navy. HMS Galatea (1776) was a 20-gun sixth-rate post-ship...

HMS Prince of Wales (R09) is the second Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier and the Fleet Flagship of the Royal Navy. Prince of Wales is not fitted...

ships of the Royal Navy have been called HMS Aurora or HMS Aurore, after the Roman Goddess of the dawn. HMS Aurora (1757) was a 36-gun fifth rate, formerly...

of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Phaeton or Phaëton after Phaëton, the son of Helios in Greek mythology: HMS Phaeton (1691), a purpose-built fireship...

Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Antelope, after the Antelope: English ship Antelope (1546) was a galleass carrying between 38 and 44...

son of Rear Admiral Narbrough's sister. Three other ships (HMS Eagle, HMS Romney and HMS Firebrand) were also lost, bringing the death toll to nearly...

have been named HMS Decoy. HMS Decoy (1810), the name vessel for her three-vessel class of cutter; the French captured her in 1814 HMS Decoy (1856), a...

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Severn after the River Severn: The first HMS Severn (1695) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1695,...

Navy name HMS Penzance, named for the port of Penzance in Cornwall. The ships motto is Diligenter Pensa (Diligent thought). The first HMS Penzance (1665)...

HMS Broadsword may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy: HMS Broadsword (D31), was a Weapon-class destroyer launched in 1946 and broken up in...

Four ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Conway after the River Conwy in North Wales, formerly known by its English...

HMS Andromeda, after the Greek heroine Andromeda. HMS Andromeda (1777) was a 28-gun sixth rate launched in 1777 and lost in a hurricane in 1780. HMS Andromeda (1784)...

HMS Milford 1695 HMS Arundel 1695 HMS Rye 1696 HMS Scarborough 1696 HMS Looe (i) 1696 HMS Lynn 1696 HMS Fowey 1696 HMS Southsea Castle (i) 1696 HMS Gosport...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chesapeake HMS Chesapeake (1799) was a 38-gun American heavy frigate captured by HMS Shannon on 1 June 1813 in a 15-minute...

HMS Oriole may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy HMS Oriole (1916), an Admiralty M-class destroyer PS Eagle III, a paddle steamer used as...

HMS Terror was a specialised warship and a newly developed bomb vessel constructed for the Royal Navy in 1813. She participated in several battles of...

Lambert and Brown 2008, p. 65. HMS Arbutus (K 86) (British Corvette) – Ships hit by German U-boats during WWII – uboat.net HMS Asphodel (K 56) (British Corvette)...

HMS Erica was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy and was built by Harland and Wolff in 1941. She was named after Erica. Commissioned...

with the light cruiser HMS Calcutta and the destroyers HMS Gallant, HMS Greyhound, HMS Griffin, HMS Impulsive, HMS Sabre, and HMS Wakeful. She began patrols...

HMS Borer may refer to: HMS Borer (1794), a gunvessel launched in 1794 and sold in 1810 HMS Borer (1812), a gun-brig launched in 1812 and sold in 1815...

HMS Limbourne (L57) was a Hunt-class escort destroyer, operated by the Royal Navy. She was sunk in action, off German-occupied Guernsey, on 23 October...

HMS Beelzebub (or Belzebub) may refer to the following ships: HMS Beelzebub (1813), a Vesuvius-class bomb vessel HMS Beelzebub, a cancelled Hecla-class...

HMS Gossamer may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy: HMS Gossamer (1821), a cutter HMS Gossamer (1890), a Sharpshooter-class torpedo gunboat...

the Royal Navy have been named HMS P32. HMS P32 (1916), a P-class patrol boat launched in 1916 and sold in 1921. HMS P32 (1940), a U-class submarine...

vessels with the name HMS Erne; the name comes from the white-tailed eagle, also known as the erne. The 20-gun sixth-rate post ship HMS Erne (1813), launched...

Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hecla, after the volcano Hekla in Iceland. HMS Hecla (1797) was a 10-gun bomb vessel purchased in 1797...

HMS Cheviot was one of thirty-two C-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War, a member of the eight-ship Ch sub-class. Completed...

named HMS Lightning. The first HMS Lightning (1691) was an 8-gun fire ship launched in 1691 and captured by the French in 1705. The second HMS Lightning (1740)...

HMS Auriga (P419/S69), was an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Vickers-Armstrongs and launched 29 March 1945. Auriga had a displacement...

HMS Conundrum was the unofficial name given to the large drums used for laying the World War II Normandy landings PLUTO pipeline. The drums were cone-ended...

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Plymouth after the port of Plymouth in Devon: English ship Plymouth (1653) was a 60-gun ship launched...

Navy have borne the name HMS New Zealand, after the country of New Zealand, a third was cancelled while under construction: HMS New Zealand (1904) was a...

the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Anglesea. A fourth Royal Navy vessel carried the related name HMS Anglesey: HMS Anglesea (1694), a 44-gun fourth...

HMS Sarawak (K591) was a Colony-class frigate of the United Kingdom that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy...

Navy have been named HMS Egmont: HMS Egmont (1768), a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1768, and broken up in 1799. HMS Egmont (1776) was a...

HMS Queen Elizabeth could refer to one of three ships named in honour of Elizabeth I of England: HMS Queen Elizabeth (1913) was the lead ship of the Queen...

HMS Garry was a Yarrow-type River-class destroyer of the Royal Navy built under the 1903 – 1904 Naval Estimates. Named after the River Garry in north...

Navy. It entered service with the British Royal Navy in 1988 with the name HMS Sheffield, and served with the Royal Navy until 2002. Initially it was meant...

HMS Devonshire, originally in honour of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, and later after the county of Devonshire (now called Devon). HMS Devonshire (1692)...

been named HMS Princess, HMS Princesse or HMS Princessa: HMS Princess (1660) was a 54-gun fourth rate launched in 1660 and broken up in 1680. HMS Princess...

HMS Bentley was a Captain-class frigate which served during World War II. The ship was named after Sir John Bentley who entered the Royal Navy in 1720...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albatross, after the seabird, the albatross. A seventh was planned but never completed: HMS Albatross (1795) was a 16-gun...

Nine ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Amazon, after the mythical female warriors. HMS Amazon (1745) was a 26-gun frigate, formerly the French...

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Chester, after the city of Chester: HMS Chester (1691) was a 48-gun fourth rate launched in 1691...

Royal Navy to bear the name HMS Illustrious. The ship's motto is "Vox Non Incerta" which translates as "No Uncertain Sound". HMS Illustrious (1789) was a...

of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Splendid. HMS Splendid (1597) was listed in 1597, with an unknown fate. HMS Splendid (1918) was an S-class destroyer...

Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Exeter after the city of Exeter in Devon. HMS Exeter (1680) was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1680...

the name HMS Ranger HMS Ranger (1747) was a 24-gun sixth rate, previously the French privateer Deux Couronnes. She was captured in 1747 by HMS Gloucester (1745)...

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Amelia, whilst another was planned: HMS Amelia (1796) was a 38-gun fifth rate, previously the French...

Navy have borne the name HMS Firebrand. HMS Firebrand (1694) was an 8-gun fireship launched in 1694 and wrecked in 1707. HMS Firebrand (1739) was an 8-gun...

Royal Navy named HMS Mons after the Battle of Mons: HMS Mons (1915) was an Admiralty M-class destroyer launched in 1915 and sold in 1921. HMS Mons (1945) was...

Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Pelican, after the bird, while another was planned: Pelican was an 18-gun privateer. She was part...

expeditions. Later, he was second-in-command to Sir John Franklin and captain of HMS Terror during what would become Franklin's lost expedition, to discover the...

named HMS Africa, after the continent of Africa. Two others were planned: HMS Africa (1694) was a 46-gun ship in service from 1694 to 1696. HMS Africa (1761)...

HMS Nautilus, after the Greek word for a sailor, including: HMS Nautilus (1762) was a 16-gun sloop launched in 1762 and put up for sale in 1780 HMS Nautilus (1784)...

of the Royal Navy, used by the Fleet Air Arm, have borne the name HMS Godwit. HMS Godwit (1943 shore establishment), RNAS Hinstock was a Royal Naval...

Navy have been named HMS Porcupine, after the porcupine, a rodent belonging to the families Erethizontidae or Hystricidae. HMS Porcupine (1746) was a...

the matter by forcing a duel with his tormentor. He is then transferred to HMS Indefatigable under Edward Pellew and distinguishes himself. He fends off...

Five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS President, after the office of president meaning "one who presides over an...

shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Medway, after the River Medway. HMS Medway (1693), a 60-gun fourth rate launched in 1693, rebuilt...

been named HMS Jupiter, after the Roman god Jupiter. HMS Jupiter (1778) was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1774 and wrecked in 1808. HMS Jupiter (1813)...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Spence: HMS Spence (1722) was an 8-gun sloop launched in 1722 and broken up in 1730. HMS Spence (1730) was a 12-gun sloop...

Navy have borne the name HMS Hawk after the bird of prey, the hawk: HMS Hawk (1721) was an 8-gun sloop that foundered in 1731. HMS Hawk (1741) was a 10-gun...

named HMS Cattistock after the Cattistock hunt: HMS Cattistock (1917), launched in 1917, was a Hunt-class minesweeper that served in World War I HMS Cattistock (L35)...

HMS Dreadnought was a Royal Navy battleship, the design of which revolutionised naval power. The ship's entry into service in 1906 represented such an...

borne the name HMS Bittern, after the bird, the bittern: HMS Bittern (1796) was an 18-gun sloop launched in 1796 and sold in 1833. HMS Bittern (1840)...

BRNC HMS Raleigh Northwood HQ Rosyth Dockyard HMS Vulcan HMNB Devonport HMNB Portsmouth HMS Jufair Mare Harbour RAF Mount Pleasant Stanley HMS Drake...

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Racoon, after the raccoon: HMS Racoon (1782) was a 14-gun brig-sloop. In 1782 she was under the command...

HMS Lofoten was a vessel of the Royal Navy. Initially built as one of a large number of LSTs in 1945, she was named after the Norwegian islands that were...

ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Bellona after Bellona, the goddess of war in Roman mythology: HMS Bellona (1747) was a 30-gun sixth rate,...

name HMS Thetis, named after the sea-nymph in Greek mythology: HMS Thetis (1717) was a 22-gun storeship launched in 1717. Her fate is unknown. HMS Thetis (1747)...

Five ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Sappho, after the Ancient Greek lyric poet Sappho. Two more were planned but one was cancelled and...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scout: HMS Scout (1577) was a 10-gun bark launched in 1577 and condemned in 1603. HMS Scout (1648) was a 6-gun sloop...

the Royal Navy have been named HMS Strenuous : HMS Strenuous (1805) was a Confounder-class gunbrig sold in 1814. HMS Strenuous (1918) was an S-class...

Royal Navy have been named HMS Cerberus or Cerbere after Cerberus, the three-headed dog in Greek mythology that guards Hades: HMS Cerberus (1758) was a 28-gun...

until 1659. HMS Raven (1745) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1745 and sold in 1763. HMS Raven was a sloop, previously the 8-gun fireship HMS Vesuvius launched...

HMS Statice, originally known as Vim, was a scrapped Action class patrol boat in the Royal Navy. When the United States entered World War II at the end...

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Cottesmore after the Cottesmore hunt: The first HMS Cottesmore (1917), launched in 1917, was a Hunt-class...

have borne the name HMS Lennox, probably after the historic Scottish region of Lennox, and its associated Duchy and Earldom: HMS Lennox (1914) was a Laforey-class...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Rapid: HMS Rapid (1804) was a 12-gun gun-brig launched in 1804 and sunk in 1808. HMS Rapide (1808 schooner) was a British...

of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Falcon. They are named after an exceptionally fast bird of prey. HMS Falcon (1334) was a "ballinger" (a moderate-size...

have borne the name HMS Hinchinbrook. HMS Hinchinbrook (1744) was a 10-gun sloop launched in 1744 that the French captured in 1746. HMS Hinchinbrook (1777)...

HMS M3 may refer to the following ships of the Royal Navy: HMS Raglan (1915), a monitor initially named M3 HMS M3 (1918), the third M-class submarine HSwMS...

HMS Affleck was a Captain-class frigate which served during World War II. The ship was named after Sir Edmund Affleck, commander of HMS Bedford at the...

HMS Linaria was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy, which saw service during the Second World War. Originally built for the United States Navy...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Donovan: HMS Donovan (1918) was a 24-class sloop launched in 1918 and sold in 1922. HMS Donovan was a landing ship, infantry...

HMS Beatrice may refer to: HMS Beatrice (1862), a schooner launched in 1860 and acquired in 1862 and sold in 1890 HMS Beatrice (1914), a hired trawler...

HMS Stoic HMS Stonehenge HMS Storm HMS Stratagem HMS Strongbow HMS Spark HMS Scythian HMS Stubborn HMS Surf HMS Syrtis HMS Shalimar HMS Scotsman HMS Sea...

named HMS Ganges after the river Ganges in India. HMS Ganges (1782) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. HMS Ganges (1821)...

HMS Pigmy (1781), a 14-gun cutter captured by the French on 27 December 1781. Recaptured on 22 July 1782. Renamed HMS Lurcher on 31 May 1783 and HMS Pigmy...

the name of HMS Culloden, after the battle of Culloden which took place in Scotland in 1746 and saw the defeat of the Jacobite rising. HMS Culloden was...

Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Suffolk, after the county of Suffolk: HMS Suffolk (1680) was a 70-gun third rate launched in 1680...

named HMS Halcyon. The term Halcyon originates from the Greek myth of Alcyone and means golden or marked by peace and prosperity. The first HMS Halcyon...

HMS Vivid (P77) HMS Voracious (P78) HMS Vulpine (P79) - Transferred to the Royal Danish Navy after the war as U2 HMS Varne (P81) HMS Upshot (P82) HMS...

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Trepassey, or the alternative spelling HMS Trepassy, named for the fishing village of Trepassey on...

HMS Tiara (P351) was a Royal Navy Group Three T-class submarine laid down at Portsmouth Dockyard on 8 April 1943 and launched on 18 April 1944. However...

At least seven vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Firefly: HMS Firefly (1801), was a vessel built in Bermuda that the Royal Navy purchased...

HMS Cavendish has been the name of two Royal Navy ships: HMS Cavendish (1918), a Hawkins-class cruiser built in 1918, renamed HMS Vindictive, and converted...

HMS Vanguard was a British fast battleship built during the Second World War and commissioned after the war ended. She was the largest and fastest of...

HMS Algiers refers to the following ships of the Royal Navy HMS Algiers (1854) HMS Triumph (1870), later renamed HMS Algiers Algiers (disambiguation) This...

named HMS Grasshopper, named for the grasshopper, a common type of herbivorous insect. HMS Grasshopper (1776) was a 14-gun sloop. She was renamed HMS Basilisk...

Fifteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Mary: English ship Mary (1350) was a Cinque Ports ship in service in 1350. English ship Mary (1400)...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Medea, or HMS Medee, after the Medea of Greek mythology, whilst another was planned: HMS Medea (1744) was a 26-gun sixth...

Station: HMS Winchester (1841), HMS Wellesley (1850), HMS Cumberland (1852), HMS Indus (1859), HMS Nile (1861), HMS Duncan (1866), and HMS Royal Alfred...

operations; see human torpedo. The operational base and training establishment was HMS Varbel at the former Kyles Hydro Hotel at Port Bannatyne on the Isle of Bute...

of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cachalot, after the marine mammal, the cachalot, or sperm whale: HMS Cachalot (Z7) was a Z-class anti-submarine...

name HMS Gabriel, after the angel Gabriel. Two others were planned: HMS Gabriel (1410) was a ship purchased in 1410 and given away in 1413. HMS Gabriel (1416)...

Navy launched in 1788. She took part in a frigate action in 1793, capturing HMS Thames, and was renamed Tartu in honour of her captain, Jean-François Tartu...

HMS Camberley was a Hunt class minesweeper built for the Royal Navy during World War I. Completed in 1918, she was sold for scrap in 1923. The Aberdare...

1922. HMS Andromeda was HMS Impregnable II between 1919 and 1931. HMS Black Prince was HMS Impregnable III between 1910 and 1922. HMS Ganges was HMS Impregnable...

Four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Spanker: HMS Spanker (1794), a 24-gun floating battery of 500 tons (builder's measurement) launched...

HMS President (formerly HMS Saxifrage) is a retired Flower-class Q-ship that was launched in 1918. She was renamed HMS President in 1922 and moored permanently...

HMS Prince (also referred to as Royal Prince) was a 100-gun first rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by Phineas Pett the Younger at Deptford...

Hardy served as flag captain to Vice-Admiral Lord Nelson, and commanded HMS Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar in October 1805 during the Napoleonic...

HMS Coltsfoot (K140) was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. The ship was ordered on 25 July 1939. She...

HMS Allington Castle (K689) was one of 44 Castle-class corvette built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War. She was named after Allington Castle...

HMS Chivalrous was one of thirty-two C-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the Second World War, a member of the eight-ship Ch sub-class...

Royal Navy have been named HMS Crispin: HMS Crispin (1940) was an Ocean boarding vessel requisitioned in 1940 and lost in 1941 HMS Crispin (R68) was a C-class...

establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Calliope after the muse Calliope in Greek mythology: HMS Calliope (1808) was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop...

Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cambridge, after the English town of Cambridge or after one of the Dukes of Cambridge: HMS Cambridge (1666) was a 70-gun...

HMS Reserve includes the following ships: English ship Reserve (1650) HMS Reserve (1704) Reserve (disambiguation) This article includes a list of ships...

establishment of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cormorant, after the seabird, the cormorant: HMS Cormorant (1757) was a 18-gun ship sloop, previously...

named HMS Liverpool after the city of Liverpool, whilst another was planned: HMS Liverpool (1741) was a 44-gun fifth-rate frigate, built as HMS Enterprise...

Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Brocklesby after the Brocklesby hunt: The first, HMS Brocklesby (1916), commissioned in 1916, was an...

have been named HMS Lyme: English ship Lyme (1654), 52-gun third rate. Renamed Montagu in 1660. HMS Lyme (1695), 20-gun sixth rate. HMS Lyme (1740), 24-gun...

ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Icarus, after the Icarus of Greek mythology. HMS Icarus (1814), an 18-gun brig-sloop launched in 1814...

Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cardiff, after the Welsh capital city, Cardiff: English ship Cardiff (1652) was a 34-gun ship, previously...

Two ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Aigle, after the French for Eagle: HMS Aigle was a French frigate launched in 1780 that the French...

free dictionary. Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Implacable: The first HMS Implacable (1805), launched in 1795 as the French ship Duguay-Trouin...

have borne the name HMS Arethusa after the Greek mythological nymph Arethusa, who was transformed by Artemis into a fountain. HMS Arethusa (1759) was...

have borne the name HMS Hibernia after the Latin name of Ireland: HMS Hibernia was to have been a 74-gun third rate. She was renamed HMS Prince of Wales in...

Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ariadne, after the Greek goddess: HMS Ariadne (1776) was a 20-gun post ship launched in 1776. She...

have borne the name HMS Desperate, the adjective having the sense of "having reckless abandon in the pursuit of an extreme desire": HMS Desperate (1805)...

ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Spencer. A third was renamed before being launched: HMS Spencer was to have been an 18-gun brig sloop...

borne the name HMS Cressy, after the Battle of Crécy. HMS Cressy (1810) was a 74-gun third rate launched in 1810 and broken up in 1832. HMS Cressy (1853)...

have been named HMS Musette: HMS Musette (1796), formerly French ship Musette (1781), captured in 1796 by HMS Hazard. Sold in 1806. HMS Musette (1807)...

Navy have borne the name HMS Experiment: HMS Experiment (1664) was a double-hulled sloop built in 1664 and lost in 1687. HMS Experiment (1667) was a 4-gun...

name HMS Champion: HMS Champion (1779) was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1779. She was reassigned to harbour service in 1810 and sold in 1816. HMS Champion (1824)...

United Kingdom. In 1907, before the revolution in design brought about by HMS Dreadnought of 1906, the United Kingdom had 62 battleships in commission...

have been named HMS Minstrel after the medieval European entertainer Minstrel: HMS Minstrel (1807) launched in 1807 and sold in 1817 HMS Minstrel (1865)...

HMS Myrmidon after the Myrmidons of Greek mythology. The first HMS Myrmidon (1781) was a 22-gun sixth rate in use from 1781 to 1811. The second HMS Myrmidon (1813)...

ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Chatham after the port of Chatham, Kent, home of the Chatham Dockyard. HMS Chatham (1666) was a galliot captured...

HSwMS Carlskrona (in Swedish: HMS Carlskrona) is the longest vessel in the Swedish Navy at 105.7 metres (346 ft 9 in). Only Belos, the submarine rescue...

been named HMS Alacrity: HMS Alacrity (1806) was an 18-gun Cruizer-class brig-sloop launched in 1806 and captured by the French in 1811. HMS Alacrity (1818)...

Bismarck, HMS Hood, HMS Prince of Wales, HMS King George V, HMS Rodney and the County-class cruisers, are generally accurate, although HMS Hood is depicted...

called HMS Hero: HMS Hero (1759), a 74-gun third rate launched in 1759, a prison ship after 1793, renamed Rochester in 1800, and broken up 1810 HMS Hero (1803)...

Four vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Thunderbolt: HMS Thunderbolt (1696) was originally a French ship, but was captured in 1696 and commissioned...

named HMS Firm or Firme. The French ship, La Ferme captured in 1702, was renamed HMS Firm for the Royal Navy and given to Russia in 1713. HMS Firm (1759)...

Navy have borne the name HMS Diana after the figure from Roman mythology, whilst another was planned but later cancelled: HMS Diana (1757), a 32-gun fifth...

establishments of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Daedalus, after the mythical Daedalus: HMS Daedalus (1780) was a 32-gun fifth rate frigate launched...

named HMS Rattlesnake, including: HMS Rattlesnake (1777), a 14-gun cutter launched 1777, later re-classified as a sloop, and lost in 1781. HMS Rattlesnake...