The Royal Navy Surface Fleet forms one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. During much of the medieval period, fleets or "king's ships" were often...
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however, permitted to remain in the Royal Navy, moving into the surface fleet. In more recent years, the United States Navy has sent some of its own submariner...
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Admiral of the Fleet is a five-star naval officer rank and the highest rank of the Royal Navy, formally established in 1688. The five-star NATO rank code...
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there are 66 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy. Of the commissioned vessels, nineteen are major surface combatants (two aircraft carriers, six guided...
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The Royal Navy was historically divided into a number of fleets and ashore commands, prominent examples being the Home Fleet; Mediterranean Fleet; East...
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The uniforms of the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the Maritime Volunteer Service, the Sea Cadet Corps, the Navy branch of the Combined...
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These are the official Royal Navy Officer ranks ordered by rank. These ranks are now part of the NATO/United Kingdom ranks, including modern and past....
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United Kingdom, and destined for the Royal Navy: The following is a list of vessels ordered for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary: Note: "TBC" means "to be confirmed"...
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The Royal Fleet 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...
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the numbers of the ships that they replaced. As a result, the Royal Navy surface fleet continues to reduce in size. From 2001, Britain became engaged...
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