The Royal Navy is steeped in tradition and history. Its mighty fleets were the envy of the world and enabled the British to race a global empire for centuries. Their ships sailed the oceans with striking names that projected qualities to inspire crews and intimidate enemies – names such as HMS Vengeance,Fearless, Vindictive, and Repulse and Spiteful. What young sailor would not be proud to serve on ships named HMS Battleaxe or Gladiator? The revolutionary HMS Dreadnought had a bold name that was so effective it was used to refer to all similar battleships that were modeled after her. Royal... Read the rest of this entry »
Source: navalhistory.org