Current Royal Navy ships

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This is a list of current Royal Navy ships, complete and correct as of 2006.

In total there are 90 commissioned ships in the navy, of which 2 are aircraft carriers, 3 are large amphibious vessels, 25 are major fleet escorts (17 frigates and 8 destroyers) and 13 are nuclear-powered submarines (9 SSNs and 4 SSBNs).

1 Major Surface Combatants
2 Amphibious Forces
- 2.1 Landing Platform Helicopter (1)
- 2.2 Albion-class landing platform docks (2)
3 Mine Warfare Forces
- 3.1 Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessels (8)
- 3.2 Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessels (8)
4 Patrol Vessels
5 Survey Vessels
6 Submarines
7 Other ships in commission
8 In Reserve
9 Shore Establishments
10 See also
11 External links

[edit] Major Surface Combatants

[edit] Invincible-class Aircraft carriers (2)

Invincible-class aircraft carrier

HMS Illustrious (R06) (Flagship of the active fleet)
HMS Ark Royal (R07)

[edit] Type 42 destroyers (8)

Sheffield-class batches 1 & 2 Type 42 destroyer

Manchester-class batch 3 Type 42 destroyer

[edit] Type 23 frigates (13)

Duke-class Type 23 frigate

[edit] Type 22 frigates (4)

Broadsword-class Type 22 frigate

[edit] Amphibious Forces

[edit] Landing Platform Helicopter (1)

HMS Ocean (L12)

Albion-class landing platform dock

[edit] Albion-class landing platform docks (2)

Ocean-class landing platform helicopter

[edit] Mine Warfare Forces

[edit] Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessels (8)

HMS Walney (M104)
HMS Penzance (M106)
HMS Pembroke (M107)
HMS Grimsby (M108)
HMS Bangor (M109)
HMS Ramsey (M110)
HMS Blyth (M111)
HMS Shoreham (M112)

[edit] Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessels (8)

HMS Ledbury (M30)
HMS Cattistock (M31)
HMS Brocklesby (M33)
HMS Middleton (M34)
HMS Chiddingfold (M37)
HMS Atherstone (M38)
HMS Hurworth (M39)
HMS Quorn (M41)

[edit] Patrol Vessels

[edit] Antarctic patrol ship (1)

HMS Endurance (A171)

[edit] River-class patrol vessels (3)

[edit] Castle-class patrol vessels (1)

HMS Dumbarton Castle (P265)

HMS Example (P165) on the River Tyne at HMS Calliope, Gateshead

HMS Archer (P264) and HMS Example (P165) on the River Tyne at HMS Calliope, Gateshead

[edit] Archer-class P2000 fast patrol boats (14)

HMS Archer (P264)
HMS Biter (P270)
HMS Smiter (P272)
HMS Blazer (P279)
HMS Puncher (P291)
HMS Charger (P292)
HMS Ranger (P293)
HMS Trumpeter (P294)
HMS Express (P163)
HMS Example (P165)
HMS Explorer (P164)
HMS Exploit (P167)
HMS Tracker (P274)
HMS Raider (P275)

[edit] Scimitar-class fast patrol boats (Gibraltar Squadron) (2)

HMS Scimitar (P284)
HMS Sabre (P285)

[edit] Archer-class P2000 fast patrol boats (Cyprus Squadron) (2)

HMS Pursuer (P273)
HMS Dasher (P280)

[edit] Survey Vessels

[edit] Ocean survey vessel (1)

HMS Scott (H131)

[edit] Coastal survey vessels (2)

[edit] Echo class multi-purpose survey vessels (2)

[edit] Submarines

[edit] Vanguard-class submarines (SSBNs) (4)

[edit] Swiftsure-class submarines (SSNs) (2)

[edit] Trafalgar-class submarines (SSNs) (7)

[edit] Other ships in commission

HMS Bristol (D23) - Type 82 destroyer - now used as a training ship, permanently docked in Portsmouth Harbour
HMS Caroline - C class cruiser - now used as a shore establishment, permanently docked in Belfast
HMS Victory - First-rate Ship of the line - the Flagship of the Second Sea Lord, permanently docked in Portsmouth Naval Base

[edit] In Reserve

Invincible class aircraft carrier (1)

HMS Invincible (R05) - mothballed with 18-month reactivation notice

[edit] Shore Establishments

HMS Nelson - HMNB Portsmouth
HMS Drake - HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
HMS Neptune - HMNB Clyde, near Glasgow
HMS Heron - RNAS Yeovilton
HMS Seahawk - RNAS Culdrose
HMS Collingwood - Maritime Warfare School
HMS Sultan - Royal Naval School of Marine Engineering/Royal Naval Air Engineering and Survival School
HMS Raleigh - Phase 1 Training
HMS Temeraire - Directorate of Naval Physical Training and Sport

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

	Commissioned Royal Navy Ships

Aircraft carriers

Invincible-class
HMS Illustrious \| HMS Ark Royal

Submarines

Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine
HMS Vanguard \| HMS Victorious \| HMS Vigilant \| HMS Vengeance
Swiftsure-class fleet submarine
HMS Superb \| HMS Sceptre
Trafalgar-class fleet submarine
HMS Trafalgar \| HMS Turbulent \| HMS Tireless \| HMS Torbay \| HMS Trenchant \| HMS Talent \| HMS Triumph

Destroyers

*Type 42 (Sheffield/Manchester-class)*
HMS Exeter \| HMS Southampton \| HMS Nottingham \| HMS Liverpool \| HMS Manchester \| HMS Gloucester \| HMS Edinburgh \| HMS York

Frigates

*Type 22 (Broadsword-class)*
HMS Cornwall \| HMS Cumberland \| HMS Campbeltown \| HMS Chatham
Type 23 (Duke-class)
HMS Argyll \| HMS Lancaster \| HMS Iron Duke \| HMS Monmouth \| HMS Montrose \| HMS Westminster \| HMS Northumberland \| HMS Richmond \| HMS Somerset \| HMS Sutherland \| HMS Kent \| HMS Portland \| HMS St Albans

Landing vessels

Albion-class Landing Platform, Docks
HMS Albion \| HMS Bulwark
Landing Platform, Helicopter
HMS Ocean

Mine countermeasures vessels

Sandown-class
HMS Walney \| HMS Penzance \| HMS Pembroke \| HMS Grimsby \| HMS Bangor \| HMS Ramsey \| HMS Blyth \| HMS Shoreham
Hunt-class
HMS Ledbury \| HMS Cattistock \| HMS Brocklesby \| HMS Middleton \| HMS Chiddingfold \| HMS Atherstone \| HMS Hurworth \| HMS Quorn

Patrol vessels

Antarctic ice-patrol ship
HMS Endurance
River-class
HMS Mersey \| HMS Severn \| HMS Tyne
Castle- class
HMS Dumbarton Castle
Archer-class
HMS Archer \| HMS Biter \| HMS Smiter \| HMS Blazer \| HMS Puncher \| HMS Charger \| HMS Ranger \| HMS Trumpeter \| HMS Express \| HMS Example \| HMS Explorer \| HMS Exploit \| HMS Tracker \| HMS Raider \| HMS Pursuer \| HMS Dasher
Scimitar-class
HMS Scimitar \| HMS Sabre

Survey vessels

Ocean-going survey vessel
HMS Scott
Coastal survey vessel
HMS Roebuck
Echo-class multi-role survey vessel
HMS Echo \| HMS Enterprise
Survey launch
HMS Gleaner

Miscellaneous vessels

Type 82 destroyer
HMS Bristol (Static training vessel)
C class cruiser
HMS Caroline (Shore establishment)
First-rate Ship of the line
HMS Victory (Flagship of the Second Sea Lord)

List of Royal Navy ships

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