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.)
... Cavendish, (died 1592), English sailor and explorer.
Samuel de Champlain, (c. 1567-1635), established the French colony in Canada; discovered the Great Lakes
William ...