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This is a list of active Royal Navy ships, complete and correct as of July 2008.

In total there are 90 commissioned ships in the navy, of which 2 are aircraft carriers (1 in reserve), 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). These figures do not include ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, nor HMS Invincible which was decommissioned in 2005 and is in inactive reserve until 2010.

Major Surface Combatants

Invincible-class aircraft carrier

Invincible-class Aircraft carriers (3)

• HMS Ark Royal (R07) - flagship of the active fleet
• HMS Illustrious (R06)
• HMS Invincible (R05) - In reserve

Type 42 destroyers (8)

Sheffield class batches 1 & 2 Type 42 destroyer

• HMS Exeter (D89)
• HMS Southampton (D90)
• HMS Nottingham (D91)
• HMS Liverpool (D92)
• HMS Manchester (D95)
• HMS Gloucester (D96)

Manchester class batch 3 Type 42 destroyer

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

Type 23 frigates (13)

• HMS Argyll (F231)
• HMS Lancaster (F229)
• HMS Iron Duke (F234)
• HMS Monmouth (F235)
• HMS Montrose (F236)

Duke class Type 23 frigate

• HMS Westminster (F237)
• HMS Northumberland (F238)
• HMS Richmond (F239)
• HMS Somerset (F82)
• HMS Sutherland (F81)
• HMS Kent (F78)
• HMS Portland (F79)
• HMS St Albans (F83)

Broadsword class Type 22 frigate

Type 22 frigates (4)

• HMS Cornwall (F99)
• HMS Cumberland (F85)
• HMS Campbeltown (F86)
• HMS Chatham (F87)

Amphibious Forces

Ocean class landing platform helicopter

Landing Platform Helicopter (1)

• HMS Ocean (L12)

Albion class landing platform dock

Albion-class landing platform docks (2)

• HMS Albion (L14)
• HMS Bulwark (L15)

Mine Warfare Forces

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)

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)

Patrol Vessels

Antarctic patrol ship (1)

• HMS Endurance (A171)

River-class patrol vessels (4)

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

Archer or P2000-class fast patrol boats (14)

• HMS Archer (P264)
• HMS Biter (P270)
• HMS Smiter (P272)
• HMS Blazer (P279)
• HMS Puncher (P291)

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

• 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)

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

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

Archer or P2000-class fast patrol boats (Royal Navy Cyprus Squadron) (2)

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

Survey Vessels

Ocean survey vessel (1)

• HMS Scott (H131)

Coastal survey vessels (2)

• HMS Roebuck (H130)
• HMSML Gleaner (H86)

Echo-class multi-purpose survey vessels (2)

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

Submarines

Vanguard-class submarines (SSBNs) (4)

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

Trafalgar-class submarines (SSNs) (7)

• HMS Trafalgar (S107)
• HMS Turbulent (S87)
• HMS Tireless (S88)
• HMS Torbay (S90)
• HMS Trenchant (S91)
• HMS Talent (S92)
• HMS Triumph (S93)

Swiftsure-class submarines (SSNs) (1)

• HMS Sceptre (S104)

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

Shore Establishments

See also: List of Royal Navy shore establishments

• HMS Nelson - HMNB Portsmouth
• HMS Drake - HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
• HMS Neptune - HMNB Clyde, near Glasgow
• HMS Excellent - at Whale Island, near Portsmouth
• 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

See also

• Ship prefix
• Pennant number
• Royal Fleet Auxiliary
• Full list of every Royal Navy ship in history

Notes

External links

• Royal Navy
• Official list of ships

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 | HMS Clyde 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 ship names of the Royal Navy