Hi,
In the case of British warships most carried names of previous ships e.g. HMS for His/Her Majesty`s Ship ROYAL OAK, Queen Elizabeth etc. Some carried names from ancient mythology such as DIDO.
Others like a particular class of cruiser (The County Class) had names of English counties such as SUFFOLK.
To my knowledge the British system has never named a ship after a sailor or distinguised serviceman.
The Royal Australian Navy RAN has broke with this tradition and has a submarine named after Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheean who died at his post on HMAS ARMIDALE during an attack by Japanese aircraft December 1st 1942.
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