Home›Weapons Systems›Operator›Royal NavyArmed Forces and UnitsRoyal NavyModernReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Royal Navy was formally established in 1546 under Henry VIII, though the Kingdom of England had maintained less organized naval forces for centuries before that. It defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588 and grew into the world's dominant naval power over the following two centuries. Its most celebrated single engagement came at Trafalgar in 1805, where a fleet under Horatio Nelson defeated a combined French and Spanish force during the Napoleonic Wars, securing British naval supremacy for the following century. The Royal Navy maintained the Grand Fleet against Germany in the First World War, fighting the largest fleet action of that war at Jutland in 1916, and in the Second World War covered the Dunkirk evacuation and fought the Battle of the Atlantic against German U-boats to keep Britain's supply lines open. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/FactsRoyal NavyConnectionsIn the Other AtlasesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsForce TypeWell-attestedPermanent state navy: sailing warship fleet, later steam, steel and carrier battlefleet 1Founded YearWell-attested1546 1CountryWell-attestedKingdom of England (subsequently United Kingdom) 1Force TypeForce Type (category)Well-attestedNavy 1Royal NavyFilter Results46 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAir-to-Air Missiles (1)Air-to-Ground Missiles and Guided Bombs (2)Aircraft Carriers (1)Aircraft Machine Guns (1)Ancient Spears, Polearms and Axes (1)Anti-Ship and Anti-Submarine Missiles (3)Armored Cars and Reconnaissance Vehicles (1)Ballistic Missiles (3)Ballistic Missiles of the United States (3)Bolt-Action, Lever-Action and Historic Rifles (1)Cruise Missiles (2)Depth Charges and Mine Countermeasures (1)Early Modern Daggers (1)Early Modern Sailing 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(1)U.S. Ordnance (1)Vickers (2)Vickers-Armstrongs (2)William Beardmore and Company (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 46AGM-12 BullpupRoyal NavyAster (missile family)Royal NavyAstute-Class SubmarineRoyal NavyBL 9.2-inch Mk IX, X naval gunRoyal NavyCongreve RocketRoyal NavyCutlassRoyal NavyDe Havilland FirestreakRoyal Navyde Havilland MosquitoRoyal NavyDepth ChargeRoyal NavyDirkRoyal NavyExocet MissileRoyal NavyF-35 Lightning IIRoyal NavyFlamethrowerRoyal NavyFlammenwerferRoyal NavyFN MinimiRoyal NavyFrigateRoyal NavyHarpoon Anti-Ship MissileRoyal NavyIkara (missile)Royal NavyLanchester submachine gunRoyal NavyM1911 PistolRoyal NavyM1917 revolverRoyal NavyM2 Browning Machine GunRoyal NavyMark VIII TorpedoRoyal NavyNordenfelt gunRoyal NavyQF 4.5-inch Mk I - V naval gunRoyal NavyQF 4.7-inch Mk IX & XII naval gunRoyal NavyQF 6-pounder HotchkissRoyal NavyQueen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft CarrierRoyal NavyRemington Rolling Block RifleRoyal NavySea DartRoyal NavySea SkuaRoyal NavySeacat 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Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Royal Navytier 2Operation Atalanta, Military Operations Well-attested Operation Atalanta, the EU NAVFOR anti-piracy operation launched in 2008 off Somalia, has drawn the Royal Navy as one of its leading and founding contributing forces (a multinational EU operation, not a single-nation force)Source Wikipedia: Operation Atalantatier 4Operation Chariot, Military Operations Well-attested Operation Chariot rammed the dock gate with the obsolete destroyer HMS Campbeltown of the Royal NavySource Wikipedia: Operation Chariottier 4Operation Dynamo, Military Operations Well-attested Operation Dynamo was conducted by the Royal Navy, backed by the flotilla of civilian little shipsSource Wikipedia: Operation Dynamotier 4Operation Frankton, Military Operations Well-attested Operation Frankton was launched by Royal Marines from the submarine HMS Tuna of the Royal NavySource Wikipedia: Operation Franktontier 4Operation Mincemeat, Military Operations Well-attested Operation Mincemeat placed its planted corpse into the sea from the submarine HMS Seraph of the Royal NavySource Wikipedia: Operation Mincemeattier 4Opium Wars, Wars Well-attested The Royal Navy's gunboats and warships carried Britain's military effort in the Opium Wars against Qing ChinaSource Wikipedia: Opium Warstier 2War of Jenkins' Ear, Wars Well-attested The Royal Navy carried Britain's war effort against Spain in the 1739-48 War of Jenkins' Ear, including the assault on Cartagena de IndiasHas MemberHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Commanders Well-attested OperatesAGM-12 Bullpup, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AGM-12 BullpupAster (missile family), Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Aster (missile family)Astute-Class Submarine, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Astute-class submarine, WikipediaBL 9.2-inch Mk IX, X naval gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BL 9.2-inch Mk IX, X naval gunCongreve Rocket, Weapons Systems 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Wikipedia: TorpedoTrident, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile Threat: Trident D5Trident II Missile, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: UGM-133 Trident IItier 2UGM-133 Trident II, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: UGM-133 Trident IItier 2UGM-27 Polaris Missile, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source UGM-27 Polaris, WikipediaVickers .50 machine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Vickers .50 machine gunVickers K machine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Vickers K machine gunWE.177, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: WE.177PracticesFleet in Being, Strategy and Doctrine Well-attested In the Other AtlasesFound InUnited KingdomAlso in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.Source Wikidata: Royal NavySources1. Wikipedia: Royal Navytier 2WikipediaHistory sectionView the SourceWikidata: Royal NavyWikidata Q172771, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)Wikipedia: Cutlasstier 4WikipediaAssociated With: Cutlass, Modern history sectionIn 1936, the British Royal Navy announced that from then on cutlasses would be carried only for ceremonial duties and not used in landing parties.Operates: Cutlass, Wikipedia article textThe last recorded use of cutlasses by the Royal Navy is often said to be on 16 February 1940 during the boarding action known as the Altmark Incident.View the SourceWikipedia: Fleet in Beingtier 2WikipediaAssociated With: Fleet in Being, History section: term origin sentence (corrected quote)Quote, Associated With: Fleet in Being, History section: term origin sentence (corrected quote)The term was first used in 1690 when Lord Torrington, commander of the Royal Navy forces in the English Channel, found himself facing a stronger French fleet.View the SourceSpearfish torpedo - WikipediaOperates: Spearfish Torpedo, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Royal Navy'View the SourceCenter for Strategic and International Studies Missile Threat: HarpoonCenter for Strategic and International Studies Missile ThreatOperates: Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile, Missile at a glance: OperatorsQuote, Operates: Harpoon Anti-Ship Missile, Missile at a glance: OperatorsOperators United States, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom, and VenezuelaView the SourceWikipedia: M1917 revolverOperates: M1917 revolver, Article textQuote, Operates: M1917 revolver, Article textThe British Army adopted it during World War I, and the Home Guard and the Royal Navy used it during the Second World War.View the SourceWikipedia: QF 6-pounder HotchkissOperates: QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss, Article textQuote, Operates: QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss, Article textRoyal Navy ships armed with QF 6-pounder Hotchkiss guns include:View the SourceWikipedia: Vickers K machine gunOperates: Vickers K machine gun, Article textQuote, Operates: Vickers K machine gun, Article textIt was the standard Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm "Telegraphist Air Gunner" machine gun, on British built carrier Torpedo Strike Reconnaissance aircraft - the Fairey Swordfish, the Fairey Albacore and the Fairey Barracuda.View the SourceCenter for Strategic and International Studies Missile Threat: Trident D5Center for Strategic and International Studies Missile ThreatOperates: Trident, Missile at a glance: Possessed byQuote, Operates: Trident, Missile at a glance: Possessed byPossessed By United States, United KingdomView the SourceWikipedia: DirkOperates: Dirk, Article textQuote, Operates: Dirk, Article textIn the Royal Navy, the naval dirk is still presented to junior officers; the basic design of the weapon has changed little in the last 500 years.View the SourceWikipedia: Congreve Rockettier 2Operates: Congreve Rocket, Article bodyQuote, Operates: Congreve Rocket, Article bodyThe main user of Congreve rockets during the Napoleonic Wars was the Royal Navy, and men from the Royal Marine Artillery became experts in their use.View the SourceWikipedia: Flamethrowertier 4WikipediaOperates: Flamethrower, Article bodyTwo Morriss static flamethrowers were mounted in HMS Vindictive and several Hay portable flamethrowers were deployed by the Royal Navy during the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918.Operates: Flammenwerfer, Wikipedia article textTwo Morriss static flamethrowers were mounted in HMS Vindictive and several Hay portable flamethrowers were deployed by the Royal Navy during the Zeebrugge Raid on 23 April 1918.View the SourceWikipedia: Submarinetier 2WikipediaOperates: Submarine, Article bodyQuote, Operates: Submarine, Article bodyThe Royal Navy commissioned five Holland-class submarines from Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness, under licence from the Holland Torpedo Boat Company from 1901 to 1903.View the SourceWikipedia: FrigateOperates: Frigate, Article bodyQuote, Operates: Frigate, Article bodyThe American-built destroyer escorts serving in the Royal Navy were rated as Captain-class frigates.View the SourceWikipedia: UGM-133 Trident IItier 2WikipediaOperates: Trident II Missile, Infobox: used_byUnited States Navy Royal NavyOperates: UGM-133 Trident II, Infobox: used_byUnited States Navy Royal NavyView the SourceUGM-27 Polaris, WikipediaOperates: UGM-27 Polaris Missile, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: UGM-27 Polaris Missile, Infobox: used_byUnited States Navy, Royal NavyView the SourceTigerfish (torpedo) (Wikipedia)Operates: Tigerfish Torpedo, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Tigerfish Torpedo, Infobox: used_byRoyal Navy Brazilian Navy Turkish Naval Forces Chilean Navy Venezuelan NavyView the SourceWikipedia: WE.177Operates: WE.177, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: WE.177, Infobox: used_byRoyal Navy and Royal Air ForceView the SourceWikipedia: Stratus (missile family)Operates: Stratus (missile family), Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Stratus (missile family), Infobox: used_byFrench Air Force French Navy Italian Air Force Italian Navy Royal Air Force Royal NavyView the SourceWikipedia: Ikara (missile)Operates: Ikara (missile), Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: Ikara (missile), Infobox: used_byRoyal Australian Navy Brazilian Navy Chilean Navy Royal New Zealand Navy Royal NavyView the SourceWikipedia: QF 4.7-inch Mk IX & XII naval gunOperates: QF 4.7-inch Mk IX & XII naval gun, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: QF 4.7-inch Mk IX & XII naval gun, Infobox: used_byRoyal Navy Royal Canadian Navy Royal Australian Navy Royal Hellenic Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Polish Navy Royal Norwegian Navy Turkish Navy Dominican Navy Argentine Navy Brazilian NavyView the SourceWikipedia: BL 9.2-inch Mk IX, X naval gunOperates: BL 9.2-inch Mk IX, X naval gun, Infobox: used_byQuote, Operates: BL 9.2-inch Mk IX, X naval gun, Infobox: used_byRoyal Navy Royal Garrison Artillery, Royal Artillery from 1922 Royal Australian Artillery Royal Canadian Artillery South African Artillery Portugal TurkeyView the SourceWikipedia: M1911 pistoltier 4WikipediaOperates: M1911 Pistol, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: M1911 Pistol, Wikipedia article textSome Colt M1911s were used by the Royal Navy as sidearms during World War I in .455 Webley Automatic.View the SourceWikipedia: Tomahawk (missile)tier 2WikipediaOperates: Tomahawk (missile), Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Tomahawk (missile), Wikipedia article textThe BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is an American long-range, all-weather, jet-powered, subsonic cruise missile that is used by the United States Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy and Royal Navy in ship and submarine-based land-attack operations.View the SourceWikipedia: F-35 Lightning IItier 4WikipediaOperates: F-35 Lightning II, Article textQuote, Operates: F-35 Lightning II, Article textUnited Kingdom Royal Air Force and Royal Navy (owned by the RAF but jointly operated) - 48 F-35Bs received, of which 47 are operational after the loss of one aircraft in November 2021. As of 2018, three of the UK's aircraft were in the US being used for testing and training.View the SourceWikipedia: TorpedoOperates: Torpedo, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Torpedo, Wikipedia article textRoyal Navy (RN) representatives visited Fiume for a demonstration in late 1869, and in 1870 a batch of torpedoes was ordered.View the SourceWikipedia: Depth chargeOperates: Depth Charge, Article textQuote, Operates: Depth Charge, Article textTo replace it, the Royal Navy's 450 lb (200 kg) Mark VII depth charge was modified for aerial use by the addition of a streamlined nose fairing and stabilising fins on the tail; it entered service in 1941 as the Mark VII Airborne DC.View the SourceWikipedia: M2 Browningtier 4WikipediaOperates: M2 Browning Machine Gun, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: M2 Browning Machine Gun, Wikipedia article textThe M3M is also the primary machine gun used by the British Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm for helicopter armament on Wildcat and Merlin aircraft.View the SourceWikipedia: de Havilland Mosquitotier 2WikipediaOperates: de Havilland Mosquito, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: de Havilland Mosquito, Wikipedia article textThe Royal Navy also operated the Mosquito TT Mk.39 for target towing.View the SourceWikipedia: FN Minimitier 4WikipediaOperates: FN Minimi, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: FN Minimi, Wikipedia article textIt was also used by the Royal Navy, Royal Marines Commandos and the RAF Regiment.View the SourceBritish 21-inch torpedo, WikipediaOperates: Mark VIII Torpedo, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Mark VIII Torpedo, Wikipedia article textThere have been a number of 21-inch (53.3 cm) torpedoes in service with the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.View the SourceWikipedia: Lanchester submachine gunOperates: Lanchester submachine gun, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Lanchester submachine gun, Wikipedia article textIt was primarily used by the Royal Navy during the Second World War, and to a lesser extent by the Royal Air Force Regiment for use in their training facilities.View the SourceWikipedia: Aster (missile family)Operates: Aster (missile family), Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Aster (missile family), Wikipedia article textThe Aster is primarily operated by France and Italy, as well as the United Kingdom as an export customer, and is an integrated component of the PAAMS air defence system, known in the Royal Navy as Sea Viper.View the SourceWikipedia: Seacat (missile)Operates: Seacat (missile), Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Seacat (missile), Wikipedia article textThe four systems used by the Royal Navy are described below.View the SourceWikipedia: Nordenfelt gunOperates: Nordenfelt gun, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Nordenfelt gun, Wikipedia article textThe weapon was adopted by the British Royal Navy, as an addition to their Gatling and Gardner guns.View the SourceWikipedia: Remington Rolling Block rifleOperates: Remington Rolling Block Rifle, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Remington Rolling Block Rifle, Wikipedia article textDuring World War I, the British Royal Navy purchased 4,500 rolling-block rifles in 7mm Mauser from Remington's leftover stock after production had ended, issuing them to the crews of minesweepers and Q-ships.View the SourceWikipedia: De Havilland FirestreakOperates: De Havilland Firestreak, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: De Havilland Firestreak, Wikipedia article textFirestreak was deployed by the Royal Navy and the RAF in August 1958; it was the first effective British air-to-air missile.View the SourceWikipedia: Sea SkuaOperates: Sea Skua, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Sea Skua, Wikipedia article textIt was primarily used by the Royal Navy on the Westland Lynx.View the SourceWikipedia: QF 4.5-inch Mk I - V naval gunOperates: QF 4.5-inch Mk I - V naval gun, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: QF 4.5-inch Mk I - V naval gun, Wikipedia article textThe QF 4.5 inch gun has been the standard medium-calibre naval gun used by the Royal Navy as a medium-range weapon capable of use against surface, aircraft and shore targets since 1938.View the SourceAstute-class submarine, WikipediaOperates: Astute-Class Submarine, Wikipedia article textQuote, Operates: Astute-Class Submarine, Wikipedia article textThe Astute class is the latest class of nuclear-powered fleet submarines (SSNs) in service with the Royal Navy.View the SourceWikipedia: Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carriertier 2WikipediaOperates: Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carrier, LeadQuote, Operates: Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carrier, LeadThe Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy consists of two vessels.View the SourceWikipedia: Sea DartOperates: Sea Dart, LeadQuote, Operates: Sea Dart, LeadSea Dart, or GWS.30 was a Royal Navy surface-to-air missile system designed in the 1960s and entering service in 1973.View the SourceWikipedia: Vickers .50 machine gunOperates: Vickers .50 machine gun, LeadQuote, Operates: Vickers .50 machine gun, LeadThe gun was commonly used as a close-in anti-aircraft weapon on Royal Navy and Allied ships, typically in a four-gun mounting (UK) or two-gun mounting (Dutch), as well as tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles.View the SourceWikipedia: Exocet Missiletier 4WikipediaOperates: Exocet Missile, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Exocet Missile, OperatorsRoyal Navy - Operated Exocet until the last MM38 armed surface vessel was decommissioned in 2002.View the SourceWikipedia: AGM-12 BullpupOperates: AGM-12 Bullpup, OperatorsQuote, Operates: AGM-12 Bullpup, OperatorsRoyal NavyView the SourceWikipedia: T17E1 StaghoundOperates: T17E1 Staghound, OperatorsQuote, Operates: T17E1 Staghound, OperatorsUnited Kingdom - British Army and Royal NavyView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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