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Ships of the Royal Navy. This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the Royal Navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the Commonwealth of England. The list also includes fictional vessels which have prominently featured in literature about the Royal Navy.
For a full list of ship prefixes, see Ship prefix. Military ship articles should follow standard Wikipedia naming conventions. These rules apply to both named and unnamed vessels. A typical military ship article name has the following form: <prefix> < italicized name> < (hull or pennant number or disambiguation)> [1]
HMS Auricula. HMS Aurora. HMS Avenger. HMS Avon. (previous page) (next page) Categories: Ships of the Royal Navy. Ship names. Template Large category TOC via Automatic category TOC on category with 2,001–5,000 pages.
Japanese ship-naming conventions. Japanese ship names follow different conventions from those typical in the West. Merchant ship names often contain the word maru at the end (meaning circle), while warships are never named after people, but rather after objects such as mountains, islands, weather phenomena, or animals.
Cross of War. Military Medal. Legion of Honour. Ribbons. v. t. e. This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the French Navy. Names are traditionally re-used over the years, and have been carried by more than one ship.
Ship prefix. A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality. In the modern environment, prefixes are cited inconsistently in civilian ...
Ship names comprises all articles relating to the naming of ships, as opposed to specific vessels. Articles on names attached to multiple vessels as well as those ...
The Soviets also actually named their missile boats after insects leading to confusion. Minesweepers and small frigates were given diminutive first names e.g. Alyosha, Vanya, Petya. Hovercraft were named after Russian words for birds e.g. Aist = Stork. Submarine classes were given Phonetic alphabet names e.g. Delta, Alfa, Victor etc.