Two ships of the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against ...
have been named HMS ''Skate'' after
the fish:
* was a in commission from 1895 to 1907.
* was an destroyer in commission from 1917 to 1947.
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Royal Navy ship names