List of active Royal Navy ships

The Royal Navy is the principal naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. As of August 2018, there are 74 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy. 20 of the commissioned vessels are major surface combatants (six guided missile destroyers, 13 frigates and one aircraft carrier), and 10 are nuclear-powered submarines (four ballistic missile submarines and six fleet submarines). In addition the Navy possesses two amphibious transport docks, 13 mine countermeasures vessels, 22 patrol vessels, four survey vessels, one icebreaker and two historic warships (Victory and Bristol).

The Royal Navy currently operates three bases where commissioned ships are based; HMNB Portsmouth, HMNB Devonport and HMNB Clyde. In addition, a number of commissioned vessels belonging to the University Royal Naval Units (URNU) are stationed at various locations around the United Kingdom. The total displacement of the Royal Navy is approximately 407,000 tonnes (641,000 tonnes including the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Royal Marines).

Besides the Royal Navy, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Royal Marines operate their own flotillas of naval vessels which complement the assets of the Royal Navy, however they are not included in this list or the above figures. In addition, the naval training vessels Brecon and Cromer can be found based at the Royal Navy shore establishment HMS Raleigh and the Britannia Royal Naval College, respectively, along with a number of P1000's and Motor Whalers.[1][2] As a supporting contingent of Her Majesty's Naval Service, the civilian Marine Services operate a large number of auxiliary ships (including coastal logistics, tugs and research vessels) in support of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary operations.[3]

All ships and submarines currently in commission with the Royal Navy were built in the United Kingdom, with the exceptions of icebreaker Protector which was built in Norway and survey vessel Magpie which was substantially built in Ireland. All vessels of the Royal Navy bear the ship prefix "HMS", for Her Majesty's Ship.

Flagship of the First Sea Lord

Classic first-rate

Class Ship Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Ship of the Line HMS Victory—1778[N 1]3,556 tonnesFirst-rate ship of the linePortsmouth[4]


Submarine Service

Strategic

Class Boat Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type[N 2] Homeport Note
Vanguard class HMS VanguardS28199315,900 tonnesBallistic missile submarineClyde[5]
HMS VictoriousS29199515,900 tonnesBallistic missile submarineClyde[6]
HMS VigilantS30199615,900 tonnesBallistic missile submarineClyde[7]
HMS VengeanceS31199915,900 tonnesBallistic missile submarineClyde[8]


Attack

Class Boat Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type[N 3] Homeport Note
Astute class HMS AstuteS11920107,400 tonnesFleet submarineClyde[9]
HMS AmbushS12020137,400 tonnesFleet submarineClyde[10]
HMS ArtfulS12120167,400 tonnesFleet submarineClyde[11]
Trafalgar class HMS TrenchantS9119895,300 tonnesFleet submarineDevonport[12]
HMS TalentS9219905,300 tonnesFleet submarineDevonport[13]
HMS TriumphS9319915,300 tonnesFleet submarineDevonport[14]


Surface Fleet

Aircraft carriers

Class Ship Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Queen Elizabeth class HMS Queen ElizabethR08201765,000 tonnesAircraft carrierPortsmouth[15][16][17]

Amphibious warfare

Class Ship Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Albion class HMS AlbionL14200319,560 tonnesAmphibious transport dockDevonport[18]
HMS BulwarkL15200419,560 tonnesAmphibious transport dockDevonport[19][N 4]

In addition, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary possess three 16,160 tonne Bay-class dock landing ships (LSD).

Major surface combatants

Class Ship Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Type 45 or Daring class HMS DaringD3220098,500 tonnesGuided missile destroyerPortsmouth[20][N 5]
HMS DauntlessD3320108,500 tonnesGuided missile destroyerPortsmouth[21]
HMS DiamondD3420118,500 tonnesGuided missile destroyerPortsmouth[22]
HMS DragonD3520128,500 tonnesGuided missile destroyerPortsmouth[23]
HMS DefenderD3620138,500 tonnesGuided missile destroyerPortsmouth[24]
HMS DuncanD3720138,500 tonnesGuided missile destroyerPortsmouth[25]
Type 23 or Duke class HMS ArgyllF23119914,900 tonnesFrigateDevonport[26]
HMS LancasterF22919924,900 tonnesFrigatePortsmouth[27][N 6]
HMS Iron DukeF23419934,900 tonnesFrigatePortsmouth[28]
HMS MonmouthF23519934,900 tonnesFrigateDevonport[29]
HMS MontroseF23619944,900 tonnesFrigateDevonport[30]
HMS WestminsterF23719944,900 tonnesFrigatePortsmouth[31]
HMS NorthumberlandF23819944,900 tonnesFrigateDevonport[32]
HMS RichmondF23919954,900 tonnesFrigatePortsmouth[33]
HMS SomersetF8219964,900 tonnesFrigateDevonport[34]
HMS SutherlandF8119974,900 tonnesFrigateDevonport[35]
HMS KentF7820004,900 tonnesFrigatePortsmouth[36]
HMS PortlandF7920014,900 tonnesFrigateDevonport[37]
HMS St AlbansF8320024,900 tonnesFrigatePortsmouth[38]


Offshore patrol

Class Ship Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
River class HMS TyneP28120031,700 tonnesOffshore patrol vesselPortsmouth[39]
HMS MerseyP28320031,700 tonnesOffshore patrol vesselPortsmouth[40]
HMS ClydeP25720072,000 tonnesOffshore patrol vesselPortsmouth[41][N 7]
HMS ForthP22220182,000 tonnesOffshore patrol vesselPortsmouth[42]

In addition to the above vessels, the Border Force possess five cutters.

Mine countermeasures

Class Ship Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Hunt class HMS LedburyM301981750 tonnesMinehunterPortsmouth[43]
HMS CattistockM311982750 tonnesMinehunterPortsmouth[44]
HMS BrocklesbyM331983750 tonnesMinehunterPortsmouth[45]
HMS MiddletonM341984750 tonnesMinehunterPortsmouth[46]
HMS ChiddingfoldM371984750 tonnesMinehunterPortsmouth[47]
HMS HurworthM391985750 tonnesMinehunterPortsmouth[48]
Sandown class HMS PenzanceM1061998600 tonnesMinehunterClyde[49]
HMS PembrokeM1071998600 tonnesMinehunterClyde[50]
HMS GrimsbyM1081999600 tonnesMinehunterClyde[51]
HMS BangorM1092000600 tonnesMinehunterClyde[52]
HMS RamseyM1102000600 tonnesMinehunterClyde[53]
HMS BlythM1112001600 tonnesMinehunterClyde[54]
HMS ShorehamM1122001600 tonnesMinehunterClyde[55]

Fast patrol

Class Ship Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
P2000 or Archer class HMS ArcherP264198554 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[56]
HMS BiterP270198654 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[57]
HMS SmiterP272198854 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[58]
HMS PursuerP273198854 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[59]
HMS BlazerP279198854 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[60]
HMS DasherP280198854 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[61]
HMS PuncherP291198854 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[62]
HMS ChargerP292198854 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[63]
HMS RangerP293198854 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[64]
HMS TrumpeterP294198854 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[65]
HMS ExpressP163198854 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[66]
HMS ExampleP165198554 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[67]
HMS ExplorerP164198654 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[68]
HMS ExploitP167198854 tonnesPatrol boat URNU—[69]
HMS TrackerP274199854 tonnesPatrol boatClyde[70][N 8]
HMS RaiderP275199854 tonnesPatrol boatClyde[71][N 9]
Scimitar class HMS ScimitarP284200324 tonnesPatrol boatGibraltar[72][N 10]
HMS SabreP285200324 tonnesPatrol boatGibraltar[73][N 11]

The Royal Marines operate three Island-class fast patrol boats (Mull, Rona and Eorsa) from HMNB Clyde.

Survey

Class Ship Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Echo class HMS EchoH8720033,740 tonnesMulti-purpose surveyDevonport[74]
HMS EnterpriseH8820033,740 tonnesMulti-purpose surveyDevonport[75]
— HMS ScottH131199713,500 tonnesOcean surveyDevonport[76]
— HMS ProtectorA17320115,000 tonnesIcebreaker & surveyDevonport[77]
— HMS MagpieH130201837 tonnesSurvey Motor LaunchDevonport[78]

The British Antarctic Survey operates two Royal Research Ships which work in conjunction with Protector.

HMS Excellent

Static ship

Class Ship Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Type 82 or Bristol class HMS BristolD2319737,100 tonnesGuided missile destroyer—[79][N 12]


Silhouettes

Silhouettes of major fleet units:


Queen Elizabeth

Albion
Bulwark

Daring
Dauntless
Diamond
Dragon
Defender
Duncan

Argyll
Lancaster
Iron Duke
Monmouth
Montrose
Westminster

Northumberland
Richmond
Somerset
Sutherland
Kent
Portland

St Albans

Vanguard
Victorious
Vigilant
Vengeance

Astute
Ambush
Artful
Trenchant
Talent
Triumph

See also

Lists of ships operated by or in support of Her Majesty's Naval Service
Related articles

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Launched in 1765 and commissioned in 1778, making Victory the world's oldest warship still in commission.
  2. ↑ All submarines of the Royal Navy are nuclear-powered.
  3. ↑ All submarines of the Royal Navy are nuclear-powered.
  4. ↑ Bulwark entered 'extended readiness' in late 2016.
  5. ↑ Daring is acting as a Harbour Training Ship.
  6. ↑ Lancaster was acting as a Harbour Training Ship until March 2017, when she was towed to Plymouth for refit.
  7. ↑ Clyde is a modified River-class OPV stationed in the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands.
  8. ↑ Forms part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron providing security to nuclear submarines entering and leaving the waters in and around HMNB Clyde.
  9. ↑ Forms part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron providing security to nuclear submarines entering and leaving the waters in and around HMNB Clyde.
  10. ↑ Permanently based in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Forms part of the Gibraltar Squadron.
  11. ↑ Permanently based in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Forms part of the Gibraltar Squadron.
  12. ↑ Bristol is permanently docked at HMS Excellent. Formerly a guided missile destroyer, now modified to act as a static training and accommodation ship for both Royal Navy and Cadet personnel.

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