Wryneck @ Covenham

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18 Sep 2022 23:20 #5885 by John T Goy
Replied by John T Goy on topic Wryneck @ Covenham
The Ships' Names and Badges Committee decide what ship names should be.
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18 Sep 2022 15:50 - 18 Sep 2022 15:57 #5881 by Jim Wright
Replied by Jim Wright on topic Wryneck @ Covenham
Thanks Stuart - I should have done the Googling myself.

Among those I came across (historically) were the following
HMS:
Cormorant
Curlew
Bittern
Redwing
Guillemot
Puffin
Shearwater
Mallard
Sparrowhawk
Starling
Linnet
Osprey
etc etc.

However, of the 74 currently commisioned in the Royal Navy, the only one is HMS Magpie -  a survey motor launch.

I couldn't discover  who makes the naming choice.
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18 Sep 2022 12:16 #5879 by Stuart Britton
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I googled your query and there at least eight, Jim.
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18 Sep 2022 08:46 #5878 by Jim Wright
Replied by Jim Wright on topic Wryneck @ Covenham
On the subject of wrynecks, the Royal Navy’s fleet once included a destroyer, HMS Wryneck, which was sunk by dive bombers in the Mediterranean in 1941. Does anyone know who chose the name and why? Have any other Royal Navy ships been named after birds?
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17 Sep 2022 10:33 #5874 by Nick Coulbeck
Replied by Nick Coulbeck on topic Wryneck @ Covenham
I went to have a look yesterday (and about 20 others) but it failed to materialise. It was bitterly cold and windy, and after an hour I gave up. Some of the other birders seemed to think it may have used the Southerly wind to move on. You were very lucky to have seen it Jim.
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16 Sep 2022 21:40 #5871 by Jim Wright
Replied by Jim Wright on topic Wryneck @ Covenham
I think you've cracked it, John. I have attached a cropped pic of my masterpiece.
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