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The Surface Fleet is the name given to the collection of surface vessels (as opposed to submarines or aircraft) of the British Royal Navy. In 2008 it consisted of two flotillas based at Portsmouth and Devonport, both on the south coast of England and a flotilla at the Clyde Naval Base at Faslane in Scotland. Image File history File links Naval_Ensign_of_the_United_Kingdom. ...
The Naval Service is the maritime branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
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The Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships. ...
The Royal Navy Submarine Service - sometimes known as the Silent Service, on account of a submarine being required to operate quietly in order to remain undetected by enemy SONAR (or ASDIC as it was known in the RN pre-1948) - is the collective name given to the submarine element of...
The Royal Navy Regulating Branch is the military police branch of the British Royal Navy. ...
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Queen Alexandras Royal Naval Nursing Service, known as QARNNS, is a part of the Naval Service of the United Kingdom responsible for providing nursing support to the Royal Navy. ...
The Royal Marines (RM) are the marines and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service [2]. They are also the United Kingdoms amphibious force and specialists in mountain and Arctic warfare. ...
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The British Royal Navy does not have a well-defined moment of formation; it started out as a motley assortment of Kings ships during the Middle Ages, assembled only as needed and then dispersed, began to take shape as a standing navy during the 16th century, and became a...
The Corps of Royal Marines, the land fighting element of the Royal Navy, was formed as part of the naval service in 1755. ...
At the beginning of the 1990s, the Royal Navy was a force designed for the Cold War - with its three small aircraft carriers and a force of ASW frigates and destroyers, its main purpose was to search for and destroy Soviet submarines in the North Atlantic. ...
This is a list of active Royal Navy ships, complete and correct as of 2006. ...
Although the majority of the Royal Navy fleet, unless required, remains training and exercising in and around Home Waters, the Navy has a number of standing commitments, including those held for contingent operations, to provide ships for various missions around the world: // Fleet Flagship and R2 Carrier Normally two aircraft...
Flag of the Lord High Admiral The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. ...
This is a list of senior officers of the Royal Navy. ...
The uniforms of the Royal Navy have gradually evolved over the last three centuries, since the first uniform regulations for officers were issued by Lord Anson in 1748. ...
History Insignia for officers was first introduced in 1748, with differences in rank being seen in the cut of the lapels and the cuffs. ...
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is the service that keeps the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom running around the world. ...
Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service ensign The Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service is a British Government agency which runs a variety of small support vessels for the Royal Navy. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1146x792, 209 KB) HMS Illustrious http://www. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1146x792, 209 KB) HMS Illustrious http://www. ...
The fifth HMS Illustrious (R06) is an Invincible-class light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, affectionately known as Lusty to her crew. ...
The sixth (and current) HMS Invincible. ...
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Sir Jonathon Band, the current First Sea Lord The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service. ...
USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ...
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A flotilla (from Spanish, meaning a flota of small ships, and this from French flotte), or naval flotilla, is a formation of small warships that may be part of a larger fleet. ...
For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ...
Devonport Dockyard in 1909, courtesy WW1 Archive Devonport Dockyard and the Hamoaze from the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall Her Majestys Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (HMS Drake), is one of three operating bases for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth). ...
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The Surface Fleet consists of a wide variety of vessels, ranging from aircraft carriers to mine countermeasures vessels to offshore patrol vessels, but the backbone of the fleet consists of destroyers (type 42) and frigates (types 22 and 23). The following is a list of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. ...
// Historical Classes Mine clearance was originally done by whatever type of vessel could easily be adapted to the task. ...
This is a list of fast patrol boats of the Royal Navy. ...
This is a list of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy. ...
Type 42 destroyer HMS Manchester Type 42, also known as the Sheffield class, is a class of destroyers of the Royal Navy. ...
This is a list of frigates of the Royal Navy in chronological order. ...
The Type 22 Broadsword class frigates are a class of warships built for the Royal Navy. ...
The Type 23 frigate is a class of warship serving with the Royal Navy, also known as the Duke class. ...
By [[2008 the surface fleet was engaged in numerous operations in the North and South Atlantic, the Caribbean, the Northern Arabian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea. Closer to home, the Surface fleet also conducts Fishery Protection Patrols in UK waters, in a formal agreement with DEFRA. The Fishery Protection Squadron is the largest front line squadron in the Royal Navy. West Indies redirects here. ...
Mediterranean redirects here. ...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities. ...
See also
This article is about the navy of the United Kingdom. ...
This is a list of the current Royal Navy ships, complete and correct as of 2005. ...
External links - Royal Navy Surface Fleet official website
- Royal Navy Surface Fleet official basic facts page
- MaritimeQuest Royal Navy Index
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