List of naval vessels of the United Kingdom
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This is a list of all naval vessels ever used by the United Kingdom under the
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...
and other UK maritime organisations or groups that participated in UK conflicts. This list will consist of lists of naval vessels used at specific time periods such as World War II and the Modern day as well as a list of Royal Navy ship names that will look at all Royal Navy ships ever used.


List of ships of the Royal Navy

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List of ship names of the Royal Navy This is an alphabetical list of the of all ships that have been in service with the Royal Navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the Commonwealth of England. The list also includes fictional vess ...


World War II

* List of classes of British ships of World War II


Cold War

* List of classes of British ships of the Cold War


Modern day

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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 December 2024, there are 62 Ship commissioning, commissioned and active ...


Gallery of past and present naval vessels of the United Kingdom

File:HMS Ajax (1798) (cropped).jpg, HMS Ajax(1798) an Ajax-class ship of the line that served in the
Napoleonic Wars {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Napoleonic Wars , partof = the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars , image = Napoleonic Wars (revision).jpg , caption = Left to right, top to bottom:Battl ...
. HMS Ajax is a Third-rate ship which formed the majority of the Royal Navy's
ships of the line A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed during the Age of Sail from the 17th century to the mid-19th century. The ship of the line was designed for the naval tactic known as the line of battle, which involved the two column ...
at that time. Ships of the line were the main ships used in naval battles at the time. File:HMS Paladin (1916) IWM SP 1403.jpg, HMS Paladin (1916) a Admiralty M-class destroyer that served during
World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
. File:HMS Jervis on sea trials.jpg, HMS Jervis a J class destroyer that served during
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
. File:Kieler Woche 1972 (Kiel 39.382).jpg, HMS London (D16) a County-class destroyer that served during the
Cold War The Cold War was a period of global Geopolitics, geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 unt ...
. File:HMS Diamond (8675799406).jpg, HMS Diamond (D34) a Type 45 destroyer currently in service with the
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...
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