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mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS" title="HMS – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="HMS" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_(Royal_Navy)" title="HMS (Royal Navy) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="HMS (Royal Navy)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS" title="HMS – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="HMS" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Majesty%E2%80%99s_Ship" title="His Majesty’s Ship – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="His Majesty’s Ship" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_(acr%C3%B3nimo_naval)" title="HMS (acrónimo naval) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="HMS (acrónimo naval)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D8%B4%D8%AA%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C%E2%80%8C%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%AA" title="کشتی اعلی‌حضرت – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="کشتی اعلی‌حضرت" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Ship" title="His Majesty's Ship – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="His Majesty's Ship" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS" title="HMS – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="HMS" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Ship" title="His Majesty's Ship – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="His Majesty's Ship" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/His_Majesty%E2%80%99s_Ship" title="His Majesty’s Ship – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="His Majesty’s Ship" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Ship" title="HM Ship – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="HM Ship" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS" title="HMS – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="HMS" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS" title="HMS – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="HMS" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Ship" title="Her Majesty's Ship – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Her Majesty's Ship" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_(Royal_Navy)" title="HMS (Royal Navy) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="HMS (Royal Navy)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS" title="HMS – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="HMS" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B9%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D._%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D._%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D_(%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D)" title="ஹெச். எம். எஸ் (கப்பல் பெயர்) – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="ஹெச். எம். எஸ் (கப்பல் பெயர்)" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a 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<div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"><span class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=English_ship&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="English ship">English ship</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Ship prefix used in the United Kingdom and some other monarchies</div> <p> <b>His</b> (or <b>Her</b>) <b>Majesty's Ship</b>, abbreviated <b>HMS</b> and <b>H.M.S.</b>, is the <a href="/wiki/Ship_prefix" title="Ship prefix">ship prefix</a> used for ships of the navy in some monarchies. Derivative terms such as <b>HMAS</b> and equivalents in other languages such as <b>SMS</b> are used. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Siegel_der_Kaiserlichen_Marine_-_(Gespiegelt)_-_Kommando_S.M.S._Braunschweig_-_Bild_002.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Siegel_der_Kaiserlichen_Marine_-_%28Gespiegelt%29_-_Kommando_S.M.S._Braunschweig_-_Bild_002.jpg/220px-Siegel_der_Kaiserlichen_Marine_-_%28Gespiegelt%29_-_Kommando_S.M.S._Braunschweig_-_Bild_002.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="391" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Siegel_der_Kaiserlichen_Marine_-_%28Gespiegelt%29_-_Kommando_S.M.S._Braunschweig_-_Bild_002.jpg/330px-Siegel_der_Kaiserlichen_Marine_-_%28Gespiegelt%29_-_Kommando_S.M.S._Braunschweig_-_Bild_002.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Siegel_der_Kaiserlichen_Marine_-_%28Gespiegelt%29_-_Kommando_S.M.S._Braunschweig_-_Bild_002.jpg/440px-Siegel_der_Kaiserlichen_Marine_-_%28Gespiegelt%29_-_Kommando_S.M.S._Braunschweig_-_Bild_002.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4724" data-file-height="8399" /></a><figcaption>Seal of the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Navy" title="Imperial German Navy">Imperial German Navy</a> (1871–1919) - (Mirrored) - Kommando S.M.S. Braunschweig</figcaption></figure> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commonwealth_Realms">Commonwealth Realms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Commonwealth Realms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With regard to the separate <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">English</a> and <a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Navy" title="Royal Scots Navy">Scottish navies</a> of the medieval period and <a href="/wiki/Early_modern_era" class="mw-redirect" title="Early modern era">early modern era</a>, historians usually use terms such as "English Ship" or "Scottish Ship".<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>During the late 17th century, following <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Restoration" title="Stuart Restoration">the Restoration</a>, the name Royal Navy was officially adopted, as well as the prefix His Majesty's Ship, and later, Her Majesty's Ship.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The first recorded use of the abbreviated form HMS was in 1789, in respect of <a href="/wiki/HMS_Phoenix_(1783)" title="HMS Phoenix (1783)">HMS <i>Phoenix</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Acts_of_Union_1707" title="Acts of Union 1707">From 1707</a> to circa 1800 <b>HBMS</b> (for <i>His Britannic Majesty's Ship</i>) was also used.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Submarines in His Majesty's service also use the prefix HMS, standing for <i>His Majesty's Submarine</i>, though this is sometimes rendered <b>HMS/m</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (See, for example, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205160540">HMS/m <i>Tireless</i></a>, at <a href="/wiki/Imperial_War_Museum" title="Imperial War Museum">IWM</a>). The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Yacht_Britannia" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Yacht Britannia">Royal Yacht <i>Britannia</i></a>, which was a commissioned ship in the Royal Navy, was known as HMY <i>Britannia</i>. Otherwise all ships in the Royal Navy are known as HM Ships, though formerly when a distinction was made between three-masted ship-rigged ships and smaller vessels they would be called HM Frigate <i>X</i>, or HM Sloop <i>Y</i>. </p><p>The prefix HMS is also used by shore establishments that are commissioned "<a href="/wiki/Stone_frigate" title="Stone frigate">stone frigates</a>" in the Royal Navy. Examples include <a href="/wiki/HMS_Excellent_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Excellent (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Excellent</i></a>, a training school located on an island in <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_Harbour" title="Portsmouth Harbour">Portsmouth Harbour</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vulcan_Naval_Reactor_Test_Establishment" title="Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment">HMS <i>Vulcan</i></a>, in <a href="/wiki/Caithness" title="Caithness">Caithness</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Highland_(council_area)" title="Highland (council area)">Highland</a> area of <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a>, which is established to test the design of <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_power" title="Nuclear power">nuclear power</a> systems for use in submarines. </p><p>The sample ship name used by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> to signify a hypothetical vessel is <a href="/wiki/HMS_Nonsuch" title="HMS Nonsuch">HMS <i>Nonsuch</i></a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This <i>is</i> a name that has been used by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> in the past; on the eve of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> the name was given<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (October 2018)">by whom?</span></a></i>]</sup> to the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a>. As of 2012<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/HMCS_Nonsuch" title="HMCS Nonsuch">HMCS <i>Nonsuch</i></a> was the "<a href="/wiki/Stone_frigate" title="Stone frigate">stone frigate</a>" of the Edmonton Division of the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Naval_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Canadian Naval Reserve">Canadian Naval Reserve</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prefixing the name by "the", as in "the HMS Ark Royal", while common, is considered bad grammar.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>British government ships not in the Royal Navy have other designations, such as <b>RFA</b> for ships in the <i><a href="/wiki/Royal_Fleet_Auxiliary" title="Royal Fleet Auxiliary">Royal Fleet Auxiliary</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Use_outside_the_United_Kingdom">Use outside the United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Use outside the United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Historically, variants on HMS have been used by the navies of British colonies. The practice is maintained in several <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" title="Commonwealth realm">Commonwealth realms</a> – states in which the monarch of the UK is head of state – as well as <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations_members" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Nations members">other Commonwealth countries</a> and former members of the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Current">Current</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Current"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a>: <a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Canadian_Ship" title="His Majesty's Canadian Ship">His Majesty's Canadian Ship</a> (HMCS) / (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Navire canadien de Sa Majesté</i>) (NCSM) – <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Navy" title="Royal Canadian Navy">Royal Canadian Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>: <a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Australian_Ship" title="His Majesty's Australian Ship">His Majesty's Australian Ship</a> (HMAS) – <a href="/wiki/Royal_Australian_Navy" title="Royal Australian Navy">Royal Australian Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>: <a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_New_Zealand_Ship" title="His Majesty's New Zealand Ship">His Majesty's New Zealand Ship</a> (HMNZS) – <a href="/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Navy" title="Royal New Zealand Navy">Royal New Zealand Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bahamas" class="mw-redirect" title="Bahamas">Bahamas</a>: His Majesty's Bahamian Ship (HMBS) – <a href="/wiki/Royal_Bahamas_Defence_Force" title="Royal Bahamas Defence Force">Royal Bahamas Defence Force</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea" title="Papua New Guinea">Papua New Guinea</a>: His Majesty's Papua New Guinean Ship (HMPNGS) - <a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force" title="Papua New Guinea Defence Force">Papua New Guinea Defence Force</a><sup id="cite_ref-warmemgloss_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-warmemgloss-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaica" title="Jamaica">Jamaica</a>: His Majesty's Jamaican Ship (HMJS) – <a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Defence_Force" title="Jamaica Defence Force">Jamaica Defence Force</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvalu" title="Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a>: His Majesty's Tuvalu State Ship (HMTSS)<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Former">Former</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Former"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Colonial: Her Majesty's Colonial Ship (HMCS)<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>: Commonwealth Naval Ship (CNS)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_rule_in_Burma" title="British rule in Burma">Burma</a>: His Majesty's Burmese Ship (HMBS)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbados" title="Barbados">Barbados</a>: Her Majesty's Barbadian Ship (HMBS) – <a href="/wiki/Barbados_Defence_Force" title="Barbados Defence Force">Barbados Defence Force</a><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_South_Africa" title="Union of South Africa">South Africa</a>: His Majesty's South African Ship (HMSAS)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> / (<a href="/wiki/Afrikaans_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Afrikaans language">Afrikaans</a>: <i lang="af">Sy Majesteit se Suid-Afrikaanse Skip</i>) (SMSA) - <a href="/wiki/South_African_Navy" title="South African Navy">South African Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Ceylon" title="Dominion of Ceylon">Ceylon</a>: Her Majesty's Ceylon Ship (HMCyS)<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Fiji" title="Dominion of Fiji">Fiji</a>: Her Majesty's Fijian Ship (HMFS)<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_India" title="Dominion of India">India</a>: His Majesty's Indian Ship (HMIS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colony_of_Queensland" title="Colony of Queensland">Queensland</a> (before the <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Australia" title="Federation of Australia">federation of Australia</a>): Her Majesty's Queensland Ship (HMQS)<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)#Colonial_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria (Australia)">Victoria</a> (before the federation of Australia): Her Majesty's Victorian Ship (HMVS)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominion_of_Pakistan" title="Dominion of Pakistan">Pakistan</a>: His Majesty's Pakistan Ship (HMPS)<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Denmark">Denmark</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Denmark"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All <a href="/wiki/Danish_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Danish Navy">Danish Navy</a> ships carry the ship prefix <b>KDM</b> (<i>Kongelige Danske Marine</i>) in Danish, but this is translated to <b>HDMS</b> (<i>Her / His Danish Majesty's Ship</i>) in English. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Germany">Germany</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Seiner Majestät Schiff</i></span></b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">pronounced</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="de-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German" title="Help:IPA/Standard German">[ˈzaɪnɐ<span class="wrap"> </span>majɛsˈtɛːt<span class="wrap"> </span>ʃɪf]</a></span>; <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> for 'His Majesty's Ship'; abbreviated to <b>S.M.S.</b> or <b>SMS</b>) was the <a href="/wiki/Ship_prefix" title="Ship prefix">ship prefix</a> used by the Prussian <a href="/wiki/Merchant_navy" title="Merchant navy">Maritime Enterprise</a> (<i>Seehandlung</i>), the <a href="/wiki/Prussian_Navy" title="Prussian Navy">Prussian Navy</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Navy" title="Imperial German Navy">Imperial German Navy</a> (<i>Kaiserliche Marine</i>) and the <a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Navy" title="Austro-Hungarian Navy">Austro-Hungarian Navy</a> (<i>Kaiserliche und königliche Kriegsmarine</i>). It was created by translating the British prefix into German. </p><p>It was sometimes also abbreviated to <b>S.M.</b> or <b>SM</b> (for <i>Seiner Majestät</i>) when a ship was mentioned by class, such as <i>S.M. Kleiner Kreuzer Emden</i> ("His Majesty's Light Cruiser Emden"). </p><p>Special forms included </p> <ul><li>S.M.Y. (or SMY) = <i>Seiner Majestät Yacht</i> ("His Majesty's Yacht") for king's or emperor's <a href="/wiki/Yacht" title="Yacht">yacht</a></li> <li>I.M.Y. = <i>Ihrer Majestät Yacht</i> ("Her Majesty's Yacht") for the queen's or empress's yacht.</li> <li>S.M.F. = <i>Seiner Majestät Feuerschiff</i> ("His Majesty's <a href="/wiki/Lightvessel" class="mw-redirect" title="Lightvessel">Lightvessel</a>")</li> <li>S.M.H. = <i>Seiner Majestät Hilfsschiff</i> ("His Majesty's <a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_ship" title="Auxiliary ship">Auxiliary Ship</a>")</li> <li>S.M.W. = <i>Seiner Majestät Werkstattschiff</i> ("His Majesty's Workshop Ship")</li> <li>S.M.U. = <i>Seiner Majestät Unterseeboot</i> ("His Majesty's Submarine", prefixing a number not a name)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Netherlands">Netherlands</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Netherlands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>International prefixes for ships of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a> is <b>HNLMS</b> (<i>His/Her Netherlands Majesty's Ship</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Netherlands navy itself uses the prefixes <b>Zr.Ms.</b> (<i>Zijner Majesteits</i>, <i>His Majesty's</i>) when a king is on the throne, and <b>Hr.Ms.</b> (<i>Harer Majesteits</i>, <i>Her Majesty's</i>) when there is a queen. This happens automatically at the moment of coronation.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Norway">Norway</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Norway"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a> vessels have since 1946 been given the <a href="/wiki/Ship_prefix" title="Ship prefix">ship prefix</a> <b>KNM</b>, short for <i>K</i>ongelig <i>N</i>orske <i>M</i>arine (Royal Norwegian Navy). In <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, they are given the prefix <b>HNoMS</b>, short for "<i>H</i>is/Her <i>No</i>rwegian <i>M</i>ajesty's <i>S</i>hip" (<b>HNMS</b> could be also used for the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a>, for which <b>HNLMS</b> is used instead). Coast Guard vessels are given the prefix <b>KV</b> for <i>K</i>yst<i>V</i>akt (Coast Guard) in <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_language" title="Norwegian language">Norwegian</a> and <b>NoCGV</b> for <i>No</i>rwegian <i>C</i>oast <i>G</i>uard <i>V</i>essel in English. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Romania">Romania</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Romania"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the subsequent ousting of the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Romania" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarchy of Romania">monarchy of Romania</a> on 30 December 1947 and post-war <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet</a> occupation, all <a href="/wiki/Romanian_Naval_Forces" title="Romanian Naval Forces">Royal Romanian Navy</a> vessels were given the prefix <b>NMS</b> which stands for <i>Nava Majestăţii Sale</i> which translates to <i>His/her Majesty’s Ship</i> in English. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sweden">Sweden</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Sweden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Swedish_Navy" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal Swedish Navy">Royal Swedish Navy</a>, all vessels are given the prefix HMS (<i>Hans</i> or <i>Hennes Majestäts Skepp</i>, <i>His</i> or <i>Her Majesty’s Ship</i>). This is true for both surface and submarine vessels.<sup id="cite_ref-forsvarsmakten_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forsvarsmakten-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Abroad, Swedish navy ships are sometimes given the prefix <b>HSwMS</b> (for <i>His Swedish Majesty's Ship</i>), to avoid confusion with other uses of the HMS prefix.<sup id="cite_ref-forsvarsmakten_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-forsvarsmakten-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Thailand">Thailand</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Thailand"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Thai_Navy" title="Royal Thai Navy">Royal Thai Navy</a>, ships with a displacement of 150 tons or more use the prefix เรือหลวง ("Royal Ship"), abbreviated <b>ร.ล.</b> meaning ships belonging to the <a href="/wiki/Monarchy_of_Thailand" title="Monarchy of Thailand">Thai King</a>. In English, the abbreviation <b>HTMS</b> or <b>H.T.M.S.</b> comes from the word <i>His Thai Majesty's Ship</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the name of the ship, it must be granted by the King.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tonga">Tonga</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Tonga"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Tongan_Maritime_Force" title="Tongan Maritime Force">Tongan Maritime Force</a>, commissioned ships use the prefix <i><b>Vaka O Ene Afio</b></i>, abbreviated "<b>VOEA</b>", meaning "His Majesty's Vessel" in <a href="/wiki/Tongan_language" title="Tongan language">Tongan</a>. The initialism is usually left untranslated in English. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>See <a href="/wiki/Ship_prefix" title="Ship prefix">ship prefix</a> for a list</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Mail_Ship" title="Royal Mail Ship">Royal Mail Ship</a> (RMS)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Ships_of_the_Royal_Navy" title="Category:Ships of the Royal Navy">Category:Ships of the Royal Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HM_Prison" title="HM Prison">HM Prison</a> (HMP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Young_Offender_Institution" title="His Majesty's Young Offender Institution">His Majesty's Young Offender Institution</a> (HMYOI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/His_Majesty%27s_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="His Majesty's Government">His Majesty's Government</a> (HMG)</li> <li>His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the <a href="/wiki/Tower_of_London" title="Tower of London">Tower of London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Ship" title="United States Ship">United States Ship</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=His_Majesty%27s_Ship&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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National Museum of the Royal Navy. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/visit_see_sailfaq.htm">the original</a> on 14 February 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 July</span> 2014</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.royalnavalmuseum.org&rft.atitle=Frequently+Asked+Questions+of+the+Sailing+Navy+Gallery&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.royalnavalmuseum.org%2Fvisit_see_sailfaq.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHis+Majesty%27s+Ship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage/customs-and-traditions0/ship-naming/the-evolution-of-ship-naming-in-the-u-s--navy.html">"The Evolution of Ship Naming in the U.S. Navy"</a>. <i>(US) Naval History and Heritage Command</i>. 22 May 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 December</span> 2018</span>. <q>Some, but apparently not all, other navies also use prefixes with their ships' names. Perhaps the best known of these is HMS (<i>His/Her Majesty's Ship</i>), long used by the Royal Navy. In earlier times this was also seen as <b>HBMS</b> for <i>His Britannic Majesty's Ship</i>.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=%28US%29+Naval+History+and+Heritage+Command&rft.atitle=The+Evolution+of+Ship+Naming+in+the+U.S.+Navy&rft.date=2018-05-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.history.navy.mil%2Fbrowse-by-topic%2Fheritage%2Fcustoms-and-traditions0%2Fship-naming%2Fthe-evolution-of-ship-naming-in-the-u-s--navy.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHis+Majesty%27s+Ship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJustin_Reay2008" class="citation web cs1">Justin Reay (8 October 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://snr.org.uk/snr-forum/topic/hbmshms-usage-in-18thc/">"HBMS/HMS - usage in 18thC"</a>. <i>The Society For Nautical Research</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/3190.html">the original</a> on 6 February 2006.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Royal+Navy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.royal-navy.mod.uk%2Fstatic%2Fpages%2F3190.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHis+Majesty%27s+Ship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130630044740/http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/navres/nearestUnit_uniteLaPlusPres/hmcs_ncsm_NONSUCH/noh-unitPortal_portailUnite-eng.asp">"HMCS Nonsuch"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/navres/nearestUnit_uniteLaPlusPres/hmcs_ncsm_NONSUCH/noh-unitPortal_portailUnite-eng.asp">the original</a> on 30 June 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 August</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=HMCS+Nonsuch&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.forces.gc.ca%2Fnavres%2FnearestUnit_uniteLaPlusPres%2Fhmcs_ncsm_NONSUCH%2Fnoh-unitPortal_portailUnite-eng.asp&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHis+Majesty%27s+Ship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2004/07/15/styleguidepdfjuly2004.pdf">The Guardian style guide</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=-jcYAAAAYAAJ&q=%22HMBS%22+"><i>A History of the Bahamas</i></a>, Michael Craton, San Salvador Press, 1986, page 289</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-warmemgloss-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-warmemgloss_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.awm.gov.au/glossary/result.asp?browse=h">Australian War Memorial Glossary</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070606222230/http://awm.gov.au/glossary/result.asp?browse=h">Archived</a> 2007-06-06 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070601163032/http://www.jdfmil.org/overview/bases/bases_home6.html">"Jamaica Defence Force - Bases"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.jdfmil.org/overview/bases/bases_home6.html">the original</a> on 1 June 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Jamaica+Defence+Force+-+Bases&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jdfmil.org%2Foverview%2Fbases%2Fbases_home6.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHis+Majesty%27s+Ship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=EfNFAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Her+Majesty%27s+Jamaica+Ship%22++"><i>Port Bustamante Handbook</i></a>, Shipping Association of Jamaica and the Port Authority of Jamaica, 1978, page 21</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=_ow-AQAAIAAJ&q=%22Her+Majesty%27s+Tuvalu+Surveillance+Ship%22"><i><span></span></i>The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World<i><span></span></i></a>. Naval Institute Press. 2002. p. 848. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781557502421" title="Special:BookSources/9781557502421"><bdi>9781557502421</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Naval+Institute+Guide+to+Combat+Fleets+of+the+World&rft.pages=848&rft.pub=Naval+Institute+Press&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=9781557502421&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D_ow-AQAAIAAJ%26q%3D%2522Her%2BMajesty%2527s%2BTuvalu%2BSurveillance%2BShip%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHis+Majesty%27s+Ship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sahistoryhub.history.sa.gov.au/things/hmcs-protector">HMCS Protector</a> SA History Hub, History Trust of South Australia. Retrieved 28 February 2021.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/2001/10_15_01/story22.htm">"Foundation Day oration"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Foundation+Day+oration&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.defence.gov.au%2Fnews%2Fnavynews%2Feditions%2F2001%2F10_15_01%2Fstory22.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHis+Majesty%27s+Ship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FCAS.AWM.GOV.AU%252FPROD%252FGL.ACCEPT_LOGIN%253FSCREEN_NAME%253DCAS_SEARCH_PKG.PR_SEARCH_BY_LINK%2526SCREEN_PARMS%253DACID%257EPS_QUERY_TYPE%253DACCNUM%257EPS_QUERY%253DH12191%257EPS_REFERRER%253DOAI%253AAWM%253A325142%252F859841%2526SCREEN_TYPE%253DBOTTOM">Port-side view of the former South Australian Colonial gunboat HMAS (ex HMS, ex HMCS) Protector; 1918</a> (National Library of Australia) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080209195419/http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%3A//CAS.AWM.GOV.AU/PROD/GL.ACCEPT_LOGIN?SCREEN_NAME=CAS_SEARCH_PKG.PR_SEARCH_BY_LINK&SCREEN_PARMS=ACID~PS_QUERY_TYPE%3DACCNUM~PS_QUERY%3DH12191~PS_REFERRER%3DOAI%3AAWM%3A325142%2F859841&SCREEN_TYPE=BOTTOM">Archived</a> February 9, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=EvAtAAAAMAAJ&q=%22HMBS+Mayu%22"><i>Tapʻ ma toʻ rvhe ra tu, 1995 khu nhacʻ, Matʻ la</i></a>, Commemorative volume for 50th anniversary of Burmese Armed Forces Day; comprises chiefly, articles about the Armed Forces, 1995</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=WcsqAQAAMAAJ&q=%22HMBS+Pelican%22"><i>Jane's Fighting Ships</i></a>, Frederick Thomas Jane, S. Low, Marston & Company, 2010, page 61</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=3cMIAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22His+Majesty%27s+South+African+Ship%22&pg=PA282"><i>War Department Technical Manual</i></a>, Volume 30, Issue 410, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943, page 282</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCarl_Muller2000" class="citation book cs1">Carl Muller (14 October 2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=j7NlAAAAMAAJ&q=%22HMCyS%22"><i>Spit And Polish</i></a>. Penguin Books Limited. p. 107. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-8475-109-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-81-8475-109-3"><bdi>978-81-8475-109-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Spit+And+Polish&rft.pages=107&rft.pub=Penguin+Books+Limited&rft.date=2000-10-14&rft.isbn=978-81-8475-109-3&rft.au=Carl+Muller&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dj7NlAAAAMAAJ%26q%3D%2522HMCyS%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHis+Majesty%27s+Ship" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=HtNQAQAAIAAJ&q=%22HMFS+Ruve%22"><i>Annual Report for the Year</i></a>, Fiji Mineral Resources Department, 1980, page 20</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%253A%252F%252FCAS.AWM.GOV.AU%252FPROD%252FGL.ACCEPT_LOGIN%253FSCREEN_NAME%253DCAS_SEARCH_PKG.PR_SEARCH_BY_LINK%2526SCREEN_PARMS%253DACID%257EPS_QUERY_TYPE%253DACCNUM%257EPS_QUERY%253DP00444.129%257EPS_REFERRER%253DOAI%253AAWM%253A42945%252F1650272%2526SCREEN_TYPE%253DBOTTOM">HMQS Gayundah (Aboriginal for 'lightning') and her sister ship HMQS Paluma ('thunder')</a> (National Library of Australia) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080213074537/http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-pa-HTTP%3A//CAS.AWM.GOV.AU/PROD/GL.ACCEPT_LOGIN?SCREEN_NAME=CAS_SEARCH_PKG.PR_SEARCH_BY_LINK&SCREEN_PARMS=ACID~PS_QUERY_TYPE%3DACCNUM~PS_QUERY%3DP00444.129~PS_REFERRER%3DOAI%3AAWM%3A42945%2F1650272&SCREEN_TYPE=BOTTOM">Archived</a> February 13, 2008, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070210064740/http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/national/sites/hmvs.html">"Department of the Environment and Water Resources: HMVS Cerberus"</a>. 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