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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". The 1906 ship, which revolutionized battleship design, became one of the Royal Navy's most famous vessels; battleships built after her were referred to as 'dreadnoughts', and earlier battleships became known as pre-dreadnoughts.
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after numerous holders of the title the Prince of Wales.
Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Boxer, named after the competitor in a boxing match.
HMS Surprise or Surprize is the name of several ships. These include:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Challenger, most famously the fifth, the survey vessel Challenger that carried the Challenger expedition from 1872 to 1876.
Nine ships of the Royal Navy and one of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have been named Argus, after Argus, the hundred-eyed giant of mythology:
Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Coromandel, after the Coromandel Coast of India:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Arrow, after the projectile:
Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Hecla, after the volcano Hekla in Iceland.
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Buffalo:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Panther, after the panther, whilst another two were planned:
Eleven ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Porpoise, after the marine mammal, the porpoise:
Sixteen ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Fly:
Eight ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Siren, Syren or Sirene, after the Sirens of Greek mythology:
A number of ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Liffey, after the Irish river. Another was planned but renamed before entering service:
Eight vessels of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Manly.
There have been five ships named HMS Snap in the Royal Navy:
Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Swinger:
Several ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Redbreast, after the European robin.
References
Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
