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

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 L. 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.

Three ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Ladybird, after the ladybird beetle. ... There have been six ships of the Royal Navy named HMS Lancaster: The first Lancaster was a 80 gun First Rate built in 1694, then rebuilt and relaunched in 1722, and rebuilt for a third time to a 66 gun Third Rate in 1749 the second Lancaster was a East... HMS Landrail, otherwise known as Royal Naval Air Station Machrihanish is in Argyll and Bute not far from Campbeltown. ... HMS Largs was a World War II era warship. ... HMS Launceston Castle (K397) was a Castle-class corvette of Britains Royal Navy. ... Six ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Leander after the Greek hero Leander: Leander (1780) - 4th rate of 53 guns which took part in the Battle of the Nile. ... Six ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Leda, after the Leda of Greek mythology. ... After the end of the Napoleonic War in 1815, Pasco was given command of HMS Lee, a small frigate employed in the Channel for the suppression of smuggling. ... Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Leeds Castle after Leeds Castle, near Maidstone in Kent. ... Two destroyers of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Legion, after the legion. ... HMS Leonidas, a ship of the Royal Navy, is named after Leonidas. ... Eleven vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Leopard after the leopard: The first Leopard was a 34-gun ship launched in 1635 and captured by the Dutch in 1653. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Leviathan: Leviathan fought at the Battle of Trafalgar. ... Several ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Liberty. ... Ten ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lightning. ... Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Lincoln HMS Lincoln, a warship active in American waters in 1701 HMS Lincoln, a Town class destroyer received from the US Navy in 1940 and scrapped in 1945. ... Eighteen vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Lion, after the lion, an animal traditionally associated with courage, and also used in several heraldric motifs representing England and the British Monarchy. ... Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Liverpool after the city of Liverpool: The first Liverpool was a fifth-rate frigate with a modest displacement of 681 tons. ... HMS Lizard, a ship of the Royal Navy, is named mainly after the lizard. ... HMS Llandaff (F42) was a Salisbury-class aircraft direction frigate of the Royal Navy, named after the district of Llandaff in Cardiff, Wales. ... HMS Loch Alvie (K428) was a Loch-class frigate of the Royal Navy, named after Loch Alvie in Scotland. ... HMS Loch Dunvegan (K425), named after Loch Dunvegan in Scotland, was a Loch-class frigate of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1944 and broken up in 1960. ... HMS Loch Eck (K422), was a Loch-class frigate of the Royal Navy during World War II, named after Loch Eck in Scotland. ... HMS Loch Fada (K390) was the lead ship of the Loch class of frigates of the Royal Navy, pennant number K390 and named after Loch Fada in Scotland. ... HMS Loch Insh (K433) was a Loch-class frigate of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Loch Killin is a ship of the Royal Navy and is named after Loch Killin in Scotland. ... HMS Loch Killisport is a ship of the Royal Navy and is named after Loch Killisport in Scotland. ... HMS Loch Lomond (K437) was a Loch-class frigate of the British Royal Navy, and was built by the Caledon Shipyard in Dundee, Scotland. ... HMS Loch More is a ship of the Royal Navy and is named after Loch More in Scotland. ... HMS Locust (1939 - 1968) was a gunboat of the Royal Navy and is named after the locust, an insect. ... Twelve ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS London, after the city of London. ... Two ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Londonderry, after Londonderry, a city in Northern Ireland. ... Two destroyers of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Lookout. ... HMS Lotus, a ship of the Royal Navy, is named after a flower named lotus. ... Two ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Lydiard Lydiard, launched in 1914, was a Laforey-class destroyer that served in World War I. Lydiard (FY177), launched in 1935, was a 440-ton trawler purchased by the Admiralty in September 1939 and converted for anti-submarine warfare. ... HMS Lynx (F27), was a Leopard-class anti-aircraft frigate of the Royal Navy, named after the lynx. ... Three vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Lysander, after Lysander, a military commander of ancient Sparta. ...