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.)
... (c 1785-1850), US explorer
Pytheas, (died 1984), Greek explorer who visited Britain and other north and northwest European countries
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John Rae, (1813-1893), ...