Why admirals beat saints in Royal Navy ship names

Would J3-style successors to Hood keep the Admiral-class naming pattern, and why did saint names remain uncommon in the Royal Navy?

The successors would probably receive admiral names, while saint names were rare because Royal Navy tradition associated them more with Catholic French and Spanish practice than with its own culture.

Any J3-style successors would probably continue the Royal Navy's run of admiral names seen in Hood, Nelson, and Rodney. St Vincent is identified as commemorating an admiral in this naming context. The panel links the relative scarcity of saint names to their association with Catholic French and Spanish naval traditions. St George did appear on large ships of the line, correcting the initial suggestion that the name belonged only to smaller vessels. Those examples show exceptions rather than a preferred naming scheme. A saint's name could also enter naval use through a town or city rather than a direct religious dedication.