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.)
... at the South Pole, first to navigate the Northwest Passage in a single ship
Roy Chapman Andrews, (1884-1960), US explorer
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa, (c. 1475-1519), ...