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Naval warfare force of the United Kingdom
well as one historic ship, HMS Victory) in the Royal Navy, plus 9 ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). (The frigate HMS Iron Duke also remains in
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Admiral-class battlecruiser
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
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(four ballistic missile submarines and six fleet submarines). (The frigate HMS Iron Duke also remains in commission as of June 2026 but is inactive and
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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"
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Royal Navy aircraft carrier class
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
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
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2017 Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
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
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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
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Olympic-class ocean liner
and was received by several other ships in the area, among them HMS Scourge and HMS Heroic, but Britannic heard nothing in reply. Unknown to either Bartlett
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1789 mutiny aboard the British Royal Navy ship HMS Bounty
crewmen, led by acting-Lieutenant Fletcher Christian, seized control of HMS Bounty from the captain, Lieutenant William Bligh, and set him and eighteen
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Frigate class being built for the Royal Navy
2018, subsequent Batch 2 ships were announced as HMS Sheffield, HMS Newcastle, HMS Edinburgh and HMS London. Of the eight names, six were previously used
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2019 Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy
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
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Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy
HMS Belfast is a Town-class light cruiser that was built for the Royal Navy. She is now permanently moored as a museum ship on the River Thames in London
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British warship and polar exploration ship
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
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1765 first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
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
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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
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Destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Dragon is the fourth ship of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She was launched in November 2008 and commissioned
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T class British submarine
HMS Trump (pennant number P333) was a British submarine of the third group of the T class. She was built by Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow, and launched on
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Class of frigates built for the Royal Navy
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
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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
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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
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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),
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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
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Royal Naval base in Scotland
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
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Class of offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Navy
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
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1982 Invincible-class light aircraft carrier
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
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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)
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600 tonnes HMS Queen Elizabeth HMS Prince of Wales Retired: HMS Argus (1916) – scrapped 1946 HMS Furious (1916) – decommissioned 1945 HMS Vindictive (1918) –
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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
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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
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Frigate of the Royal Navy
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
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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
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King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy
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
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18th-century Royal Navy vessel
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
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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
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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
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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)
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1998 unique amphibious assault ship of the Royal Navy
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
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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
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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)
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1985 Invincible-class light aircraft carrier
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
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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
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National Historic Site of Canada in Nunavut
GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site is a National Historic Site near King
Wrecks of HMS Erebus and HMS Terror National Historic Site
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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
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Corvettes of the Royal Navy
Cliff (K495) (ex-HMS Hever Castle) HMCS Hespeler (K489) (ex-HMS Guildford Castle) (later SS Chilcotin) HMCS Humberstone (K497) (ex-HMS Norham Castle) HMCS
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1960 British film by Lewis Gilbert
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
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1915 Queen Elizabeth-class battleship of the Royal Navy
HMS Malaya was one of five Queen Elizabeth-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy during the 1910s. Shortly after commissioning in early
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Ship prefix used in the United Kingdom and some other monarchies
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Replica tall ship built at Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1970
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
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19th-century British Royal Navy frigate
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
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2021 River-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Spey is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy. Named after the River Spey in Scotland, she is the eighth Royal Navy ship
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Former Royal Naval Air Station in West Sussex, England
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
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Queen Elizabeth–class battleship
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
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2020 River-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Trent is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel, named after the River Trent. This is the sixth Royal Navy ship named Trent. She is the third
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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)
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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
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Initial officer training establishment of the British Royal Navy
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
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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
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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
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Warrior-class ironclad steamship of the Royal Navy (in service 1861–83)
HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861. She was the name ship of the Warrior-class ironclads. Warrior
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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
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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)
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Volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy
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
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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
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1900 class of British screw sloops
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
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2003 Albion-class landing platform dock of the Royal Navy
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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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World War II British corvette class
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)
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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)
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2009 Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyer of the Royal Navy
HMS Daring is the lead ship of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy, and the seventh ship to hold that name. She
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Royal Navy C-class light cruiser
HMS Caroline is a decommissioned C-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that was the lead ship of her sub-class. Completed in 1914, she saw combat service
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Type 26 frigate currently under construction for the Royal Navy
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
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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
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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)
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2019 River-class offshore patrol vessel of the Royal Navy
HMS Medway is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Navy. Named after the River Medway in Kent, she was the second Batch 2 River-class
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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
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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)
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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)
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Sloop of the Royal Navy
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_Doterel_(1880)
Lead boat of her class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Royal Navy
HMS Astute is an operational nuclear-powered attack submarine in the Royal Navy, the lead boat of her class. Astute is the second submarine of the Royal
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Hecla-class bomb vessel best known for Antarctic and Arctic exploration
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
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Protagonist of C. S. Forester's novels
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
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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
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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
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Former British Royal Navy minesweeper, currently laid up in Birkenhead, England
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
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Airport in Jamaica
Naval Air Station, under the jurisdiction of HMS Malabar in Bermuda, which was commissioned as part of HMS Malabar III on 1 August 1940, whilst under construction
Norman Manley International Airport
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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
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Indian, Tamil
Incomparable
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Welsh
Welsh name popularly translated aeron "berries" and gwen "white," yielding "white berries," but the first element is more likely to have come from the name of a Celtic goddess of war, Aeron, AERONWEN means "carnage, slaughter," hence "white slaughter."Â
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Simple; Soft
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Shadow, ringing, shaking.
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Bright, Shining (Third son of Pandu and Kunti, begotten by Indra)
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English : variant of Maul 2.
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Australian, Irish
Beautiful
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Chandranan | சஂதà¯à®°à®¾à®¨à®¨
The Moon, Moon like a face
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Arabic, Muslim
To Compete with Pride
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