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.)
... Nansen, (1861-1930), arctic explorer, scientist and international statesman
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Francisco de Orellana - first to navigate down the Amazon River
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William Parry[?], ...