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Which Hardy gave HMS Hardy her name?

A viewer asks whether the H-class destroyer HMS Hardy commemorated one of the Hardy officers under discussion.

H Class Destroyers HMS Hardy Naval Commemoration Thomas Hardy

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Question

Was the H-class destroyer HMS Hardy named for one of these Hardy officers?

Short answer

She was probably named for Sir Thomas Hardy, although the identification is tentative.

Notes

The likely namesake is Sir Thomas Hardy, although the identification is tentative rather than checked. The wider Hardy naval family served across several generations, providing context for this tentative link between family memory and Royal Navy ship naming.