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This is a list of active Royal Navy ships, complete and correct as of October 2011. In total there are 79 commissioned ships in the navy, including 2 which are permanently stationed, 1 in extended readiness and 1 not in active service.

19 of the commissioned vessels are major surface combatants/fleet escorts (6 guided missile destroyers and 13 frigates) and 11 are nuclear powered submarines (4 ballistic missile submarines and 7 fleet submarines). In addition the Navy possesses an aircraft carrier, a helicopter carrier and 2 landing platform docks.

The 19 ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary are not included in this list or above figures; additionally there are the minor vessels (tugs, etc) of the (now privatised) Marine Services, and training vessels based at the various shore establishments.

Assault ships^[1]

Albion class landing platform dock

Albion-class landing platform docks (2)

• HMS Albion (L14) - in extended readiness^[2]
• HMS Bulwark (L15) - Fleet Flagship^[3]

Invincible-class aircraft carrier

Invincible-class carrier (1)

• HMS Illustrious (R06) (LPH)

Ocean class landing platform helicopter

Amphibious assault ship (LPH) (1)

• HMS Ocean (L12)

In addition, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary possess three Bay class landing ship dock vessels.

Frigates and destroyers^[4]

Type 23 frigates (13)

Duke class Type 23 frigate

• HMS Argyll (F231)
• HMS Lancaster (F229)
• HMS Iron Duke (F234)
• HMS Monmouth (F235)
• HMS Montrose (F236)
• HMS Westminster (F237)
• HMS Northumberland (F238)
• HMS Richmond (F239)
• HMS Somerset (F82)

Sheffield class batches 1 & 2 Type 42 destroyer

• HMS Sutherland (F81)
• HMS Kent (F78)
• HMS Portland (F79)
• HMS St Albans (F83)

Manchester class batch 3 Type 42 destroyer

Type 42 destroyers (3)

• HMS Liverpool (D92)
• HMS Edinburgh (D97)
• HMS York (D98)

Daring class Type 45 destroyer

Type 45 destroyers (3)

• HMS Daring (D32)
• HMS Dauntless (D33)
• HMS Diamond (D34)

Submarines^[5]

Astute-class submarine (Fleet submarine/SSN) (1)

• HMS Astute (S119)

Trafalgar-class submarines (Fleet submarines/SSNs) (6)

HMS Tireless

• HMS Turbulent (S87)
• HMS Tireless (S88)
• HMS Torbay (S90)
• HMS Trenchant (S91)
• HMS Talent (S92)
• HMS Triumph (S93)

Vanguard-class submarines (Ballistic submarines/SSBNs) (4)

• HMS Vanguard (S28)
• HMS Victorious (S29)
• HMS Vigilant (S30)
• HMS Vengeance (S31)

Mine warfare

Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessels (8)

HMS Ledbury

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

Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessels (7)

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

Patrol vessels

HMS Protector

Antarctic patrol icebreakers (2)

• HMS Protector (A173)
• HMS Endurance (A171) - in commission, but not in active service

River-class patrol vessels (4)

• HMS Mersey (P283)
• HMS Severn (P282)
• HMS Tyne (P281)
• HMS Clyde (P257) - modified River class

Fast patrol boats

Archer or P2000-class fast patrol boats (University Royal Naval Units) (14)

HMS Archer and HMS Example on the River Tyne at HMS Calliope, Gateshead

• 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)

Archer or P2000-class fast patrol boats (stationed at HMNB Clyde) (2)

• HMS Pursuer (P273)
• HMS Dasher (P280)

Scimitar-class fast patrol boats (Gibraltar Squadron) (2)

• HMS Scimitar (P284)
• HMS Sabre (P285)

Survey vessels

HMS Enterprise

Echo-class multi-purpose survey vessels (2)

• HMS Echo (H87)
• HMS Enterprise (H88)

Ocean survey vessel (1)

• HMS Scott (H131)

Coastal survey vessels (1)

• HMSML Gleaner (H86)

Other ships in commission

• HMS Victory^[6] - First-rate ship of the line - the flagship of the Second Sea Lord, permanently docked in Portsmouth Naval Base
• HMS Bristol (D23) - Type 82 destroyer - now used as a training ship, permanently docked in Portsmouth Harbour

See also

• Royal Fleet Auxiliary - a list of current Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessels
• List of Royal Navy shore establishments - the "stone frigates" of the Royal Navy, to which are attached further vessels (eg for training)
• Landing craft of the Royal Marines
• List of ship names of the Royal Navy - a list of every Royal Navy ship in history
• Ship prefix
• Pennant number
• List of submarine classes in service
• List of naval ship classes in service
• List of auxiliary ship classes in service

Notes

1. ^ Royal Navy Assault Ships
2. ^ Royal Navy BULWARK TAKES OVER AS UK FLAGSHIP AFTER NINE-MONTH WORK-OUT (18 October 2011)
3. ^ BBC News HMS Bulwark becomes Royal Navy's new flagship (19 October 2011)
4. ^ Royal Navy Frigates and destroyers
5. ^ Royal Navy Submarines
6. ^ Royal Navy — The Fleet — HMS Victory

External links

• Royal Navy
• Royal Navy — The Fleet — Ships