I NAME THIS SHIP

A list of names used for ships of the British Royal navy. This page was prompted by the shameful decision by the British (ahem!) government to further cut back our armed forces in 2004, so that, for the first time in 200 years, our navy was smaller than that of France.

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A

HMS Abdiel

HMS Abercrombie

HMS Acasta

HMS Achates

HMS Acheron

HMS Achilles

HMS Acorn

HMS Active

HMS Activity

HMS Adventure

HMS Aeneas

HMS Affleck

HMS Affray

HMS Africa

HMS Afridi

HMS Agamemnon

HMS Agincourt

HMS Airedale

HMS Ajax

HMS Alacrity

HMS Alaric

HMS Alarm

HMS Albacore

HMS Albatross

HMS Albermarle

HMS Albion

HMS Alcantara

HMS Alcide

HMS Aldenham

HMS Alderney

HMS Alert

HMS Alliance

HMS Alnwick Castle

HMS Alynbank

HMS Amazon

HMS Ambuscade

HMS Ambush

HMS Ameer

HMS Amethyst

HMS Amphion

HMS Amphitrie

HMS Anchorite

HMS Andania

HMS Andrew

HMS Andromeda

HMS Angler

HMS Anson

HMS Antares -

HMS Antelope

HMS Anthony

HMS Antrim

HMS Antwerp

HMS Aphis

HMS Apollo

HMS Arab

HMS Arabis

HMS Arawa

HMS Arbella

HMS Arbutus

HMS Archer

HMS Ardent

HMS Arethusa

HMS Argonaut

HMS Argus

HMS Argyll

HMS Ariadne

HMS Ariel

HMS Ariguani

HMS Ark Royal (1)

HMS Arno

HMS Arrogant

HMS Artemis

HMS Artful

HMS Arun

HMS Ascension

HMS Ashanti

HMS Asphodel

HMS Astraea

HMS Asturias

HMS Astute

HMS Athene

HMS Atherstone

HMS Attack

HMS Attacker

HMS Attentive

HMS Auckland

HMS Audacious

HMS Audacity

HMS Auricula

HMS Auriga

HMS Aurochs

HMS Aurora

HMS Australia

HMS Avenger

HMS Avon

HMS Avon Vale

HMS Ayrshire

B

HMS Badger

HMS Badsworth

HMS Balfour

HMS Bamborough Castle

HMS Banshee

HMS Barfleur

HMS Barham

HMS Barracouta

HMS Basilisk

HMS Bat

HMS Battler

HMS Bayntun

HMS Bazeley

HMS Beagle (2)

HMS Beaver

HMS Bedouin

HMS Beehive

HMS Begum

HMS Belfast

HMS Belleisle

HMS Bellerophon

HMS Bellona

HMS Belvoir

HMS Ben Meidie

HMS Ben-my-Chree

HMS Benbow

HMS Berkeley

HMS Bermuda

HMS Berwick

HMS Bickerton

HMS Bideford

HMS Biter

HMS Bittern

HMS Birmingham

HMS Black Prince

HMS Black Swan

HMS Blackwater

HMS Blackwood

HMS Blake

HMS Blanche

HMS Bligh

HMS Bluebell

HMS Boadicea

HMS Bombay Castle

HMS Bonaventure

HMS Bonetta

HMS Borde

HMS Bounty (3)

HMS Boxer

HMS Boyne

HMS Braithwaite

HMS Bramble

HMS Bramham

HMS Brazen

HMS Breconshire

HMS Brilliant

HMS Brisk

HMS Bristol

HMS Britannia

HMS Britomart

HMS Brocklesby

HMS Broke

HMS Bruce

HMS Bruiser

HMS Bulldog

HMS Bullen

HMS Bullfinch

HMS Bulolo

HMS Bulwark

HMS Byard

HMS Byron

C

HMS Cachalot

HMS Cairo

HMS Calcutta

HMS Caledon

HMS Calpe

HMS Calpyso

HMS Cambridgeshire

HMS Cambrian

HMS Cameleon

HMS Camellia

HMS Campania

HMS Campbell

HMS Campbeltown (4)

HMS Camperdown (5)

HMS Canada

HMS Canopus

HMS Capel

HMS Capetown

HMS Captain

HMS Caradoc

HMS Cardigan Bay

HMS 'Carlisle

HMS Carnarvon

HMS Carnarvon Castle

HMS Carron

HMS Cassandra

HMS Ceasar

HMS Centaur

HMS Centurion

HMS Ceres

HMS Ceylon

HMS Chakdina

HMS Challenger

HMS Chamois

HMS Chantala

HMS Chanticleer

HMS Charger

HMS Charity

HMS Charybdis

HMS Chaser

HMS Cheerful

HMS Chelmer

HMS Cherwell

HMS Cheshire

HMS Christopher

HMS Circe

HMS Cleopatra

HMS Cleveland

HMS Clyde

HMS Cobra

HMS Cochrane

HMS Cockade

HMS Cockatrice

HMS Codrington

HMS Collingwood

HMS Colne

HMS Colombo

HMS Colossus

HMS Comet

HMS Commonwealth

HMS Comus

HMS Concord

HMS Conflict

HMS Conn

HMS Conqueror

HMS Consort

HMS Constance

HMS Contest

HMS Cooke

HMS Cornwall

HMS Cornwallis

HMS Cossack

HMS Cotswold

HMS Cottesmore

HMS Courageous

HMS Coventry

HMS Cowdray

HMS Crane

HMS Crescent

HMS Crested Eagle

HMS Crusader

HMS Culloden

HMS Cumberland

HMS Curacoa

HMS Curlew

HMS Curzon

HMS Cyclops

HMS Cygnet

HMS Cynthia

D

HMS Dahlia

HMS Dainty

HMS Danae

HMS Decoy

HMS Dasher

HMS Daring

HMS Dauntless

HMS Deane

HMS Dee

HMS Defence

HMS Defender

HMS Defiance

HMS Delhi

HMS Denbigh Castle

HMS Derwent

HMS Despatch

HMS Desperate

HMS Devastation

HMS Devonshire

HMS Diadem

HMS Diamond

HMS Diana

HMS Dianthus

HMS Dido

HMS Diomede

HMS Dominion

HMS Doon

HMS Doris

HMS Dorsetshire

HMS Douglas

HMS Dove

HMS Dragon

HMS Dreadnought (6)

HMS Druid

HMS Dryad

HMS Duckworth

HMS Duke of Edinburgh

HMS Duke of Wellington

HMS Duke of York

HMS Dulverton

HMS Duncan

HMS Dundee

HMS Dunedin

HMS Dunraven

HMS Dunver

HMS Durban

E

HMS Eagle

HMS Earnest

HMS Echo

HMS Eclipse

HMS Eden

HMS Edgar

HMS Edinburgh

HMS Effingham

HMS Eglinton

HMS Egmont

HMS Egret

HMS Ekins

HMS Electra

HMS Elephant

HMS Elizabeth

HMS Emerald

HMS Emperor

HMS Emperor of India

HMS Empress

HMS Encounter

HMS Endurance

HMS Endymion

HMS Engadine

HMS Enterprise (7)

HMS Entreprenante

HMS Erebus

HMS Eridge

HMS Erin

HMS Erinpura

HMS Erne

HMS Escapade

HMS Escort

HMS Esk

HMS Eskimo

HMS Ettrick

HMS Europa

HMS Euryalus

HMS Example

HMS Excellent

HMS Exeter

HMS Exe

HMS Exmouth

HMS Exploit

HMS Explorer

HMS Express

F

HMS Fairy

HMS Firedrake

HMS Falcon

HMS Falmouth

HMS Fame

HMS Farndale

HMS Faulknor

HMS Fawn

HMS Fearless

HMS Fernie

HMS Ferret

HMS Fervent

HMS Fiji

HMS Findhorn

HMS Fiona

HMS Firedrake

HMS Fitzgerald

HMS Fitzroy

HMS Flamingo

HMS Fleetwood

HMS Flirt

HMS Flora

HMS Flying Fish

HMS Foam

HMS Foley

HMS Fortune

HMS Foresight

HMS Forester

HMS Forfar

HMS Formidable

HMS Forte

HMS Fortune

HMS Forward

HMS Fowey

HMS Fox

HMS Foxhound

HMS Foyle

HMS Frobisher

HMS Furious

HMS Fury

G

HMS Gala

HMS Galatea

HMS Gallant

HMS Garland

HMS Garlies

HMS Garry

HMS Garth

HMS Geranium

HMS Ghurka

HMS Gibraltar

HMS Gladiator

HMS Gladiolus

HMS Glasgow

HMS Glatton

HMS Gleaner

HMS Glenarm

HMS Glenearn

HMS Glengyle

HMS Glenroy

HMS Glorious

HMS Glory

HMS Gloucestor

HMS Glowworm

HMS Gnat

HMS Godavari

HMS Goldfinch

HMS Goliath

HMS Good Hope

HMS Goodall

HMS Gore

HMS Goshawk

HMS Gossamer

HMS Gould

HMS Grafton

HMS Grampus

HMS Graph

HMS Grasshopper

HMS Great Harry

HMS Grebe

HMS Grenade

HMS Grenville

HMS Greyhound

HMS Griffin

HMS Griffon

HMS Grimsby

HMS Guardian

HMS Gurkha

HMS Gypsy

H

HMS Halcyon

HMS Halifax

HMS Hampshire

HMS Hampton

HMS Handy

HMS Hannibal

HMS Hardy

HMS Harpy

HMS Harrier

HMS Hart

HMS Hartland

HMS Harvester

HMS Hasty

HMS Haughty

HMS Havant

HMS Havelock

HMS Havock

HMS Hawke

HMS Hawkins

HMS Hazard

HMS Hebe

HMS Hecla

HMS Hereward

HMS Hercules

HMS Hermes

HMS Hermione

HMS Hero

HMS Hesperus

HMS Hibernia

HMS Highflyer

HMS Highlander

HMS Hilary

HMS Hillary

HMS Hind

HMS Hindustan

HMS Hood

HMS Holderness

HMS Hope

HMS Hornet

HMS Hostile

HMS Hotspur

HMS Howe

HMS Hunter

HMS Hurricane

HMS Hurworth

HMS Hussar

HMS Hyacinth

HMS Hyderabad

HMS Hyperion

HMS Hythe

I

HMS Ibis

HMS Icarus

HMS Ilex

HMS Illustrious

HMS Immortalite

HMS Imperial

HMS Imperieuse

HMS Implacable

HMS Impulsive

HMS Inconstant

HMS Indefatigable

HMS Indomitable

HMS Inflexible

HMS Inglefield

HMS Intrepid

HMS Invicta

HMS Invincible

HMS Iphigenia

HMS Iron Duke

HMS Irresistible

HMS Islay

HMS Isis

HMS Itchen

HMS Ithuriel

HMS Ivanhoe

J

HMS Jaguar

HMS Jackal

HMS Jamaica

HMS Janus

HMS Jason

HMS Javelin

HMS Jed

HMS Jersey

HMS Jervis

HMS Juniper

HMS Juno

HMS Jupiter

K

HMS Kale

HMS Kandahar

HMS Kangaroo

HMS Karanja

HMS Kashmir

HMS Keats

HMS Keith

HMS Kelly

HMS Kelvin

HMS Kempthorne

HMS Kennet

HMS Kent

HMS Kenya

HMS Keppel

HMS Keren

HMS Kestrel

HMS Kimberley

HMS King Alfred

HMS King Edward VII

HMS King George V

HMS Kingston

HMS Kipling

HMS Kite

HMS Kittiwake

L

HMS Laertes

HMS Ladybird

HMS Laforey

HMS Lagan

HMS Lammerton

HMS Lance

HMS Landrail

HMS Lapwing

HMS Largs

HMS Lark

HMS Larne

HMS Lasso

HMS Laurel

HMS Laverock

HMS Lawford

HMS Leamington

HMS Leander

HMS Leda

HMS Lee

HMS Legion

HMS Lennox

HMS Leonidas

HMS Leopard

HMS Leven

HMS Leviathan

HMS Li Wo

HMS Liberty

HMS Liffey

HMS Lightning

HMS Limbourne

HMS Linnet

HMS Lion

HMS Lively

HMS Liverpool

HMS Lizard

HMS Llewellyn

HMS Loch Dunvegan

HMS Loch Eck

HMS Loch Glendu

HMS Loch Insh

HMS Loch Killin

HMS Loch More

HMS Lochinvar

HMS Locust

HMS London

HMS Lookout

HMS Loosestrife

HMS Lord Nelson

HMS Lord Nuffield

HMS Lotus

HMS Louis

HMS Loyal

HMS Lucifer

HMS Lurcher

HMS Lydiard

HMS Lynx

HMS Lysander

M

HMS Macedonian

HMS Mackay

HMS Magnificent

HMS Magpie

HMS Mahratta

HMS Maidstone

HMS Majestic

HMS Malaya

HMS Malcolm

HMS Maloja

HMS Mallard

HMS Manchester

HMS Manela

HMS Mantis

HMS Manxman

HMS Maori

HMS Maplin

HMS Marigold

HMS Marlborough

HMS Marne

HMS Mars

HMS Martin

HMS Mary Rose (8)

HMS Mashona

HMS Matabele

HMS Matchless

HMS Mauritius

HMS Medea

HMS Medway

HMS Mermaid

HMS Mersey

HMS Meteor

HMS Midge

HMS Mignonette

HMS Milne

HMS Minerva

HMS Minotaur

HMS Minstrel

HMS Modeste

HMS Mohawk

HMS Monarch

HMS Monmouth

HMS Montagu

HMS Montrose

HMS Morecambe Bay

HMS Mosquito

HMS Mounts Bay

HMS Mourne

HMS Moy

HMS Mull

HMS Myrmidon

N

HMS Nabob

HMS Naiad

HMS Nairana

HMS Narcissus

HMS Narwhal

HMS Nelson

HMS Nemesis

HMS Nene

HMS Neptune

HMS Nereide

HMS Ness

HMS New Zealand

HMS Newcastle

HMS Newfoundland

HMS Niger

HMS Nigeria

HMS Niobe

HMS Nith

HMS Nizam

HMS Norfolk

HMS Northampton

HMS Nubian

HMS Nyasaland

HMS Nymphe

O

HMS Oak

HMS Obdurate

HMS Obedient

HMS Ocean

HMS Odin

HMS Offa

HMS Olympus

HMS Onslaught

HMS Onslow

HMS Onyx

HMS Opportunate

HMS Opossum

HMS Orchis

HMS Oribi

HMS Orion

HMS Orlando

HMS Orpheus

HMS Orwell

HMS Osiris

HMS Ospray

HMS Ostrich

HMS Oswald

HMS Otter

HMS Otus

HMS Ouse

HMS Owl

HMS Oxley

P

HMS Pactolus

HMS Pakenham

HMS Paladin

HMS Pallas

HMS Palomares

HMS Panther

HMS Pandora

HMS Paragon

HMS Paramatta

HMS Parthian

HMS Partridge

HMS Pathfinder

HMS Patrol

HMS Pearl

HMS Pegasus

HMS Pelican

HMS Pelorus

HMS Penelope

HMS Penn

HMS Penzance

HMS Peony

HMS Perseus

HMS Petard

HMS Petrel

HMS Phaeton

HMS Phoebe

HMS Phoenix

HMS Pickle

HMS Pincher

HMS Pink

HMS Pioneer

HMS Plover

HMS Plym

HMS Polyanthus

HMS Polyphemus

HMS Pomone

HMS Poppy

HMS Porcupine

HMS Porpoise

HMS Powerful

HMS Pozarica

HMS Premier

HMS Prince

HMS Prince Albert

HMS Princess Astrid

HMS Princess Beatrix

HMS Prince Charles

HMS Prince George

HMS Prince Leopold

HMS Prince of Wales

HMS Princess Royal

HMS Prometheus

HMS Proserpine

HMS Protector

HMS Proteus

HMS Psyche

HMS Puckeridge

HMS Puffin

HMS Punjabi

HMS Pursuer

HMS Pyramus

HMS Python

Q

HMS Quail

HMS Queen

HMS Queen Elizabeth

HMS Queen Emma

HMS Queen Mary

HMS Quentin

HMS Quiberon

HMS Quorn

R

HMS Racehorse

HMS Racoon

HMS Radstock

HMS Raider

HMS Rainbow

HMS Ramillies (9)

HMS Ranger

HMS Rattlesnake

HMS Rawalpindi

HMS Recruit

HMS Redgauntlet

HMS Redmill

HMS Redoubt

HMS Redpole

HMS Regent

HMS Regulus

HMS Relentless

HMS Renard

HMS Renown

HMS Repulse

HMS Resolution

HMS Resource

HMS Restless

HMS Revenge (10)

HMS Rhododendron

HMS Rifleman

HMS Rigorous

HMS Riviera

HMS Rob Roy

HMS Roberts

HMS Robust

HMS Rocket

HMS Rockwood

HMS Rodney

HMS Roebuck

HMS Rolls Royce

HMS Romola

HMS Rorqual

HMS Rosalind

HMS Rother

HMS Rowena

HMS Roxburgh

HMS Royal Arthur

HMS Royal Charlotte

HMS Royal Eagle

HMS Royal Oak

HMS Royal Sovereign

HMS Royal Ulsterman

HMS Royalist

HMS Rubble

HMS Ruby

HMS Rupert

HMS Russell

S

HMS St. Albans

HMS St. George

HMS St. Vincent

HMS Sable

HMS Sabre

HMS Safari

HMS Saga

HMS Sahib

HMS Saladin

HMS Salamander

HMS Salmon

HSM Salvia

HMS Samphire

HMS Sandfly

HMS Sanguine

HMS Sapphire

HMS Saracen

HMS Sardonyx

HMS Sarpedon

HMS Saturn

HMS Satyr

HMS Saumarez

HMS Savage

HMS Scarab

HMS Scarborough

HMS Sceptre

HMS Scimitar

HMS Scorcher

HMS Scorpion

HMS Scotsman

HMS Scotstoun

HMS Scott

HMS Scourge

HMS Scout

HMS Scylla

HMS Scythe

HMS Scythian

HMS Sea Devil

HMS Sea Dog

HMS Sea Nymph

HMS Sea Rover

HMS Sea Scout

HMS Seabear

HMS Seafire

HMS Seagull

HMS Seahorse

HMS Sealion

HMS Seal

HMS Seanymph

HMS Searcher

HMS Seawolf

HMS Selene

HMS Senator

HMS Seneschal

HMS Sennen

HMS Sentinel

HMS Sepoy

HMS Seraph

HMS Serapis

HMS Serene

HMS Sesame

HMS Setter

HMS Severn

HMS Shah

HMS Shakespeare

HMS Shalimar

HMS Shamrock

HMS Shannon

HMS Shark

HMS Sharpshooter

HMS Sheffield

HMS Sheldrake

HMS Shikari

HMS Shropshire

HMS Sibyl

HMS Sickle

HMS Sidon

HMS Sikh

HMS Simbang

HMS Simoon

HMS Sirdar

HMS Sirius

HMS Skate

HMS Skilful

HMS Skipjack

HMS Skirmisher

HMS Snapper

HMS Solent

HMS Somali

HMS Somme

HMS Sorceress

HMS Southampton

HMS Southwold

HMS Sovereign

HMS Sovereign of the Seas

HMS Spanker (!)

HMS Spark

HMS Sparrow

HMS Sparrowhawk

HMS Spartan

HMS Spartiate

HMS Spear

HMS Spearfish

HMS Spearhead

HMS Speedwell

HMS Speedy

HMS Spey

HMS Sphinx

HMS Spider

HMS Spindrift

HMS Spirit

HMS Spiteful

HMS Spitfire

HMS Splendid

HMS Sportive

HMS Sportsman

HMS Sprightly

HMS Springbank

HMS Springbok

HMS Springer

HMS Spur

HMS Squirrel

HMS Stalker

HMS Stalwart

HMS Starfish

HMS Starling

HMS Starwort

HMS Statesman

HMS Staunch

HMS Stayner

HMS Steadfast

HMS Sterlet

HMS Sterling

HMS Stoic

HMS Stonecrop

HMS Stonehenge

HMS Stork

HMS Stormcloud

HMS Storm

HMS Stour

HMS Stratagem

HMS Strathella

HMS Strenuous

HMS Striker

HMS Strongbow

HMS Stronghold

HMS Stuart

HMS Stubborn

HMS Sturdy

HMS Sturgeon

HMS Stygian

HMS Subtle

HMS Success

HMS Suffolk

HMS Sunfish

HMS Sunflower

HMS Superb

HMS Supreme

HMS Surf

HMS Surly

HMS Surprise

HMS Sussex

HMS Swale

HMS Swallow

HMS Swift

HMS Swiftsure

HMS Swordfish

HMS Swordsman

HMS Sycamore

HMS Sylph

HMS Sylvia

HMS Syren

HMS Syrtis

T

HMS Tabard

HMS Taciturn

HMS Tactician

HMS Taku

HMS Talbot

HMS Talent

HMS Talisman

HMS Tally Ho

HMSTalybont

HMS Tancred

HMS Tantalus

HMS Tantivy

HMS Tapir

HMS Tara

HMS Tarn

HMS Tarpon

HMS Tartar

HMS Tasmania

HMS Tasman

HMS Tattoo

HMS Taurus

HMS Tavy

HMS Tay

HMS Teazer

HMS Telemachus

HMS Temeraire

HMS Tempest

HMS Templar

HMS Tenacious

HMS Tenedos

HMS Teredo

HMS Termagent

HMS Terrapin

HMS Terrible

HMS Terror

HMS Test

HMS Tetrarch

HMS Teviot

HMS Teviot Bank

HMS Thane

HMS Thames

HMS Thanet

HMS Thermopylae

HMS Theseus

HMS Thetis

HMS Thisbe

HMS Thistle

HMS Thorn

HMS Thornborough

HMS Thorough

HMS Thracian

HMS Thrasher

HMS Thruster

HMS Thule

HMS Thunderbolt

HMS Thunderer

HMS Tiger

HMS Tigress

HMS Tigris

HMS Tilbury

HMS Tintagel

HMS Tintagel Castle

HMS Tiptoe

HMS Tireless

HMS Titania

HMS Tobago

HMS Token

HMS Tomahawk

HMS Tonnant

HMS Topaze

HMS Torbay

HMS Torch

HMS Toreador

HMS Tormentor

HMS Tornado

HMS Torrent

HMS Torrid

HMS Torrington

HMS Tortola

HMS Totem

HMS Tourmaline

HMS Tracker

HMS Tradewind

HMS Trafalgar (11)

HMS Transylvania

HMS Traveller

HMS Trenchant

HMS Trespasser

HMS Triad

HMS Triton

HMS Tribune

HMS Trident

HMS Trinidad

HMS Triumph

HMS Trojan

HMS Trooper

HMS Truant

HMS Truculent

HMS Truelove

HMS Trump

HMS Trumpeter

HMS Truncheon

HMS Trusty

HMS Tryphon

HMS Tudor

HMS Tumult

HMS Tuna

HMS Turbulent

HMS Turpin

HMS Turquoise

HMS Tuscan

HMS Tututankhamen (12)

HMS Tweed

HMS Tyler

HMS Tyrian

HMS Triton

HMS Tyne

HMS Tynedale

HMS Tynwald

U

HMS Uganda

HMS Ulster Monarch

HMS Ulster Queen

HMS Ultimatum

HMS Ultor

HMS Umbra

HMS Una

HMS Unbeaten

HMS Unbending

HMS Unbroken

HMS Undaunted

HMS Undine

HMS Unicorn

HMS Union

HMS Unique

HMS Unison

HMS Unrivalled

HMS Unruffled

HMS Unruly

HMS Unseen

HMS Unshaken

HMS Upholder

HMS Upright

HMS Uproar

HMS Upstart

HMS Ure

HMS Urge

HMS Ursa

HMS Ursula

HMS Usk

HMS Utmost

V

HMS Valentine

HMS Valhalla

HMS Valiant

HMS Valkyrie

HMS Valorous

HMS Vampire

HMS Vancouver

HMS Vanessa

HMS Vanguard

HMS Vanity

HMS Vanoc

HMS Vanquisher

HMS Vansittart

HMS Vascama

HMS Vectis

HMS Vega

HMS Vehement

HMS Velox

HMS Vendetta

HMS Venerable

HMS Venetia

HMS Vengeance

HMS Venomous

HMS Venturer

HMS Venturous

HMS Venus

HMS Verdun

HMS Verity

HMS Vernon

HMS Versatile

HMS Verulam

HMS Vesper

HMS Vestal

HMS Vetch

HMS Veteran

HMS Viceroy

HMS Victor

HMS Victorious

HMS Victory (13)

HMS Vidette

HMS Vienna

HMS Vigilant

HMS Viking

HMS Vimiera

HMS Vimy

HMS Vindex

HMS Vindictive

HMS Violent

HMS Violet

HMS Viper

HMS Virago

HMS Viscount

HMS Visenda

HMS Vittoria

HMS Vivacious

HMS Vivid

HMS Vivien

HMS Vixen

HMS Vizalma

HMS Voltaire

HMS Volunteer

HMS Vortigern

HMS Voyager

HMS Vulture

W

HMS Wakeful

HMS Walker

HMS Wallflower

HMS Walney

HMS Walpole

HMS Walpole

HMS Walrus

HMS Wanderer

HMS Warrior

HMS Warspite

HMS Warwick

HMS Watchman

HMS Waterhen

HMS Waveney

HMS Wear

HMS Welland

HMS Welshman

HMS Wensleydale

HMS Wessex

HMS Westcott

HMS Western Isles

HMS Westminster

HMS Wheatland

HMS Whimbrel

HMS Whippingham

HMS Whirlwind

HMS Whitehall

HMS Whitesand Bay

HMS Whitshed

HMS Whiting

HMS Whitley

HMS Whitshed

HMS Wild Goose

HMS Wild Swan

HMS Winchelsea

HMS Winchester

HMS Windsor

HMS Wishart

HMS Witch

HMS Witherington

HMS Wivern

HMS Wolfhound

HMS Wolf

HMS Wolsey

HMS Wolverine

HMS Woodcock

HMS Woodpecker

HMS Woolston (15)

HSM Woolwich

HMS Worcester

HMS Wren

HMS Wrestler

HMS Wryneck

HMS Wyvern

X

Y

HMS York

Z

HMS Zealous

HMS Zebra

HMS Zephyr

HMS Zubian

HMS Zulu

Notes:

1: Originally the Ark Raleigh, paid for by the man of that name. When he later fell into disfavour, the Crown purchased the ship and effected the slight name change.

2: Famous for being the ship used to transport Charles Darwin when he discovered the Theory of Evolution.

3: Not a popular choice after the mutiny by the crew, led by Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, against the tyrannical rule of Captain William Bligh. The captain and his supporters were cast adrift in a boat, but made it to New South Wales, where he became governor – where Bligh went on to provoke another mutiny! Some of the mutineers were caught and hung, but many setlled on Pitcairn Island in the Pacific Ocean.

4: Used on the infamous 1942 raid on St. Nazaire, the only Atlantic port that could supply the major Nazi battleships. The Campbeltown was rammed into the docks then blown up, destroying them completely, and keeping these mighty ships out of the Atlantic for the duration of the war.

5: Named for a great English victory over the Dutch, 1798.

6: The dreadnoughts were highly-advanced battleships built in the first decade of the 20th century. When the Liberal government tried to welsh on a promise to build eight of them to match the fast-rising German navy, a public campaign forced them to back off, but led them to impose the first inheritance tax to pay for them. The dreadnoughts are long gone. The tax isn't.

7: Yes, that one. One of many names borrowed by the American navy, and later used for a certain fictional starship.

8: Famously designed by King Henry VIII. Badly. He overloaded it, and could only watch when, in the middle of a battle against the French off the Isle of Wight in 1542, it keeled over and sank. The wreck has since been raised and preserved.

9: Named for a land-victory over the Franco-Spanish forces in what is now (unfortunately) Belgium.

10: The first Revenge was attacked by 15 Spanish ships off the Azores, but fought for 15 hours before what was left of the ship was finally taken.

11: That victory. Yes, the one the French and Spanish are still claiming was a victory for them (?!).

12: Allocated to a submarine but it was lost during trials before being named.

13: Lord Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, and still the Rotal navy's flagship today.

14: HMS Pinafore was a fictional creation of Gilbert and Sullivan for the operetta of the same name.

15: Former site of shipbuilders Vosper Thornycroft, an eastern suburb of Southampton.

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