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In total there are 90 commissioned ships in the navy, of which 2 are aircraft carriers, 3 are large amphibious vessels, 25 are major fleet escorts (17 frigates and 8 destroyers) and 13 are nuclear-powered submarines (9 SSNs and 4 SSBNs). For the bird, see Frigatebird. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... SSN is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings: Social Security number (United States), an identification number used by the U.S. Social Security Administration. ... It has been proposed below that SSBN be renamed and moved to Ballistic missile submarine. ...

Major Surface Combatants

Invincible-class Aircraft carriers (2)

Invincible-class aircraft carrier

• HMS Illustrious (R06) (Flagship of the active fleet)
• HMS Ark Royal (R07)

The sixth (and current) HMS Invincible. ... Four aircraft carriers, Principe-de-Asturias, USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and HMS Invincible (front-to-back), showing the difference in size between a supercarrier, light V/STOL carriers, and an amphibious carrier. ... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ... The fifth HMS Illustrious (R06) is an Invincible-class light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, affectionately known as Lusty to her crew. ... HMS Ark Royal (R07), the last Invincible-class light aircraft carrier to be completed, is the fifth ship of the Royal Navy named in honour of the flagship of the English fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada. ...

Type 42 destroyers (8)

Sheffield-class batches 1 & 2 Type 42 destroyer

Manchester-class batch 3 Type 42 destroyer

• HMS Exeter (D89)
• HMS Southampton (D90)
• HMS Nottingham (D91)
• HMS Liverpool (D92)
• HMS Manchester (D95)
• HMS Gloucester (D96)
• HMS Edinburgh (D97)
• HMS York (D98)

Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester Type 42, also known as the Sheffield class, is a class of destroyers of the Royal Navy. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ... HMS Exeter (D89) is a Type 42 destroyer, the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to be named Exeter, after the city of Exeter in Devon. ... HMS Southampton (D90) is a Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Nottingham (D91), is a batch two Type 42 Destroyer of the Royal Navy, named after the city of Nottingham, England. ... The seventh, and current HMS Liverpool (D92) is the 10th of 14 Type 42 destroyers. ... The current HMS Manchester (D95) is a Type 42 (Batch 3) destroyer in the 5th Destroyer Squadron of the United Kingdoms Royal Navy. ... HMS Gloucester (D96) is a Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Edinburgh (D97) is a Type 42 (Batch 3) destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... HMS York (D98) is a Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. ...

Type 23 frigates (13)

Duke-class Type 23 frigate

• HMS Argyll (F231)
• HMS Lancaster (F229)
• HMS Iron Duke (F234)
• HMS Monmouth (F235)
• HMS Montrose (F236)
• HMS Westminster (F237)
• HMS Northumberland (F238)
• HMS Richmond (F239)
• HMS Somerset (F82)
• HMS Sutherland (F81)
• HMS Kent (F78)
• HMS Portland (F79)
• HMS St Albans (F83)

The Type 23 frigate is a class of warship serving with the Royal Navy, also known as the Duke class. ... For the bird, see Frigatebird. ... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ... The third and current HMS Argyll (F231) is a Type 23 Duke Class frigate. ... HMS Lancaster (F229) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Iron Duke (F234) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Monmouth (F235) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... The second and current HMS Montrose (F236) is the eighth of a sixteen ship class of frigates, known as Type 23 or the Duke class, of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Westminster (F237) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Northumberland (F238) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Richmond (F239) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy (RN). ... HMS Somerset (F82) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Sutherland (F81) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... Crest of the HMS Kent The twelveth ship to bear the name HMS Kent, she is a Type 23 Duke class frigate of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Portland (F79) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... HMS (F83) is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. ...

Type 22 frigates (4)

Broadsword-class Type 22 frigate

• HMS Cornwall (F99)
• HMS Cumberland (F85)
• HMS Campbeltown (F86)
• HMS Chatham (F87)

A group of Type 22s, with HMS Coventry in the foreground HMS Chatham, the last of the Batch 3 Type 22s, at the International Fleet Review, 2005 The Type 22 Broadsword class frigates are a class of warships built for the Royal Navy. ... For the bird, see Frigatebird. ... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ... The sixth and present HMS Cornwall is the first of the Batch 3 Type 22 frigates of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Cumberland (F85) is a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Campbeltown (F86) is a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Chatham (F87) is a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. ...

Amphibious Forces

Ocean-class landing platform helicopter

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Landing Platform Helicopter (1)

• HMS Ocean (L12)

Albion-class landing platform dock

HMS Ocean A Landing Platform, Helicopter is a warship designed to deliver troops into a war zone by helicopter, but which usually has a limited capability of landing troops by sea using small landing craft. ... The sixth HMS Ocean (L12) of the Royal Navy is a Landing Platform, Helicopter Cruiser, the only one in its class, built by Kvaerner Govan on the Clyde taking advantage of commercial build methods and facilities, before sailing from Barrow-in-Furness for fitting out prior to acceptance into service... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ... Image File history File links Cropped from Image:Royal Navy silhouettes 2004. ...

Albion-class landing platform docks (2)

• HMS Albion (L14)
• HMS Bulwark (L15)

HMS Bulwark (foreground) and HMS Albion (background) The Albion class landing platform dock ships are the newest amphibious assault vessels in the Royal Navy fleet. ... The dock of HMS Albion An amphibious transport dock (also called Landing Platform Dock or LPD) is a warship that embarks, transports, and lands elements of a landing force for expeditionary warfare missions. ... The ninth and current HMS Albion (2001-present) is a state of the art Landing Platform Dock (LPD) ship of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Bulwark is an Albion-class landing platform dock, the UKs newest class of amphibious assault warship. ...

Mine Warfare Forces

Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessels (8)

• HMS Walney (M104)
• HMS Penzance (M106)
• HMS Pembroke (M107)
• HMS Grimsby (M108)
• HMS Bangor (M109)
• HMS Ramsey (M110)
• HMS Blyth (M111)
• HMS Shoreham (M112)

known in the RN as S.R.M.H. (Single Role Mine Hunter), these 10 fibreglass vessels are small mine hunters rather than the Hunt class mine clearers. ... USS Pivot (AM 276) World War II United States Admirable Class Minesweeper shown in the Gulf of Mexico on sea trials 12 July 1944 Image:Hameln Class. ... HMS Walney (M104) is a Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Penzance (M106) is a Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Pembroke (M107) is a Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Grimsby is a Sandown class minehunter of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Bangor (M109) HMS Bangor is a Sandown class minehunter commissioned by the Royal Navy in 1999. ... HMS Ramsey (M110) is a Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Blyth (M111) is a Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Shoreham (M112) is a Sandown-class minehunter of the British Royal Navy. ...

Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessels (8)

• HMS Ledbury (M30)
• HMS Cattistock (M31)
• HMS Brocklesby (M33)
• HMS Middleton (M34)
• HMS Chiddingfold (M37)
• HMS Atherstone (M38)
• HMS Hurworth (M39)
• HMS Quorn (M41)

The Hunt class is a class of thirteen minesweepers of the Royal Navy. ... For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ledbury. ... For other ships with the same name, see HMS Cattistock. ... HMS Brocklesby (M33) is a Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Middleton (M34) is a Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Chiddingfold (M37) is a Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Atherstone (M38) is a Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Hurworth (M39) is a Hunt-class mine countermeasure vessel (MCMV) of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Quorn (M41) is a Hunt-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. ...

Patrol Vessels

Antarctic patrol ship (1)

• HMS Endurance (A171)

The Southern Ocean, also known as the South Polar Ocean (and formerly the Antarctic Ocean), is the body of water encircling the continent of Antarctica. ... Motto : Fortitudine Vinvimus (By Endurance We Conquer) see: HMS Endurance ...

River-class patrol vessels (3)

• HMS Mersey (P283)
• HMS Severn (P282)
• HMS Tyne (P281)

River Class The River class is a class of three offshore patrol vessels in the Royal Navy, replacing the six ships of the Island class. ... The fifth and current HMS Mersey has ended the long absence of a Mersey in the Fleet. ... The ninth and current HMS Severn is a River class offshore patrol vessel of the British Royal Navy. ... The 6th Ship to use the name HMS Tyne. ...

Castle-class patrol vessels (1)

• HMS Dumbarton Castle (P265)

HMS Example (P165) on the River Tyne at HMS Calliope, Gateshead

HMS Archer (P264) and HMS Example (P165) on the River Tyne at HMS Calliope, Gateshead

The Castle class was intended as a series of six offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy, designed in response to criticism of the previous Island class. ... HMS Dumbarton Castle main role is the protection of the offshore assets of the United Kingdom, including our oil and gas installations and fisheries out to the 200 mile limit. ... HMS Example (P165), an Archer class fast patrol boat - at HMS Calliope - Gateshead - River Tyne - England - by and copyright Tagishsimon 14th August 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... HMS Example (P165), an Archer class fast patrol boat - at HMS Calliope - Gateshead - River Tyne - England - by and copyright Tagishsimon 14th August 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... HMS Example (P165) is an Archer class (P2000) fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy, based at HMS Calliope in Gateshead, England. ... The Tyne looking west and upstream from the Newcastle bank towards the Gateshead Millennium Bridge The Tyne Bridge across the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. ... Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Calliope after the muse Calliope in Greek mythology. ... Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north-east England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne which covers the North Bank. ... Download high resolution version (800x639, 119 KB)HMS Archer (P264) and HMS Example (P165), Archer class fast patrol boat - at HMS Calliope - Gateshead - River Tyne - England - by and copyright Tagishsimon 14th August 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to... Download high resolution version (800x639, 119 KB)HMS Archer (P264) and HMS Example (P165), Archer class fast patrol boat - at HMS Calliope - Gateshead - River Tyne - England - by and copyright Tagishsimon 14th August 2004 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... HMS Example (P165) is an Archer class (P2000) fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy, based at HMS Calliope in Gateshead, England. ... The Tyne looking west and upstream from the Newcastle bank towards the Gateshead Millennium Bridge The Tyne Bridge across the River Tyne between Newcastle and Gateshead. ... Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Calliope after the muse Calliope in Greek mythology. ... Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north-east England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne which covers the North Bank. ...

Archer or P2000-class fast patrol boats (14)

• HMS Archer (P264)
• HMS Biter (P270)
• HMS Smiter (P272)
• HMS Blazer (P279)
• HMS Puncher (P291)
• HMS Charger (P292)
• HMS Ranger (P293)
• HMS Trumpeter (P294)
• HMS Express (P163)
• HMS Example (P165)
• HMS Explorer (P164)
• HMS Exploit (P167)
• HMS Tracker (P274)
• HMS Raider (P275)

The Archer-class is a class of patrol and training vessel in service with the British Royal Navy (RN). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... HMS Biter (P270) is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Smiter with Royal Marines The HMS Smiter is a British P2000 class patrol boat. ... HMS Blazer (P279) is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Puncher (P291) is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Charger (P292) is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. ... Affiliated to Sussex University Royal Naval Unit, based at Sussex University, Brighton. ... HMS Trumpeter (P294) is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Express (P163) is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Example (P165) is an Archer class (P2000) fast patrol boat of the Royal Navy, based at HMS Calliope in Gateshead, England. ... HMS Explorer (P164) is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... HMS Tracker is a Fast Patrol Boat crewed by the Oxford University Royal Naval Unit (URNU) - a reserve unit recruited from university students. ... // Introduction: HMS Raider and Cambridge URNU HMS Raider is an Archer Class P2000 Patrol craft, used for training purposes by the Cambridge University Royal Naval Unit (CURNU). ...

Scimitar-class fast patrol boats (Gibraltar Squadron) (2)

• HMS Scimitar (P284)
• HMS Sabre (P285)

The Scimitar-class is a class of fast patrol boat in service with the British Royal Navy. ... The Gibraltar Squadron is a unit of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Scimitar (P284) is a Scimitar-class fast patrol boat of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Sabre (P284) is a Scimitar-class fast patrol boat of the British Royal Navy. ...

Archer or P2000-class fast patrol boats (Cyprus Squadron) (2)

• HMS Pursuer (P273)
• HMS Dasher (P280)

The Archer-class is a class of patrol and training vessel in service with the British Royal Navy (RN). ... Part of the Royal Navy Cyprus Squadron (RNCS), formed in February 2003 in support of Operation Telic, the US led invasion of Iraq. ... HMS Dasher (P280) is an Archer-class P2000-type patrol and training vessel of the British Royal Navy. ...

Survey Vessels

Ocean survey vessel (1)

• HMS Scott (H131)

A survey ship is a vessel designed to conduct hydrographic and oceanographic research. ... HMS Scott is an ocean-going survey vessel of the Royal Navy. ...

Coastal survey vessels (2)

• HMS Roebuck (H130)
• HMSML Gleaner (H86)

HMS Roebuck is a coastal survey vessel of the Royal Navy. ... HMSML Gleaner is the smallest commissioned vessel in the Royal Navy with a ships company of 8 ( 2 officers and 6 ratings). ...

Echo class multi-purpose survey vessels (2)

• HMS Echo (H87)
• HMS Enterprise (H88)

The two ships of Echo class are the latest vessels to join the Royal Navys Hydrographic Squadron. ... HMS Echo is the first of two multi-role hydrographic ships commissioned by the Royal Navy. ... The tenth HMS Enterprise (H88) of the Royal Navy is a multi-role SVHO (Survey Vessel (Hydrographic/Oceanographic)), along with her sister ship Echo. ...

Submarines

Vanguard-class submarines (SSBNs) (4)

• HMS Vanguard (S28)
• HMS Victorious (S29)
• HMS Vigilant (S30)
• HMS Vengeance (S31)

Vanguard Class Submarine Test launch of a Trident D5 SLBM The Royal Navys Vanguard class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), each armed with 16 Trident II SLBMs, includes four boats: Vanguard (S28), Victorious (S29), Vigilant (S30), and Vengeance (S31), all built by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, now... German UC-1 class World War I submarine A model of Günther Priens Unterseeboot 47 (U-47), German WWII Type VII diesel-electric hunter-killer (SSK) submarine Inside of the Argonaute, showing the typical obstructed, tiny space of a post-WWII diesel attack submarine. ... It has been proposed below that SSBN be renamed and moved to Ballistic missile submarine. ... The tenth HMS Vanguard (S28) of the British Royal Navy is the lead boat of her class of Trident ballistic missile-capable submarines and is based at HMNB Clyde, Faslane, Vanguard was built at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (now BAE Systems Marine), was launched on... HMS Victorious (S29) is the second Vanguard class submarine of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Vigilant (S30) is the third Vanguard class submarine of the Royal Navy. ... We dont have an article called HMS Vengeance (S31) Start this article Search for HMS Vengeance (S31) in. ...

Swiftsure-class submarines (SSNs) (2)

• HMS Superb (S109)
• HMS Sceptre (S104)

The Royal Navys Swiftsure-class of nuclear fleet submarines (SSNs) is the older of the two classes of attack submarine in service with the RN. It originally contained six boats, but HMS Swiftsure was decommissioned in 1992 due to damage suffered to the pressure hull during trials. ... SSN is the United States Navy Hull classification symbol for a general-purpose fast attack submarine. ... The HMS Superb (S109) is a nuclear powered submarine of the Swiftsure class serving in the Royal Navy. ... The fifth HMS Sceptre (S104) is a Swiftsure-class submarine built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness. ...

Trafalgar-class submarines (SSNs) (7)

• HMS Trafalgar (S107)
• HMS Turbulent (S87)
• HMS Tireless (S88)
• HMS Torbay (S90)
• HMS Trenchant (S91)
• HMS Talent (S92)
• HMS Triumph (S93)

Trafalgar class submarine on surface The Trafalgar class submarines are, until the introduction of the Astute class, the Royal Navys most advanced nuclear fleet submarines (SSNs). ... HMS Trafalgar (S107) is a Trafalgar-class submarine of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Turbulent (S87) is a Trafalgar-class submarine of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Tireless (S88 117?), a Trafalgar-class submarine, is the second submarine of the Royal Navy to bear this name. ... HMS Torbay (S90) is a Trafalgar-class submarine of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Trenchant (S91) is a Trafalgar-class submarine of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Talent (S92) is a Trafalgar-class submarine of the Royal Navy. ... The current HMS Triumph (S93) is a Trafalgar-class fleet submarine. ...

Other ships in commission

• HMS Bristol (D23) - Type 82 destroyer - now used as a training ship, permanently docked in Portsmouth Harbour
• HMS Caroline - C class cruiser - now used as a shore establishment, permanently docked in Belfast
• HMS Victory - First-rate ship of the line - the Flagship of the Second Sea Lord, permanently docked in Portsmouth Naval Base

HMS Bristol (D23) was the only Type 82 destroyer of the Royal Navy. ... The Type 82 or Bristol class destroyer was to be a class of four Royal Navy warships intended as area air-defence destroyers to escort the planned CVA-01 aircraft carriers. ... Portsmouth Harbour is a large natural harbour in Hampshire, England. ... Caroline sporting her three flags (From left to right) Union Jack, Commodore RNRs Burgee, Flag of the Royal Navy (White Ensign). ... The C-class were light cruisers of the Royal Navy, and were built in a number of sub-classes known as the Caroline (six ships), Cambrian (six ships), Centaur (two ships), Caledon (four ships), Ceres (five ships) and Carlisle (five ships) classes. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... HMS Victory is a 104-gun ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built between 1759 and 1765. ... This is one of six ratings (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th) in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... Ships of the line were 1st, 2nd, or 3rd-rated ships in the rating system of the Royal Navy. ... The Second Sea Lord is one of the senior admirals of the Royal Navy. ... Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. ...

In Reserve

Invincible class aircraft carrier (1)

• HMS Invincible (R05) - mothballed with 18-month reactivation notice

The sixth and current HMS Invincible (R05) is a light aircraft carrier, the lead ship of three in her class. ...

Shore Establishments

See also: List of Royal Navy shore establishments HMS Raleigh HMS Nelson HMS Collingwood HMS Dryad HMS Excellent ...

• HMS Nelson - HMNB Portsmouth
• HMS Drake - HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
• HMS Neptune - HMNB Clyde, near Glasgow
• HMS Heron - RNAS Yeovilton
• HMS Seahawk - RNAS Culdrose
• HMS Collingwood - Maritime Warfare School
• HMS Sultan - Royal Naval School of Marine Engineering/Royal Naval Air Engineering and Survival School
• HMS Raleigh - Phase 1 Training
• HMS Temeraire - Directorate of Naval Physical Training and Sport

Portsmouth Naval Dockyard. ... Portsmouth is a city of about 189,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of England. ... Devonport in 1909, courtesy WW1 Archive Devonport Dockyard and the Hamoaze from the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall Her Majestys Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (HMS Drake), commonly called Devonport Dockyard, is a major Royal Navy base located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth in Devon. ... Devonport in 1909, courtesy WW1 Archive Devonport Dockyard and the Hamoaze from the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall Her Majestys Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (HMS Drake), commonly called Devonport Dockyard, is a major Royal Navy base located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth in Devon. ... Plymouth is a city in the southwest of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Location of Faslane and RNAD Coulport Faslane Naval Base, HMNB Clyde Her Majestys Naval Base Clyde is the headquarters of the Royal Navy in Scotland, best known as the home of the United Kingdoms strategic deterrent submarine force. ... The River Clyde, looking eastwards upstream, as it passes beneath the Kingston Bridge in Central Glasgow. ... For other uses, see Glasgow (disambiguation). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), based in Cornwall, has three major roles: serving the Fleet Air Arms front line squadrons; providing search and rescue for the South West region; and training specialists for the Royal Navy. ... Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (HMS Seahawk), based in Cornwall, near Helston, on the Lizard Peninsula, has three major roles: serving the Fleet Air Arms front line Sea King and Merlin helicopter squadrons; providing search and rescue for the South West region; and training specialists for the Royal Navy. ... Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Collingwood, after Admiral Collingwood. ... HMS Sultan is the home of Royal Naval School of Marine Engineering (RNSME) and the Royal Naval Air Engineering and Survival School (RNAESS) whose primary function is to supply the Fleet with engineering Officers and Ratings of the highest quality. ... The fighting Temeraire, tugged to her last berth to be broken up by J. M. W. Turner, 1838. ...

See also

• Ship prefix
• Pennant number
• Royal Fleet Auxiliary
• Full list of every Royal Navy ship in history

A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship. ... HMS Leeds Castle, launched in 1943 as a corvette with pennant number K384, was redesignated a frigate in 1948 and given the new flag superior F as seen here. ... The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is the service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world. ... The following is a list of Royal Navy ship names by name in alphabetical order, both past and present. ...

External links

• Royal Navy
• Official list of ships

Commissioned Royal Navy Ships

Aircraft carriers Invincible-class HMS Illustrious | HMS Ark Royal Submarines Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine HMS Vanguard | HMS Victorious | HMS Vigilant | HMS Vengeance Swiftsure-class fleet submarine HMS Superb | HMS Sceptre Trafalgar-class fleet submarine HMS Trafalgar | HMS Turbulent | HMS Tireless | HMS Torbay | HMS Trenchant | HMS Talent | HMS Triumph Destroyers Type 42 (Sheffield/Manchester-class) HMS Exeter | HMS Southampton | HMS Nottingham | HMS Liverpool | HMS Manchester | HMS Gloucester | HMS Edinburgh | HMS York Frigates Type 22 (Broadsword-class) HMS Cornwall | HMS Cumberland | HMS Campbeltown | HMS Chatham Type 23 (Duke-class) HMS Argyll | HMS Lancaster | HMS Iron Duke | HMS Monmouth | HMS Montrose | HMS Westminster | HMS Northumberland | HMS Richmond | HMS Somerset | HMS Sutherland | HMS Kent | HMS Portland | HMS St Albans Landing vessels Albion-class Landing Platform, Docks HMS Albion | HMS Bulwark Landing Platform, Helicopter HMS Ocean Mine countermeasures vessels Sandown-class HMS Walney | HMS Penzance | HMS Pembroke | HMS Grimsby | HMS Bangor | HMS Ramsey | HMS Blyth | HMS Shoreham Hunt-class HMS Ledbury | HMS Cattistock | HMS Brocklesby | HMS Middleton | HMS Chiddingfold | HMS Atherstone | HMS Hurworth | HMS Quorn Patrol vessels Antarctic ice-patrol ship HMS Endurance River-class HMS Mersey | HMS Severn | HMS Tyne Castle- class HMS Dumbarton Castle Archer-class HMS Archer | HMS Biter | HMS Smiter | HMS Blazer | HMS Puncher | HMS Charger | HMS Ranger | HMS Trumpeter | HMS Express | HMS Example | HMS Explorer | HMS Exploit | HMS Tracker | HMS Raider | HMS Pursuer | HMS Dasher Scimitar-class HMS Scimitar | HMS Sabre Survey vessels Ocean-going survey vessel HMS Scott Coastal survey vessel HMS Roebuck Echo-class multi-role survey vessel HMS Echo | HMS Enterprise Survey launch HMS Gleaner Miscellaneous vessels Type 82 destroyer HMS Bristol (Static training vessel) C class cruiser HMS Caroline (Shore establishment) First-rate Ship of the line HMS Victory (Flagship of the Second Sea Lord)

List of Royal Navy ships