The RoyalNavySurfaceFleet forms one of the five fighting arms of the RoyalNavy. During much of the medieval period, fleets or "king's ships" were often...
there are 68 commissioned ships in the RoyalNavy. Of the commissioned vessels, twenty-one are major surface combatants (two aircraft carriers, six guided...
however, permitted to remain in the RoyalNavy, moving into the surfacefleet. In more recent years, the United States Navy has sent some of its own submariner...
These are the official RoyalNavy Officer ranks ordered by rank. These ranks are now part of the NATO/United Kingdom ranks, including modern and past....
The following is a list of fleet aircraft carriers of the RoyalNavy of the United Kingdom. There are two carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince...
planning of the RoyalNavy's capabilities is set through periodic Defence Reviews carried out by the British Government. The RoyalNavy's role in the 2020s...
The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the naval aviation component of the United Kingdom's RoyalNavy (RN). The FAA is one of five RN fighting arms. As of 2023[update]...
The professional head of the RoyalNavy is known as the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff (1SL/CNS). There are presently two senior subordinates...
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is tasked to provide maritime security along the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic coasts of Canada, exercise Canada's sovereignty...
The RoyalFleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service and...
Swedish Navy (Swedish: Svenska marinen) is the naval branch of the Swedish Armed Forces. It is composed of surface and submarine naval units – the Fleet (Flottan)...
The RoyalNavy Medical Service is the branch of the RoyalNavy responsible for medical care. It works closely with Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing...
The Fleet Commander is a senior RoyalNavy post, responsible for the operation, resourcing and training of the ships, submarines and aircraft, and personnel...
The RoyalNavy Police (RNP) is the service police branch of the RoyalNavy and Royal Marines. Members of the RNP enforce service law and discipline. The...
This is a list of Active RoyalNavy weapon systems. The 4.5-inch (114 mm) Mark 8 gun can be found on all the RoyalNavy's frigates and destroyers and was...
Review in 2023 and the subsequent Independent Surface Combattant Fleet Review in 2024, the Royal Australian Navy is now set to grow to a much larger size not...
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is the naval force of the Australian Defence Force (ADF). The professional head of the RAN is Chief of Navy (CN) Vice...
the names of all ships that have been in service with the RoyalNavy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the...
an Admiral of the Fleet, including the Lord High Admiral or the Monarch (when it is flown from the highest hoist). The RoyalNavy assigns badges to every...
HMS Victory) in the RoyalNavy, plus 13 ships of the RoyalFleet Auxiliary (RFA). There are also four Point-class sealift ships from the Merchant Navy available...
The Royal Saudi Navy (Arabic: البَحْريَّة الْمَلكيَّة السُّعُودِيَّة, romanized: Al-Quwwat al-Bahriyah al-Arabiyah as-Su'udiyah) or Royal Saudi Naval...
command flags of the RoyalNavy. Command rank flags to denote the commander-in-chief of the English fleet and later RoyalNavy were used from as early...
the Navy used the prefix HS (Hellenic Ship) for its vessels. The Hellenic Navy relies mainly on frigates as its primary surface heavy boats. The fleet consists...
Service List of active RoyalNavy ships List of active RoyalFleet Auxiliary ships List of ships of Serco Marine Services The RoyalNavy Handbook, p. 106 "The...
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