| HMAS WarregoTwo ships of the Royal Australian Navy have borne the name Warrego. The first HMAS Warrego (D-70) was a River class destroyer laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company Limited at Govan in Scotland, launched 4 April 1911 and commissio | HMAS WaterhenHMAS Waterhen (D-22/I-22) was a V class destroyer laid down by Palmers Shipbuilding and Engineering Company at Jarrow-on-Tyne on 3 July 1917, launched on 23 March 1918, completed on 17 July 1918 and commissioned into the Royal Navy, transferred to the Roy | HMAS YarraFour ships of the Royal Australian Navy have been named for the Yarra River in Victoria. The first HMAS Yarra (D-79) was a River class torpedo-boat destroyer laid down by Denny Brothers at Dumbarton, Scotland, launched 9 April 1910 by Mrs. Moore, wife of |
| HMS SheffieldThree Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Sheffield after the city and county borough of Sheffield in the West Riding of southern Yorkshire. The first HMS Sheffield was a Southampton Class, a sub-class of the Town-class light cruiser that entered service | HMS BirminghamThree ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Birmingham after the city of Birmingham in England. The first Birmingham was a Town-class light cruiser launched in 1913 and sold in 1931. The second Birmingham was a cruiser launched in 1936 and b | HMS CoventrySeven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Coventry after the town of Coventry. The first Coventry was the Spanish 28-gun ship San Miguel captured in 1658, but in turn taken by the French in 1666. The second Coventry was a 48-gun fourth-rat |
| HMS AfridiTwo ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Afridi . The first Afridi was a Tribal-class destroyer laid down by Sir W. Armstrong, Whitworth and Company at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1905, launched on 8 May 1907 and completed on 10 September 1909. Afridi | HMS YorkSeveral ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS York for the county seat of Yorkshire, on the River Ouse. The first York was renamed from Marston Moor upon the restoration in 1660. The 54 gun vessel had been launched in 1654. After nearly half a centu | HMS Napier (G97)HMS Napier (G97 named for Admiral Sir Charles Napier RN ( 1786 1860), was an N-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She laid down by the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Limited, at Govan in Scotland on 26 July 1939, launched on 22 May 1940 a |
