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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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