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Encyclopedia > List of support ships of the Royal Navy

This is a list of support ships of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. There are currently no active ships. During World War I, obsolete hulks and cruisers were generally used for maintenance and support. Many commercial vessels were taken up from trade during both wars to act as depot ships. The first ship built specifically for the role was the Medway of 1928. Converted ships below are given with dates of conversion. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul...

RN Ensign
Ships of the Royal Navy

A - B - C - D - E - F - G
H - I - J - K - L - M - N
O - P - Q - R - S - T - U
V - W - X - Y - Z Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... The following is a list of Royal Navy ship names by name in alphabetical order, both past and present. ... This is a section of the list of ships of the Royal Navy, including both past and present vessels. ... This is a section of the list of ships of the Royal Navy, including both past and present vessels. ... This is a section of the list of ships of the Royal Navy, including both past and present vessels. ... This portion of the list of Royal Navy ships lists all ships which have been commissioned into the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom at any point. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships includes both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom which have names beginning with E. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships includes both past and present vessels serving in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom with names beginning with F. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with G. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships includes both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships includes both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships includes both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with K. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with L. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with M. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with N. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with O. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with P. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with Q. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with R. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with S. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with T. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with U. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with V. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with W. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with X. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with Y. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ... This section of the list of Royal Navy ships, including both past and present vessels of the Royal Navy, lists all ships the names of which begin with Z. In many cases a name will have been used for multiple ships over the years. ...

aircraft carriers
amphibious assault shipping
battlecruisers
battleships
corvettes and sloops
cruisers
destroyers
frigates
mine countermeasure vessels
monitors
patrol and attack craft
Royal Yachts
submarines
support ships
survey vessels
fleet bases
shore establishments
hospitals and hospital ships
air stations
aircraft wings
fleets and major commands
squadrons and flotillas

The following is a list of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. ... 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 frigates of the Royal Navy in chronological order. ... Naval mine clearance was originally done by whatever type of vessel could easily be adapted to the task, paddle steamers proving particularly suitable due to their shallow draught. ... 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 patrol boats of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of Royal Yachts of the United Kingdom. ... This is a list of submarine classes of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. ... 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 shore establishments of the Royal Navy. ... This is a list of hospitals and hospital ships 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 Atlantic Fleet British Channel Fleet 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... 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...

Ships

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  • Medway (1928) - submarine depot ship
  • Resource (1928) - fleet repair ship
  • Woolwich (1934) - destroyer depot ship
  • Maidstone class - submarine depot ships
    • Maidstone (1937)
    • Forth (1938)
  • Tyne class - destroyer depot ships
    • Tyne (1940)
    • Hecla (1940)
  • Adamant (1940) - submarine depot ship
  • Vindictive (1940) - ex-training cruiser, destroyer depot ship
  • Unicorn (1943) - fleet aircraft maintenance carrier
  • Adventure (1944) - ex-minelayer, landing craft repair ship
  • UK standard merchantman conversions
    • Hull repair type
      • Beauly Firth (1945)
      • Dullisk Cove (1944)
      • Mullion Sound (1945)
      • Solway Firth (1944)
    • Aircraft component repair type
      • Cuillin Sound' (1945)
      • Holm Sound (1944)
      • Moray Firth (1945)
  • Canadian standard merchantman conversions
    • Escort repair type
      • Beachy Head (1945)
      • Berry Head (1945)
      • Duncansby Head (1945)
      • Flamborough Head (1945)
      • Mull of Galloway (1945)
      • Rame Head (1945)
    • Landing craft repair type
      • Buchan Ness (1945)
      • Dungeness (1945)
      • Fife Ness (1945)
      • Girdle Ness (1945) - Sea Slug missile trials ship 1956
      • Dodman Point (1945)
      • Hartland Point (1945)
      • Spurn Point (1945)
    • Coastal forces repair type
      • Cape Wrath (1946)
    • Armaments repair type
      • Portland Bill (1945)
  • Collosus class ex-light fleet carriers
    • Perseus (1944) - fleet aircraft maintenance ship
    • Pioneer (1944) - fleet aircraft maintenance ship
    • Triumph (1964) - fleet repair ship
  • Challenger (1984) - seabed operations ship

HMS Adamant was built by Harland & Wolff at Belfast and launched in November 1940. ... HMS Vindictive was a Royal Navy seaplane carrier built between 1916-1918. ... HMS Unicorn 172: Maintenance Carrier (modified Colossus-class Light Fleet Carrier) 14750 tons standard, 20300 tons full load. ... Sea Slug was a Royal Navy surface-to-air missile system built by Hawker Siddeley which came into service in the 1950s and was still in use at the time of the Falklands War. ... The Colossus class was a class of ten light aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Perseus (R51) was a Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. ... HMS Pioneer (R76) was a Colossus-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy laid down on 2 December 1942, launched on 20 May 1944 and commissioned on 8 February 1945. ... HMS Triumph (R16) (1944–1981) was a Colossus-class light fleet aircraft carrier, laid down during World War II on 27 January 1943. ... HMS Challenger under construction HMS Challenger was a unique vessel in Royal Navy service - she was purpose built to support deep sea operations and saturation diving. ...

See also

Ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary The following is a list of Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship names by name in alphabetical order, both past and present. ...



 

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