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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
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List of active Royal Navy ships
The Royal Navy is the principal naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. As of October 2022, there are 72 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy.
Of the commissioned vessels, twenty-two are major surface combatants (two aircraft ...
lists all currently commissioned vessels in the Royal Navy.
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List of ship names of the Royal Navy
This is an alphabetical list of the ''names'' of all ships that have been in service with the Royal Navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the Commonwealth of England. The list also includes ficti ...
lists all names that Royal Navy ships ever bore.
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Bibliography of 18th–19th century Royal Naval history
This Bibliography covers sources for Royal Navy history through the 18th and 19th centuries. Some sources may be duplicated in sections when appropriate. Among the contemporary and earlier historical accounts are primary sources, historical acc ...
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List of Royal Navy vessels active in 1981
The following vessels were in commission, planned or under construction for Her Majesty's Royal Navy in 1981.
Aircraft Carriers
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Destroyers
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Frigates
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List of Royal Navy vessels active in 1982
The following vessels were in commission, planned or under construction for HM Royal Navy in 1982. Many of these vessels took part in the 1982 Falklands War.
Aircraft Carriers
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The carriers ''Hermes'' and ''Invincible'' wer ...
List of Royal Navy ships
List of Royal Navy ships