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.)
... February 8 - Japanese surprise attack on Port Arthur (Lushun)[?] starts Russo-Japanese War
February 23 - For $10 million the United States gains control of the Panam ...