This is an incomplete list of people that have or had ships or ship classes named after them, or the name is associated with the person. The ships are currently or were previously in service with the Royal Navy, the United Kingdom's naval warfare force; or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England; or of the English Commonwealth. The list also includes fictional vessels which have prominently featured in literature about the Royal Navy.
Some people have had Royal ship classes named after them, the following are a list of people who had such classes named after them.
The following ship class was named after HMS Queen Elizabeth the first aircraft carrier commissioned in the class which was named after the dreadnought battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth in service from 1914 to 1948 which itself was named after the Tudor monarch Queen Elizabeth I.
The following are British monarchs who have had Royal navy ships named after them.
There are no ships named after Queen Elizabeth II.
The following are ships named after King Charles III the former Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Edinburgh.
The following are ships named after Dukes of Northumberland as well as the Percy Family, also known of the House of Percy.
The following are named after the title of Duke of Northumberland rather than any holder of that title.
The following are ships named Hotspur the nicknamed for the 14th century noblemen Sir Henry Percy.
The following are Dukes with ships named after them.
The following are named after various Dukedom titles rather than any holder of those titles.
The following fictional ships are named after deities.