List of ship names of the Royal Navy
Appearance
The following is a list of Royal Navy ship names by name in alphabetical order, both past and present. Many of the names have been re-used over the years and thus represent different ships.
(Note that this list still lacks many important ships.)
- 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 Albermarlee
- HMS Albion
- HMS Alcantara
- HMS Alcide
- HMS Alderney
- HMS Alert
- HMS Alliance
- HMS Alynbank
- HMS Amazon
- HMS Ambuscade
- HMS Ambush
- HMS Amethyst
- HMS Amphion
- HMS Amphitrie
- HMS Anchorite
- HMS Andania
- HMS Andrew
- HMS Andromeda
- HMS Angler
- HMS Anson
- 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
- HMS Arno
- HMS Arrogant
- HMS Artemis
- HMS Artful
- HMS Arun
- 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 Ayrshire
- HMS Badger
- HMS Banshee
- HMS Barfleur
- HMS Barham
- HMS Barracouta
- HMS Basilisk
- HMS Bat
- HMS Battler
- HMS Bayntun
- HMS Bazeley
- HMS Beagle - Charles Darwin was passenger
- 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 Bideford
- HMS Biter
- HMS Bittern
- HMS Birmingham
- HMS Black Prince
- HMS Black Swan
- HMS Blackwater
- HMS Blackwood
- HMS Blake
- HMS Blanche
- HMS Bluebell
- HMS Boadicea
- HMS Bombay Castle
- HMS Bonaventure
- HMS Bonetta
- HMS Borde
- HMS Bounty - of mutiny fame
- HMS Boxer
- HMS Boyne
- HMS Brazen
- HMS Bramble
- HMS Breconshire
- HMS Brilliant
- HMS Brisk
- HMS Bristol
- HMS Britannia
- HMS Brocklesby
- HMS Broke
- HMS Bruce
- HMS Bruiser
- HMS Bulldog
- HMS Bullfinch
- HMS Bulolo
- HMS Bulwark
- HMS Byard
- HMS Cachalot
- HMS Cairo
- HMS Calcutta
- HMS Caledon
- HMS Calpe
- HMS Calpyso
- HMS Cambridgeshire
- HMS Cambrian
- HMS Cameleon
- HMS Camellia
- HMS Campbell
- HMS Campberdown
- HMS Canada
- HMS Canopus
- HMS Capetown
- HMS Captain
- HMS Caradoc
- HMS Cardigan Bay
- HMS Carlisle
- HMS Carnarvon
- HMS Carnarvon Castle
- HMS Ceasar
- HMS Centaur
- HMS Centurion
- HMS Ceres
- HMS Ceylon
- HMS Challenger
- HMS Chamois
- 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 Conqueror
- HMS Consort
- HMS Constance
- HMS Contest
- HMS Cornwall
- HMS Cornwallis
- HMS Cossack
- HMS Cotswold
- HMS Cottesmore
- HMS Courageous
- HMS Coventry
- HMS Crane
- HMS Crescent
- HMS Crested Eagle
- HMS Crusader
- HMS Culloden
- HMS Cumberland
- HMS Curacoa
- HMS Curlew
- HMS Cyclops
- HMS Cygnet
- HMS Cynthia
- HMS Dahlia
- HMS Dainty
- HMS Danae
- HMS Decoy
- HMS Dasher
- HMS Daring
- HMS Dauntless
- HMS Dee
- HMS Defence
- HMS Defender
- HMS Defiance
- HMS Delhi
- 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
- HMS Druid
- HMS Dryad
- HMS Duke of Edinburgh
- HMS Duke of Wellington
- HMS Duke of York
- HMS Dulverton
- HMS Duncan
- HMS Dundee
- HMS Dunedin
- HMS Dunraven
- HMS Durban
- HMS Eagle
- HMS Earnest
- HMS Echo
- HMS Eclipse
- HMS Eden
- HMS Edgar
- HMS Edinburgh
- HMS Effingham
- HMS Eglinton
- HMS Egmont
- HMS Egret
- HMS Electra
- HMS Elephant
- HMS Elizabeth
- HMS Emerald
- HMS Emperor
- HMS Emperor of India
- HMS Encounter
- HMS Endurance
- HMS Endymion
- HMS Engadine
- HMS Enterprise
- HMS Entreprenante
- HMS Erebus
- HMS Erin
- 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
- HMS Fairy
- HMS Firedrake
- HMS Falcon
- HMS Fame
- HMS Faulknor
- HMS Fawn
- HMS Fearless
- HMS Fernie
- HMS Ferret
- HMS Fervent
- HMS Fiji
- HMS Fiona
- HMS Firedrake
- HMS Fitzgerald
- 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 Furious
- HMS Fury
- 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 Goldfinch
- HMS Goliath
- HMS Good Hope
- HMS Gore
- HMS Goshawk
- HMS Gossamer
- HMS Gould
- HMS Grafton
- HMS Grampus
- HMS Graph - Captured german submarine, U-570
- HMS Grasshopper
- HMS Grebe
- HMS Grenade
- HMS Grenville
- HMS Greyhound
- HMS Griffin
- HMS Griffon
- HMS Grimsby
- HMS Guardian
- HMS Gurkha
- HMS Gypsy
- HMS Halcyon
- 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 Hind
- HMS Hercules
- HMS Hereward
- HMS Hermes
- HMS Hermione
- HMS Hero
- HMS Hesperus
- HMS Hibernia
- HMS Highflyer
- HMS Highlander
- HMS Hilary
- 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
- 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 - Jellicoe flagship at Jutland
- HMS Irresistable
- HMS Islay
- HMS Isis
- HMS Itchen
- HMS Ivanhoe
- HMS Jaguar
- HMS Jackal
- HMS Jamaica
- HMS Janus
- HMS Jason
- HMS Javelin
- HMS Jed
- HMS Jeresy
- HMS Jervis
- HMS Juniper
- HMS Juno
- HMS Jupiter
- HMS Kale
- HMS Kandahar
- HMS Kangaroo
- HMS Karanja
- HMS Kashmire
- HMS Keith
- HMS Kelly
- HMS Kelvin
- 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
- HMS Laertes
- HMS Ladybird
- HMS Laforey
- HMS Lagan
- HMS Lance
- HMS Landrail
- HMS Lapwing
- HMS Largs
- HMS Lark
- HMS Larne
- HMS Lassoo
- HMS Laurel
- HMS Laverock
- HMS Lawford
- HMS Leamington
- HMS Leander
- HMS Leda
- HMS Lee
- HMS Legion
- HMS Legion
- HMS Lennox
- HMS Leonidas
- HMS Leopard
- HMS Leven
- HMS Leviathan
- HMS Li Wo
- HMS Liberty
- HMS Liffey
- HMS Lightening
- HMS Lightning
- HMS Linnet
- HMS Lion
- HMS Limbourne
- HMS Lively
- HMS Liverpool
- HMS Lizard
- HMS Llewellyn
- 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
- 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 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 Moy
- HMS Mull
- HMS Myrmidon
- 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 Norfolk
- HMS Northampton
- HMS Nubian
- HMS Nymphe
- 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 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
- HMS P.36
- HMS P.38
- HMS P.39
- HMS P.48
- HMS P.222
- HMS P.311
- HMS P.511
- 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 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 Prince
- HMS Prince Charles
- HMS Prince George
- HMS Prince Leopold
- HMS Prince of Wales
- HMS Princess Royal
- HMS Prins Albert
- HMS Prinses Astrid
- HMS Prinses Beatrix
- HMS Prometheus
- HMS Proserpine
- HMS Protector
- HMS Proteus
- HMS Psyche
- HMS Puckeridge
- HMS Punjabi
- HMS Pursuer
- HMS Pyramus
- HMS Python
- HMS Racehorse
- HMS Racoon
- HMS Radstock
- HMS Raider
- HMS Rainbow
- HMS Ramillies
- HMS Ranger
- HMS Rattlesnake
- HMS Rawalpindi
- HMS Recruit
- HMS Redgauntlet
- HMS Redoubt
- HMS Redpole
- HMS Regent
- HMS Regulus
- HMS Relentless
- HMS Renard
- HMS Renown
- HMS Repulse
- HMS Resolution
- HMS Resource
- HMS Restless
- HMS Revenge
- 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 Egale
- HMS Royal Oak
- HMS Royal Sovereign
- HMS Royal Ulsterman
- HMS Royalist
- HMS Rubble
- HMS Ruby
- HMS Russell
- HMS St. Albans
- HMS St. George
- HMS St. Vincent
- HMS Sable
- HMS Sabre
- HMS Safari
- HMS Saga
- HMS Sahib
- HMS Saladin
- HMS Salmon
- HSM Salvia
- HMS Sandfly
- HMS Sanguine
- HMS Sapphire
- HMS Saracen
- HMS Sardonyx
- HMS Sarpedon
- HMS Saturn
- HMS Satyr
- HMS Saumarez
- HMS Savage
- HMS Scarborough
- HMS Sceptre
- HMS Scimitar
- HMS Scorcher
- HMS Scorpion
- HMS Scotsman
- HMS Scotstoun
- HMS Scott
- HMS Scourge
- HMS Scout
- 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 Sovereign of the Seas
- HMS Sovereign (S108)
- HMS Spanker
- HMS Spark
- HMS Sparrow
- HMS Sparrowhawk
- HMS Spartan (S105)
- HMS Spartiate
- HMS Spearfish
- HMS Spearhead
- HMS Spear
- 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 Stalker
- HMS Stalwart
- HMS Starfish
- HMS Starling
- HMS Starwort
- HMS Statesman
- HMS Staunch
- 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 Swiftsure
- HMS Swift
- HMS Swordfish
- HMS Swordsman
- HMS Sycamore
- HMS Sylph
- HMS Sylvia
- HMS Syren
- HMS Syrtis
- HMS Tabard
- HMS Taciturn
- HMS Tactician
- HMS Taku
- HMS Talbot
- HMS Talent
- HMS Talisman
- HMS Tally Ho
- 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 Tay
- HMS Teazer
- HMS Telemachus
- HMS Temeraire
- HMS Tempest
- HMS Templar
- HMS Tenacious
- HMS Tenedos
- HMS Teredo
- HMS Terrapin
- HMS Terrible
- HMS Terror
- HMS Test
- HMS Tetrarch
- HMS Teviot
- HMS Teviot Bank
- HMS Thames
- HMS Thanet
- HMS Thermopylae
- HMS Theseus
- HMS Thetis
- HMS Thisbe
- HMS Thistle
- HMS Thorn
- HMS Thorough
- HMS Thracian
- HMS Thrasher
- HMS Thruster
- HMS Thule
- HMS Thunderbolt - (submarine HMS Thetis renamed and recommissioned following salvage)
- HMS Thunderer
- HMS Tiger
- HMS Tigress
- HMS Tigris
- HMS Tilbury
- HMS Tintagel
- 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 Totem
- HMS Tourmaline
- HMS Tracker
- HMS Tradewind
- HMS Trafalgar
- 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 Trump
- HMS Truncheon
- HMS Trusty
- HMS Tryphon
- HMS Tudor
- HMS Tumult
- HMS Tuna
- HMS Turbulent
- HMS Turpin
- HMS Turquoise
- HMS Tuscan
- HMS Tututankhamen - (intended for submarine P.311, but the boat was lost before name formally assigned)
- HMS Tweed
- HMS Tyrian
- HMS Triton
- HMS Tyne
- HMS Tynedale
- HMS Tynwald
- HMS Uganda
- HMS Ulster Monarch
- HMS Ulster Queen
- HMS Ultimatum
- HMS Ultor
- HMS Umbra
- HMS Unbeaten
- HMS Unbroken
- HMS Undaunted
- HMS Undine
- HMS Unicorn
- HMS Union
- HMS Unique
- HMS Unruffled
- HMS Unruly
- HMS Unseen
- HMS Upholder
- HMS Upright
- HMS Uproar
- HMS Upstart
- HMS Ure
- HMS Urge
- HMS Ursula
- HMS Usk
- HMS Utmost
- 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 (S31)
- HMS Venomous
- HMS Venturer
- HMS Venturous
- HMS Venus
- HMS Verdun
- HMS Verity
- HMS Vernon
- HMS Versatile
- HMS Verulam
- HMS Vesper
- HMS Veteran
- HMS Viceroy
- HMS Victor
- HMS Victorious
- HMS Victory - Nelson flagship at Trafalgar
- HMS Vidette
- HMS Vienna
- HMS Vigilant (S30)
- 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
- 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 Wessex
- HMS Westcott
- HMS Western Isles
- HMS Westminster
- HMS Whimbrel
- 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
- HSM Woolwich
- HMS Worcester
- HMS Wren
- HMS Wrestler
- HMS Wryneck
- HMS Wyvern
- HMS Zealous
- HMS Zebra
- HMS Zephyr
- HMS Zubian - Ship built from salvaged sections of HMS Nubian and HMS Zulu
- HMS Zulu
(The HMS Pinafore was a fictional creation of Gilbert and Sullivan.)