Three ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Scimitar, after the scimitar, a curved sword: was an launched in 1918 and sold in 1947. was a Scimitar-class fast training boat launched in 1969 and sold in 1983. is a , formerly MV Grey Fox. She entered service in 1993, was transferred to the Royal Navy in 2002 and renamed Scimitar, and as of 9 March 2022 is decommissioned, no longer in service and up for disposal. Battle honours Ships named Scimitar have earned the following battle honours: Dunkirk 1940 Atlantic 1940-42, 1944 Arctic 1942 English Channel 1943-44 Royal Navy ship names