The name HMS Churchill has been borne by two Royal Navy ships: a destroyer and a submarine. was a during World War II. It was named for towns of that name common to Britain and the United States. was the first of three nuclear-powered fleet submarines. Named for Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II), she was launched in 1968 and decommissioned in 1991. See also HMCS Churchill, a Royal Canadian Navy shore establishment from 1950 to 1966. , a destroyer in the United States Navy. Royal Navy ship names