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.)
... and explorer.
Samuel de Champlain, (c. 1567-1635), established the French colony in Canada; discovered the Great Lakes
William Clark, (1770-1838), with Meriwether ...