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List of active Royal Navy ships

The Royal Navy is the principal naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Its assets include both commissioned warships and non-commissioned vessels. As of January 2024, there are 68 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy.

Of the commissioned vessels, twenty-one are major surface combatants (two aircraft carriers, six guided missile destroyers, eleven frigates and two amphibious transport docks) and ten are nuclear-powered submarines (four ballistic missile submarines and six fleet submarines). In addition the Navy possesses seven mine countermeasures vessels, twenty-six patrol vessels, two survey vessels, one icebreaker and one historic warship, Victory. The total displacement of the Royal Navy's commissioned ships is approximately 421,200 tonnes.

The Royal Navy also includes a number of smaller non-commissioned assets. The naval training vessels Brecon and Hindostan can be found based at the Royal Navy stone frigates HMS Raleigh and the Britannia Royal Naval College, respectively. Non-commissioned Sea-class workboats, procured under Project Vahana, are operated by the Royal Navy in various support, survey and training roles, replacing previous P1000 Class Picket Boat vessels.[1][2][3] This class of vessel also incorporates an autonomous minehunting variant,[4] while another autonomous vessel, Madfox, is employed in varied roles including as a testbed for autonomous combat operations.[5] Madfox and other experimental vessels, including XV Patrick Blackett and APAC-24 (a crewless Pacific 24 rigid-hulled inflatable boat), are operated by NavyX, a unit of the Royal Navy dedicated to developing, testing and accelerating the use of new high technologies.[6]

Besides the Royal Navy, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) and the Royal Marines operate their own flotillas of vessels which complement the assets of the Royal Navy. These vessels are not included in this list or the above figures. Nevertheless, combined, the Royal Navy and RFA have 81 vessels with a total displacement in excess of 762,200 tonnes, with the principal landing craft of the Royal Marines having an additional combined displacement of about 2,200 tonnes.

As a supporting contingent of His Majesty's Naval Service, the civilian Marine Services operate nearly 100 auxiliary ships (including coastal logistics, tugs and research vessels) in support of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary operations.[7][8]

In the United Kingdom, the Royal Navy operates three main bases where commissioned ships are based: HMNB Portsmouth, HMNB Devonport and HMNB Clyde. A number of commissioned vessels, belonging to the University Royal Naval Units (URNU), are stationed at various other locations around the United Kingdom.

The Royal Navy's principal overseas base is HMS Jufair in Bahrain.[9] A general-purpose frigate and vessels belonging to the navy's 9th Mine Counter-Measures Squadron are forward-deployed there. Two fast patrol boats, together with a forward-deployed River-class offshore patrol vessel, normally form part of the Gibraltar Squadron and are permanently based there. Four other River-class vessels are also forward-deployed: one in the Falkland Islands, one in the Caribbean and two in the Indo-Pacific region. Additionally, the United Kingdom maintains a Joint Logistics Support Base in Duqm, Oman which hosts the Littoral Response Group (South) composed of two ships from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, though also supported by Royal Navy assets as may be available and required.[10]

All ships and submarines currently in commission with the Royal Navy were built in the United Kingdom, with the exceptions of icebreaker Protector which was built in Norway and survey vessel Magpie which was substantially built in Ireland. All commissioned vessels of the Royal Navy bear the ship prefix "HMS", for His Majesty's Ship or His Majesty's Submarine.

Ceremonial/Historic ship edit

Flagship of the First Sea Lord
Classic first-rate
Class Ship No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Ship of the line HMS Victory 1778[N 1] 3,556 tonnes First-rate ship of the line Portsmouth [11]

Submarine service edit

Submarine service
Strategic
Class Boat No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Vanguard class HMS Vanguard S28 1993 15,900 tonnes Ballistic missile submarine Clyde [12]
HMS Victorious S29 1995 [13]
HMS Vigilant S30 1996 [14]
HMS Vengeance S31 1999 [15]
Fleet
Class Boat Pennant No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Astute class HMS Astute S119 2010 7,400 tonnes Fleet submarine Clyde [16]
HMS Ambush S120 2013 [17]
HMS Artful S121 2016 [18]
HMS Audacious S122 2021 [19][20]
HMS Anson S123 2022 [21]
Trafalgar class HMS Triumph S93 1991 5,300 tonnes Devonport [22]

Surface fleet edit

Surface fleet
Aircraft carriers
Class Ship No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Queen Elizabeth class HMS Queen Elizabeth R08 2017 65,000 tonnes Aircraft carrier Portsmouth [23][24][N 2]
HMS Prince of Wales R09 2019 [25]
Amphibious warfare
Class Ship No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Albion class HMS Albion L14 2003 19,560 tonnes Amphibious transport dock Devonport [26][N 3]
HMS Bulwark L15 2004 [29][N 4]
Destroyers
Class Ship No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Type 45 (Daring class) HMS Daring D32 2009 8,500 tonnes Anti Air Guided Missile Destroyer Portsmouth [31][32]
HMS Dauntless D33 2010 [33]
HMS Diamond D34 2011 [34]
HMS Dragon D35 2012 [35]
HMS Defender D36 2013 [36]
HMS Duncan D37 2013 [37]
Frigates
Class Ship No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Type 23 (Duke class) HMS Argyll F231 1991 4,900 tonnes Guided missile frigate Portsmouth [38][39]
HMS Lancaster F229 1992 Portsmouth [40][N 5]
HMS Iron Duke F234 1993 Portsmouth [41]
HMS Westminster F237 1994 Portsmouth [42][N 6]
HMS Northumberland F238 1994 Devonport [44]
HMS Richmond F239 1995 Devonport [45]
HMS Somerset F82 1996 Devonport [46]
HMS Sutherland F81 1997 Devonport [47]
HMS Kent F78 2000 Devonport [48][39]
HMS Portland F79 2001 Devonport [49]
HMS St Albans F83 2002 Devonport [50]
Offshore patrol
Class Ship No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
River class HMS Tyne P281 2003 1,700 tonnes Offshore patrol vessel Portsmouth [51]
HMS Severn P282 2003 and 2021 [52]
HMS Mersey P283 2003 [53]
HMS Forth P222 2018 2,000 tonnes [54][N 7]
HMS Medway P223 2019 [55][N 8]
HMS Trent P224 2020 [56][N 9]
HMS Tamar P233 2020 [57][N 10]
HMS Spey P234 2021 [59][N 11]
Mine countermeasures
Class Ship No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Hunt class HMS Ledbury M30 1981 750 tonnes Minehunter Portsmouth [61]
HMS Cattistock M31 1982 [62]
HMS Brocklesby M33 1983 [63]
HMS Middleton M34 1984 [64][N 12]
HMS Chiddingfold M37 1984 [65][N 13]
HMS Hurworth M39 1985 [66]
Sandown class HMS Bangor M109 2000 600 tonnes Clyde [67][N 14]
Coastal & Fast patrol
Class Ship No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
Archer class HMS Archer P264 1985 54 tonnes Patrol boat, University Royal Naval Units Edinburgh [68]
HMS Biter P270 1986 Liverpool [69]
HMS Smiter P272 1988 Portsmouth [70]
HMS Pursuer P273 1988 Glasgow [71]
HMS Blazer P279 1988 Portsmouth [72]
HMS Dasher P280 1988 Portsmouth [73]
HMS Puncher P291 1988 Portsmouth [74]
HMS Charger P292 1988 Liverpool [75]
HMS Ranger P293 1988 Portsmouth [76]
HMS Trumpeter P294 1988 Ipswich [77]
HMS Express P163 1988 Cardiff [78]
HMS Example P165 1985 Gateshead [79]
HMS Explorer P164 1986 Hull [80]
HMS Exploit P167 1988 Portsmouth [81]
HMS Tracker P274 1998 Patrol boat Clyde [82][N 15]
HMS Raider P275 1998 [83][N 16]
Cutlass class HMS Cutlass P295 2022 35 tonnes Patrol boat Gibraltar [84][N 17]
HMS Dagger P296 2022 [85][86][N 18]

Auxiliary vessels edit

See also: Ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and vessels operated by Serco Marine Services

RN auxiliary ships
Survey
Class Ship No. Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note
HMS Scott H131 1997 13,500 tonnes Ocean survey Devonport [87]
HMS Protector A173 2011 5,000 tonnes Icebreaker & survey [88][N 19]
Sea class 18 m variant HMS Magpie H130 2018 37 tonnes Survey motor launch [90]
Non-commissioned vessels
Class Ship No. In service Displacement Type Homeport Note
XV Patrick Blackett X01 2022 270 tonnes Experimental vessel Portsmouth [91]
Madfox N/A 2021 c. 10 tonnes Autonomous surface vessel Portsmouth [5][92]
Hunt class Brecon M29 1979 750 tonnes Static Training Ship HMS Raleigh [93]
Sandown class Hindostan (ex-Cromer) M103 1992 600 tonnes Britannia Royal Naval College [94]
Sea class c. 33 vessels:
* 8 x 15 m Officer Training Units;
* 6 x 15 m Diver Training/Support Boats;
* 10 x 11 m Standard Workboats;
* 3 x 13.8 m Passenger Transfer Boats (PTBs);
* 3 x 15 m Survey Modules;
* 3 x 11 m Small Survey Modules
2018 to 2023 10 to 23 tonnes Workboats [N 20][95][1][96]
ALN-139 class Sea Harrier
Buccaneer
Sea Vixen
Swordfish
2017 c. 15 - 20 tonnes [N 21][97]
Sea class autonomous variants RNMB Hussar 2021 to 2023 c. 10-11 tonnes (five units); 15 tonnes (Hebe)[98][99] Autonomous minehunting Clyde [100][101][102][103]
RNMB Hazard
RNMB Hebe
RNMB Halcyon
RNMB Harrier
RNMB Hydra
RNMB Hellcat N/A c. 10 tonnes [104]
RNMB Apollo
RNMB Abdiel
N/A 2021-22 < 10 tonnes[99] N/A [N 22][105][106][107]

Gallery edit

Silhouettes edit

Silhouettes of major fleet units:

Silhouettes of all Royal Navy and RFA units:

 

See also edit

Lists of ships operated by or in support of His Majesty's Naval Service
Related articles

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Launched in 1765 and commissioned in 1778, making Victory the world's oldest warship still in commission.
  2. ^ Queen Elizabeth is the current Fleet Flagship as of 2021.
  3. ^ Albion in "extended readiness" (uncrewed reserve) as of early 2024.[27][28]
  4. ^ Bulwark entered 'extended readiness' in late 2016. Expected to complete long-term refit in 2024 but remain in reserve, though with an ability to deploy "if required".[30]
  5. ^ HMS Lancaster is forward deployed, operating from HMS Jufair in Bahrain.
  6. ^ HMS Westminster reported inactive as of 2023 with planned refit suspended.[43]
  7. ^ HMS Forth is forward deployed as guardship in the Falkland Islands.
  8. ^ HMS Medway is forward deployed as Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North) guardship in the Caribbean.
  9. ^ HMS Trent is forward deployed to Gibraltar for regional operations in the Mediterranean and Gulf of Guinea.
  10. ^ HMS Tamar is forward deployed to the Indo-Pacific region with her primary logistics hub at the British Defence Singapore Support Unit in Singapore[58]
  11. ^ HMS Spey is forward deployed to the Indo-Pacific region with her primary logistics hub at the British Defence Singapore Support Unit in Singapore[60]
  12. ^ HMS Middleton is forward deployed as part of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron, operating from HMS Jufair in Bahrain.
  13. ^ HMS Chiddingfold is forward deployed as part of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron, operating from HMS Jufair in Bahrain.
  14. ^ HMS Bangor is forward deployed as part of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron, operating from HMS Jufair in Bahrain.
  15. ^ Forms part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron providing security to nuclear submarines entering and leaving the waters in and around HMNB Clyde.
  16. ^ Forms part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron providing security to nuclear submarines entering and leaving the waters in and around HMNB Clyde.
  17. ^ Permanently based in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Forms part of the Gibraltar Squadron.
  18. ^ Permanently based in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Forms part of the Gibraltar Squadron.
  19. ^ Deployed in Antarctic waters during the regional summer. Official role to: "patrol and survey in the Antarctic and South Atlantic, maintaining UK sovereign presence with wider regional engagement".[89]
  20. ^ Officer training units assigned to Britannia Royal Naval College; Diver support boats at HMNB Portsmouth (three units), Devonport, Clyde and Gibraltar (one unit each); Passenger Transfer units to HMS Prince of Wales; and two or more small survey modules to HMS Protector and HMS Scott.
  21. ^ Three assigned as passenger transfer vessels to HMS Queen Elizabeth
  22. ^ Pre-production units within joint UK-France MCM programme

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The Royal Navy is the principal naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces Its assets include both commissioned warships and non commissioned vessels As of January 2024 there are 68 commissioned ships in the Royal Navy Of the commissioned vessels twenty one are major surface combatants two aircraft carriers six guided missile destroyers eleven frigates and two amphibious transport docks and ten are nuclear powered submarines four ballistic missile submarines and six fleet submarines In addition the Navy possesses seven mine countermeasures vessels twenty six patrol vessels two survey vessels one icebreaker and one historic warship Victory The total displacement of the Royal Navy s commissioned ships is approximately 421 200 tonnes The Royal Navy also includes a number of smaller non commissioned assets The naval training vessels Brecon and Hindostan can be found based at the Royal Navy stone frigates HMS Raleigh and the Britannia Royal Naval College respectively Non commissioned Sea class workboats procured under Project Vahana are operated by the Royal Navy in various support survey and training roles replacing previous P1000 Class Picket Boat vessels 1 2 3 This class of vessel also incorporates an autonomous minehunting variant 4 while another autonomous vessel Madfox is employed in varied roles including as a testbed for autonomous combat operations 5 Madfox and other experimental vessels including XV Patrick Blackett and APAC 24 a crewless Pacific 24 rigid hulled inflatable boat are operated by NavyX a unit of the Royal Navy dedicated to developing testing and accelerating the use of new high technologies 6 Besides the Royal Navy the Royal Fleet Auxiliary RFA and the Royal Marines operate their own flotillas of vessels which complement the assets of the Royal Navy These vessels are not included in this list or the above figures Nevertheless combined the Royal Navy and RFA have 81 vessels with a total displacement in excess of 762 200 tonnes with the principal landing craft of the Royal Marines having an additional combined displacement of about 2 200 tonnes As a supporting contingent of His Majesty s Naval Service the civilian Marine Services operate nearly 100 auxiliary ships including coastal logistics tugs and research vessels in support of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary operations 7 8 In the United Kingdom the Royal Navy operates three main bases where commissioned ships are based HMNB Portsmouth HMNB Devonport and HMNB Clyde A number of commissioned vessels belonging to the University Royal Naval Units URNU are stationed at various other locations around the United Kingdom The Royal Navy s principal overseas base is HMS Jufair in Bahrain 9 A general purpose frigate and vessels belonging to the navy s 9th Mine Counter Measures Squadron are forward deployed there Two fast patrol boats together with a forward deployed River class offshore patrol vessel normally form part of the Gibraltar Squadron and are permanently based there Four other River class vessels are also forward deployed one in the Falkland Islands one in the Caribbean and two in the Indo Pacific region Additionally the United Kingdom maintains a Joint Logistics Support Base in Duqm Oman which hosts the Littoral Response Group South composed of two ships from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary though also supported by Royal Navy assets as may be available and required 10 All ships and submarines currently in commission with the Royal Navy were built in the United Kingdom with the exceptions of icebreaker Protector which was built in Norway and survey vessel Magpie which was substantially built in Ireland All commissioned vessels of the Royal Navy bear the ship prefix HMS for His Majesty s Ship or His Majesty s Submarine Contents 1 Ceremonial Historic ship 2 Submarine service 3 Surface fleet 4 Auxiliary vessels 5 Gallery 6 Silhouettes 7 See also 8 Footnotes 9 References 10 External linksCeremonial Historic ship editFlagship of the First Sea Lord Classic first rate Class Ship No Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note Ship of the line HMS Victory 1778 N 1 3 556 tonnes First rate ship of the line Portsmouth 11 Submarine service editSubmarine service Strategic Class Boat No Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note Vanguard class HMS Vanguard S28 1993 15 900 tonnes Ballistic missile submarine Clyde 12 HMS Victorious S29 1995 13 HMS Vigilant S30 1996 14 HMS Vengeance S31 1999 15 Fleet Class Boat Pennant No Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note Astute class HMS Astute S119 2010 7 400 tonnes Fleet submarine Clyde 16 HMS Ambush S120 2013 17 HMS Artful S121 2016 18 HMS Audacious S122 2021 19 20 HMS Anson S123 2022 21 Trafalgar class HMS Triumph S93 1991 5 300 tonnes Devonport 22 Surface fleet editSurface fleet Aircraft carriers Class Ship No Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note Queen Elizabeth class HMS Queen Elizabeth R08 2017 65 000 tonnes Aircraft carrier Portsmouth 23 24 N 2 HMS Prince of Wales R09 2019 25 Amphibious warfare Class Ship No Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note Albion class HMS Albion L14 2003 19 560 tonnes Amphibious transport dock Devonport 26 N 3 HMS Bulwark L15 2004 29 N 4 Destroyers Class Ship No Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note Type 45 Daring class HMS Daring D32 2009 8 500 tonnes Anti Air Guided Missile Destroyer Portsmouth 31 32 HMS Dauntless D33 2010 33 HMS Diamond D34 2011 34 HMS Dragon D35 2012 35 HMS Defender D36 2013 36 HMS Duncan D37 2013 37 Frigates Class Ship No Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note Type 23 Duke class HMS Argyll F231 1991 4 900 tonnes Guided missile frigate Portsmouth 38 39 HMS Lancaster F229 1992 Portsmouth 40 N 5 HMS Iron Duke F234 1993 Portsmouth 41 HMS Westminster F237 1994 Portsmouth 42 N 6 HMS Northumberland F238 1994 Devonport 44 HMS Richmond F239 1995 Devonport 45 HMS Somerset F82 1996 Devonport 46 HMS Sutherland F81 1997 Devonport 47 HMS Kent F78 2000 Devonport 48 39 HMS Portland F79 2001 Devonport 49 HMS St Albans F83 2002 Devonport 50 Offshore patrol Class Ship No Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note River class HMS Tyne P281 2003 1 700 tonnes Offshore patrol vessel Portsmouth 51 HMS Severn P282 2003 and 2021 52 HMS Mersey P283 2003 53 HMS Forth P222 2018 2 000 tonnes 54 N 7 HMS Medway P223 2019 55 N 8 HMS Trent P224 2020 56 N 9 HMS Tamar P233 2020 57 N 10 HMS Spey P234 2021 59 N 11 Mine countermeasures Class Ship No Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note Hunt class HMS Ledbury M30 1981 750 tonnes Minehunter Portsmouth 61 HMS Cattistock M31 1982 62 HMS Brocklesby M33 1983 63 HMS Middleton M34 1984 64 N 12 HMS Chiddingfold M37 1984 65 N 13 HMS Hurworth M39 1985 66 Sandown class HMS Bangor M109 2000 600 tonnes Clyde 67 N 14 Coastal amp Fast patrol Class Ship No Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note Archer class HMS Archer P264 1985 54 tonnes Patrol boat University Royal Naval Units Edinburgh 68 HMS Biter P270 1986 Liverpool 69 HMS Smiter P272 1988 Portsmouth 70 HMS Pursuer P273 1988 Glasgow 71 HMS Blazer P279 1988 Portsmouth 72 HMS Dasher P280 1988 Portsmouth 73 HMS Puncher P291 1988 Portsmouth 74 HMS Charger P292 1988 Liverpool 75 HMS Ranger P293 1988 Portsmouth 76 HMS Trumpeter P294 1988 Ipswich 77 HMS Express P163 1988 Cardiff 78 HMS Example P165 1985 Gateshead 79 HMS Explorer P164 1986 Hull 80 HMS Exploit P167 1988 Portsmouth 81 HMS Tracker P274 1998 Patrol boat Clyde 82 N 15 HMS Raider P275 1998 83 N 16 Cutlass class HMS Cutlass P295 2022 35 tonnes Patrol boat Gibraltar 84 N 17 HMS Dagger P296 2022 85 86 N 18 Auxiliary vessels editSee also Ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and vessels operated by Serco Marine Services RN auxiliary ships Survey Class Ship No Commissioned Displacement Type Homeport Note HMS Scott H131 1997 13 500 tonnes Ocean survey Devonport 87 HMS Protector A173 2011 5 000 tonnes Icebreaker amp survey 88 N 19 Sea class 18 m variant HMS Magpie H130 2018 37 tonnes Survey motor launch 90 Non commissioned vessels Class Ship No In service Displacement Type Homeport Note XV Patrick Blackett X01 2022 270 tonnes Experimental vessel Portsmouth 91 Madfox N A 2021 c 10 tonnes Autonomous surface vessel Portsmouth 5 92 Hunt class Brecon M29 1979 750 tonnes Static Training Ship HMS Raleigh 93 Sandown class Hindostan ex Cromer M103 1992 600 tonnes Britannia Royal Naval College 94 Sea class c 33 vessels 8 x 15 m Officer Training Units 6 x 15 m Diver Training Support Boats 10 x 11 m Standard Workboats 3 x 13 8 m Passenger Transfer Boats PTBs 3 x 15 m Survey Modules 3 x 11 m Small Survey Modules 2018 to 2023 10 to 23 tonnes Workboats N 20 95 1 96 ALN 139 class Sea Harrier Buccaneer Sea Vixen Swordfish 2017 c 15 20 tonnes N 21 97 Sea class autonomous variants RNMB Hussar 2021 to 2023 c 10 11 tonnes five units 15 tonnes Hebe 98 99 Autonomous minehunting Clyde 100 101 102 103 RNMB Hazard RNMB Hebe RNMB Halcyon RNMB Harrier RNMB Hydra RNMB Hellcat N A c 10 tonnes 104 RNMB Apollo RNMB Abdiel N A 2021 22 lt 10 tonnes 99 N A N 22 105 106 107 Gallery edit nbsp HMS Victory Flagship of the First Sea Lord nbsp Vanguard Vanguard class nbsp Ambush Astute class nbsp Trenchant Trafalgar class nbsp Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth class nbsp Albion Albion class nbsp Daring Type 45 destroyer nbsp Northumberland Type 23 frigate nbsp Forth River class nbsp Hurworth Hunt class nbsp Ramsey Sandown class nbsp Raider Archer class nbsp Cutlass Cutlass class nbsp Scott nbsp Protector nbsp Magpie Sea class nbsp XV Patrick Blackett nbsp RNMB Harrier Sea class autonomous variant nbsp Madfox nbsp ExcellentSilhouettes editSilhouettes of major fleet units nbsp Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier R08 amp R09 nbsp Albion class landing platform dock L14 amp L15 nbsp Type 45 or Daring class destroyer D32 D33 D34 D35 D36 amp D37 nbsp Type 23 or Duke class frigate F231 F229 F234 F237 F238 F239 F82 F81 F78 F79 amp F83 nbsp Vanguard class submarine S28 S29 S30 amp S31 nbsp Astute class submarine S119 S120 S121 S122 amp S123 nbsp Trafalgar class submarine S93 Silhouettes of all Royal Navy and RFA units nbsp See also edit nbsp United Kingdom portal Lists of ships operated by or in support of His Majesty s Naval Service List of active Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships List of active Royal Marines military watercraft List of ships of Serco Marine Services Related articles List of Royal Navy shore establishments the stone frigates List of ship names of the Royal Navy Active Royal Navy weapon systems Future of the Royal Navy Standing Royal Navy deploymentsFootnotes edit Launched in 1765 and commissioned in 1778 making Victory the world s oldest warship still in commission Queen Elizabeth is the current Fleet Flagship as of 2021 Albion in extended readiness uncrewed reserve as of early 2024 27 28 Bulwark entered extended readiness in late 2016 Expected to complete long term refit in 2024 but remain in reserve though with an ability to deploy if required 30 HMS Lancaster is forward deployed operating from HMS Jufair in Bahrain HMS Westminster reported inactive as of 2023 with planned refit suspended 43 HMS Forth is forward deployed as guardship in the Falkland Islands HMS Medway is forward deployed as Atlantic Patrol Tasking North guardship in the Caribbean HMS Trent is forward deployed to Gibraltar for regional operations in the Mediterranean and Gulf of Guinea HMS Tamar is forward deployed to the Indo Pacific region with her primary logistics hub at the British Defence Singapore Support Unit in Singapore 58 HMS Spey is forward deployed to the Indo Pacific region with her primary logistics hub at the British Defence Singapore Support Unit in Singapore 60 HMS Middleton is forward deployed as part of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron operating from HMS Jufair in Bahrain HMS Chiddingfold is forward deployed as part of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron operating from HMS Jufair in Bahrain HMS Bangor is forward deployed as part of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron operating from HMS Jufair in Bahrain Forms part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron providing security to nuclear submarines entering and leaving the waters in and around HMNB Clyde Forms part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron providing security to nuclear submarines entering and leaving the waters in and around HMNB Clyde Permanently based in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar Forms part of the Gibraltar Squadron Permanently based in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar Forms part of the Gibraltar Squadron Deployed in Antarctic waters during the regional summer Official role to patrol and survey in the Antarctic and South Atlantic maintaining UK sovereign presence with wider regional engagement 89 Officer training units assigned to Britannia Royal Naval College Diver support boats at HMNB Portsmouth three units Devonport Clyde and Gibraltar one unit each Passenger Transfer units to HMS Prince of Wales and two or more small survey modules to HMS Protector and HMS Scott Three assigned as passenger 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