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.)
... (1813-1873), explored south and east Africa, determined the course of the Zambesi, discovered Lake Nyasa
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Fernão de Magalhães, (Ferdinand Magellan, sea ...