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List of ship names of the Royal Navy (G–H)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMar 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ6638830 ↗
Source-derived summary

This is a list of Royal Navy ship names starting with G and H.

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H

See also

List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy

List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy

List of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy

List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy

List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy

List of cruiser classes of the Royal Navy

List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy

List of patrol vessels of the Royal Navy

List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy

List of monitors of the Royal Navy

List of mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy (includes minesweepers and mine hunters)

List of Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship names

List of submarines of the Royal Navy

List of survey vessels of the Royal Navy

List of Royal Navy shore establishments

References

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of All Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy from the 15th Century to the Present (3rd Rev ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2006, 1969—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where List, ship and names can be independently traced.
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