List of active Royal Navy ships

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This is a list of active Royal Navy ships, complete and correct as of 18 March 2013.

In total there are 79 commissioned ships in the navy. 19 of the commissioned vessels are major surface combatants (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 (though without fixed-wing aircraft), an amphibious assault ship and two amphibious transport docks. The total displacement of the Royal Navy is approximately 340,000 tonnes (775,000 tonnes including the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and Royal Marines).

The 19 ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary are not included in this list or the above figures. There are also over 100 smaller auxiliary vessels provided by Serco Denholm, which took over Marine Services to the Royal Navy from the former Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service in 2008. Training vessels are based at various Royal Navy shore establishments. All ships and submarines currently in commission with the Royal Navy were built in the United Kingdom, with the exception of Endurance and Protector which were built in Norway. All vessels of the Royal Navy bear the ship prefix "HMS" - Her (or His) Majesty's Ship.

Submarine service

Submarines

Note: All submarines of the Royal Navy are nuclear-powered submarines.

Class	Picture	Type	Boats	Displacement	Note
Submarines (11 in Service)
Astute-class		Fleet submarine (SSN)	HMS Astute (S119) HMS Ambush (S120)	7,400 tonnes	Five more to be commissioned.
Trafalgar-class		Fleet submarine (SSN)	HMS Tireless (S88) HMS Torbay (S90) HMS Trenchant (S91) HMS Talent (S92) HMS Triumph (S93)	5,300 tonnes	Class is gradually being replaced by the Astute-class submarines.
Vanguard-class		Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)	HMS Vanguard (S28) HMS Victorious (S29) HMS Vigilant (S30) HMS Vengeance (S31)	15,900 tonnes	A Successor to the British Trident system programme is in its early stages, with 'Main Gate' decisions to be made in 2016.

Surface fleet

Amphibious warfare ships

Note: In addition to the vessels below, the Royal Fleet Auxiliary possess three Bay-class Dock landing ships (LSD) and the Royal Marines maintain a large fleet of landing craft.

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Amphibious warfare ships (4 in Service)
Albion-class		Amphibious transport dock (LPD)	HMS Albion (L14) HMS Bulwark (L15)	19,560 tonnes	Albion is in extended readiness. Bulwark is the current Fleet Flagship.
		Amphibious assault ship (LPH)	HMS Ocean (L12)	21,500 tonnes	Ocean is in refit.
Invincible-class		Aircraft carrier	HMS Illustrious (R06)	22,000 tonnes	In service as an amphibious assault ship (LPH) and due to be decommissioned in 2014.

Frigates and destroyers

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Frigates and destroyers (19 in Service)
Type 23 or Duke-class		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) HMS Sutherland (F81) HMS Kent (F78) HMS Portland (F79) HMS St Albans (F83)	4,900 tonnes	Class to be gradually replaced by the Global Combat Ship starting 2020.
Type 45 or Daring-class		Guided missile destroyer	HMS Daring (D32) HMS Dauntless (D33) HMS Diamond (D34) HMS Dragon (D35) HMS Defender (D36)	8,000 tonnes	One more to be commissioned in 2013.
Type 42 or Sheffield-class		Guided missile destroyer	HMS Edinburgh (D97)	5,200 tonnes	To be decommissioned in June 2013.

Mine countermeasure vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Mine countermeasure vessels (15 in Service)
Hunt-class		Mine countermeasures vessel	HMS Ledbury (M30) HMS Cattistock (M31) HMS Brocklesby (M33) HMS Middleton (M34) HMS Chiddingfold (M37) HMS Atherstone (M38) HMS Hurworth (M39) HMS Quorn (M41)	685 tonnes
Sandown-class		Minehunter	HMS Penzance (M106) HMS Pembroke (M107) HMS Grimsby (M108) HMS Bangor (M109) HMS Ramsey (M110) HMS Blyth (M111) HMS Shoreham (M112)	600 tonnes

Patrol vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Patrol vessels (24 in Service)
		Antarctic patrol icebreaker	HMS Endurance (A171)	6,500 tonnes	HMS Endurance is currently laid up.
		Antarctic patrol icebreaker	HMS Protector (A173)	5,000 tonnes
River-class		Offshore patrol vessel	HMS Mersey (P283) HMS Severn (P282) HMS Tyne (P281) HMS Clyde (P257)	1,700 tonnes	Clyde is a modified River-class vessel stationed in the Falkland Islands.
P2000 or Archer-class		Patrol boat	HMS Archer (P264) HMS Biter (P270) HMS Smiter (P272) HMS Pursuer (P273) HMS Blazer (P279) HMS Dasher (P280) 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)	54 tonnes	Vessels belong to University Royal Naval Units. The only exceptions being Raider and Tracker, which are stationed at HMNB Clyde as the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron.
Scimitar-class		Patrol boat	HMS Scimitar (P284) HMS Sabre (P285)	24 tonnes	The Gibraltar Squadron.

Survey vessels

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Survey vessels (4 in Service)
Echo-class		Multi-purpose survey vessel	HMS Echo (H87) HMS Enterprise (H88)	3,470 tonnes
		Ocean survey vessel	HMS Scott (H131)	13,500 tonnes
		Coastal survey vessel	HMSML Gleaner (H86)	26 tonnes

Classic ships

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Classic ships (2 in Service)
		Ship of the line	HMS Victory	3,556 tonnes	Flagship of the First Sea Lord, permanently docked in Portsmouth Naval Base.
Type 82 or Bristol-class		Guided missile destroyer	HMS Bristol (D23)	6,400 tonnes	Significantly modified to act as a training vessel; permanently docked in Portsmouth Harbour.

Silhouettes

Silhouettes of major fleet units;

Invincible-class STOVL aircraft carrier	Landing platform helicopter (Ocean)	Albion-class landing platform dock
Daring-class Type 45 destroyer	Sheffield-class batch 3 Type 42 destroyer	Duke-class Type 23 frigate
Vanguard-class SSBN.	Astute-class SSN.

Other ships of the Naval Service

Besides the Royal Navy, the Naval Service also includes the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and the Royal Marines. Both of these constituent parts of the Naval Service operate their own fleets of naval vessels which contribute to the available seagoing assets of the Royal Navy. Although not a formal part of the Naval Service, the joint venture Serco Denholm operates a range of auxiliary ships (tugs, research vessels, etc.) in support of the Royal Navy. In addition, naval training vessels can be found based at various Royal Navy shore establishments.

See also

• Royal Fleet Auxiliary - for a list of current ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
• List of active Royal Marines military watercraft - for a list of current vessels of the Royal Marines
• List of Royal Navy shore establishments - the "stone frigates" of the Royal Navy, to which are attached further vessels (e.g. for training)
• List of ship names of the Royal Navy - a list of every Royal Navy ship in history
• List of submarine classes in service
• List of naval ship classes in service
• List of auxiliary ship classes in service
• Future of the Royal Navy
• Active Royal Navy weapon systems
• Currently active military equipment by country

External links

• Royal Navy
• Royal Navy — The Fleet — Ships