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.)
... was sent to the school at Deventer
conducted by the Brethren of the Common Life[?].
He became skilful as a copyist and was thus
enabled to support himself. Later he ...