NationMaster - Encyclopedia: List of all ships of the Royal Navy, D

This is a section of the list of ships of the Royal Navy, including both past and present vessels. This page lists all ships the names of which begin with D. Active ships Invincible class Invincible (1977) Illustrious (1981) Ark Royal (1981) Ocean (1995) helicopter carrier Planned ships CVF (full-sized, CTOL aircraft carriers) of 55,000+ tonnes HMS Queen Elizabeth (2012) HMS Prince of Wales (2015) Decommissioned ships Argus (1916) Furious (1916) Glorious class Glorious (1916) Courageous (1916) Vindictive (1918... Active Ships Ocean class LPH HMS Ocean Albion class LPD HMS Albion HMS Bulwark Decommissioned Fearless class LPD HMS Fearless HMS Intrepid Centaur class LPH HMS Albion HMS Bulwark HMS Hermes Landing ships tank HMS Boxer HMS Bruiser HMS Thruster LST 3001 LST 3002 LST 3003/HMS Anzio LST 3004... This is a list of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy: Invincible class Invincible (1908) Indomitable (1907) Inflexible (1908) Indefatigable class Indefatigable (1909) New Zealand (1911) (also HMAS Australia (1911) of the Royal Australian Navy) Lion class Lion (1910) Princess Royal (1911) Queen Mary (1912) Tiger class Tiger (1913) Leopard (not... This is a list of battleships of the Royal Navy of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of Royal Navy cruisers. ... This is a list of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of Royal Navy escort carriers. ... This is a list of fast patrol boats of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of frigates of the Royal Navy in chronological order. ... // Historical Classes Active Ships Hunt-class minesweepers HMS Brecon (M29) HMS Ledbury (M30) HMS Cattistock (M31) HMS Cottesmore (M32) HMS Brocklesby (M33) HMS Middleton (M34) HMS Dulverton (M35) HMS Chiddingfold (M37) HMS Atherstone (M38) HMS Hurworth (M39) HMS Quorn (M41) Sandown-class minesweepers HMS Sandown (M101) HMS Inverness (M102) HMS... This is a list of monitors of the Royal Navy: Humber-class HMS Severn HMS Humber HMS Mersey Abercrombie-class HMS Abercrombie HMS Havelock HMS Raglan HMS Roberts Lord Clive-class HMS Lord Clive HMS General Craufurd HMS Earl of Peterborough HMS Sir Thomas Picton HMS Prince Eugene HMS Prince... This is a list of submarine classes of the Royal Navy. ... Active Ships Antarctic patrol vessel HMS Endurance (II) Ocean survey vessels HMS Scott Coastal survey vessels HMS Roebuck HMS Gleaner Multi-purpose survey vessels HMS Echo HMS Enterprise Decommissioned Ships Antarctic patrol vessel HMS Endurance (I) Ocean survey vessels HMS Hecla HMS Hecate HMS Hydra HMS Herald Coastal survey vessels... This is a list of fleet bases of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of air stations of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of Royal Navy aircraft wings. ... Current Fleet British Fleet Past Fleets British East Indies Fleet British Eastern Fleet British Far East Fleet British Grand Fleet British Home Fleet British Mediterranean Fleet British Pacific Fleet British Reserve Fleet British Western Fleet Force H Past Major Commands Nore Command Plymouth Command Portsmouth Command Rosyth Command Scotland and... Port Squadrons Clyde Flotilla Devonport Flotilla Portsmouth Flotilla Type Squadrons Aircraft Carriers British 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron British 2nd Aircraft Carrier Squadron British 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron British 11th Aircraft Carrier Squadron Battleships and Battlecruisers British 1st Battle Squadron British 2nd Battle Squadron British 3rd Battle Squadron British 4th Battle...

In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. The annotations following the names are launch or purchase dates for older ships, and pennant numbers for newer ones.

HMS Daedalus, otherwise known as Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent, was one of the primary shore airfields of the Fleet Air Arm. ... HMS Danae, a ship of the Royal Navy, is named after the Greek hero Danae. ... Six vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Daring. ... The first known HMS Dauntless was a 20-gun sloop launched at Hull, England in November 1804. ... At least four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Decoy. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defence: Defence, launched in 1763, fought in many battles in the American Revolutionary War, the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Defiance: Defiance was a 3rd rate ship of the line of 74 guns. ... The HMS Delhi Leander class cruiser built for the Royal Navy in 1933 as HMS Achilles. ... HMS Denbigh Castle (K696) was a Castle-class corvette of Britains Royal Navy. ... Painting of HMS Detroit by E.A Hodgkinson During the War of 1812, the British Royal Navy had two small vessels named HMS Detroit on Lake Erie, both named after the nearby Fort Detroit. ... Four ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Devastation. ... Eight ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Devonshire, originally in honor of William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, and later after the county of Devonshire (now called Devon). ... Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dido, after Dido, the legendary founder and queen of Carthage. ... HMS Didon was a 38-gun fifth-rate ship of the British Royal Navy. ... HMS Discovery was the name of a number of vessels in the Royal Navy. ... Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dorsetshire, after the traditional county of Dorsetshire. ... HMS Dragon, a ship of the Royal Navy, is named after the Dragon. ... Six ships and one submarine of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Dreadnought in the expectation that they would dread nought but God. ... Eight ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dryad, after the dryads of Greek mythology. ... HMS Duke of Edinburgh, a ship of the Royal Navy, is named after the Duke of Edinburgh. ... HMS Duke of Wellington, screw ship of the line of the Royal Navy, with towering masts and trim square-set yards, was the flagship of Sir Charles Napier. ... HMS Duke of York was a King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy, and the second of the name, the predecessor having been a 4-gun cutter purchased in 1763 and sold in 1766. ... Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dulverton after the Dulverton hunt: The first Dulverton (L63), launched in 1941, was a type II Hunt-class destroyer. ... Three ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Dumbarton Castle after Dumbarton Castle. ... Six Royal Navy ships have been named HMS Duncan, after Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan of Camperdown, hero of the Battle of Camperdown. ... Four vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Dunkirk, after the Channel seaport of Dunkirk, France, site of the evacuation of 1940. ...