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Royal Navy (disambiguation)
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The term "The Royal Navy" without qualifications is used - even by non-Britons - for the navy of the United Kingdom, which was for centuries the world's most powerful navy and is still a formidable force.
Royal Navy can refer to the following:
Current
Historical
- Austro-Hungarian Navy (Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine) of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1867 - 1918 (split up after the end of World War I)
- Belgian Royal Navy (Marine Royale), 1831 - 1865 (abolished), now the Belgian Naval Component
- Royal Hellenic Navy (Βασιλικό Ναυτικό) of the Kingdom Of Greece, 1833 - 1924 and 1936 - 1973 (now the Hellenic Navy (Πολεμικό Ναυτικό))
- Regia Marina of the Kingdom of Italy, 1861 - 1946 (now the Marina Militare)
- Royal Canadian Navy, 1911 - 1968 (now the Canadian Forces Maritime Command)
- Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy of the united kingdoms of Denmark-Norway, 1509 - 1814 (split between Denmark and Norway)
- Royal Indian Navy, 1830 - 1950 (now the Indian Navy)
- Royal Scots Navy, 11th century - 1707 (merged into the Royal Navy)
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