Royal Navy

E1982

maritime warfare force military branch navy

The Royal Navy is the United Kingdom’s naval warfare force and one of the world’s oldest and historically most influential navies.

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All labels observed (47)

Label	Occurrences
Royal Navy canonical	2,737
British Royal Navy	75
English Navy	8
His Majesty's Naval Service	6
Royal Navy fleet	5
British Navy	4
Royal Navy of Great Britain	4
Royal Navy forces	3
Royal Navy of the United Kingdom	3
British Royal Navy (as privateer)	2
Royal Navy (intended)	2
Royal Navy ships	2
Royal Navy surface fleet	2
naval forces of the United Kingdom	2
Admiralty (United Kingdom)	1
British Empire naval forces	1
British fleet	1
British naval forces	1
Commonwealth Navy	1
English navy	1
Royal Navy (Kingdom of Great Britain)	1
Royal Navy (Naval Brigades, historically)	1
Royal Navy (World War II)	1
Royal Navy (historical)	1
Royal Navy (lake service)	1
Royal Navy (sea service)	1
Royal Navy (temporarily during boarding)	1
Royal Navy (test and development use)	1
Royal Navy Fleet	1
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm	1
Royal Navy Regulars	1
Royal Navy delegation	1
Royal Navy destroyer flotillas	1
Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary Wars	1
Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars	1
Royal Navy operations during the Napoleonic Wars	1
Royal Navy patrols	1
Royal Navy surface fleet units	1
Royal Navy survey fleet	1
Royal Navy units	1
Royal Navy vessels	1
Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and associated naval forces	1
Submarine Service	1
United Kingdom Royal Navy	1
United Kingdom maritime forces	1
United Kingdom nuclear-armed submarine fleet	1
royal navy	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	maritime warfare force ⓘ military branch ⓘ navy ⓘ
alliance	NATO ⓘ
ceremonialChief	British monarch ⓘ surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
controls	Trident nuclear deterrent ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
eraOfProminence	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ Age of Sail ⓘ
formedByUnionOf	Royal Scots Navy ⓘ surface form: English Navy Royal Scots Navy ⓘ
governingBody	War Office ⓘ surface form: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
hasComponent	Fleet Air Arm ⓘ Royal Fleet Auxiliary ⓘ Royal Marines ⓘ Royal Navy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Submarine Service Surface Fleet ⓘ
hasEnsign	White Ensign ⓘ
hasHeadquarters	London, England ⓘ surface form: London Portsmouth ⓘ
headedBy	First Sea Lord ⓘ
historicalPredecessor	Royal Navy self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: English Navy Royal Scots Navy ⓘ
motto	Si vis pacem para bellum ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Jutland ⓘ Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
notableConflict	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War Napoleonic Wars ⓘ World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War Seven Years' War ⓘ surface form: Seven Years War
notableOperation	Falklands War ⓘ
operates	aircraft carriers ⓘ amphibious warfare ships ⓘ ballistic missile submarines ⓘ destroyers ⓘ frigates ⓘ mine countermeasures vessels ⓘ nuclear-powered submarines ⓘ patrol vessels ⓘ
partOf	British Armed Forces ⓘ
primaryBase	HMNB Clyde ⓘ HMNB Devonport ⓘ HMNB Portsmouth ⓘ
role	disaster relief ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ maritime security ⓘ nuclear deterrence ⓘ power projection ⓘ sea control ⓘ
serviceBranchOf	British Armed Forces ⓘ
usesLanguage	English ⓘ

Referenced by (2,888)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George VI → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Supermarine Spitfire → usedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm

Burning of Washington → hasParticipant → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Okinawa → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

First Lord of the Admiralty → hasResponsibility → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Baltimore → opposingForce → Royal Navy ⓘ

Altmark Incident → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of the Atlantic → mainCombatant → Royal Navy ⓘ

Secretary of State for War → notResponsibleFor → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Naval College, Osborne → operatedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Naval College, Osborne → serviceBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Naval College, Osborne → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Navy → hasComponent → Royal Navy self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Submarine Service

Royal Navy → historicalPredecessor → Royal Navy self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Navy

Royal Naval Air Service → partOf → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Naval Air Service → operatedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Naval Air Service → serviceBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

F-35B Lightning II → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Aden (until 1937, administratively linked) → usedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

Gold Beach → navalSupport → Royal Navy ⓘ

Fort McHenry → defendedAgainst → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

Samuel Pepys → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Ian Fleming → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Siege of Boston → involvedMilitaryUnit → Royal Navy ⓘ

Boston campaign → involves → Royal Navy ⓘ

Prince Charles → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Prince George of Denmark → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

George Cockburn → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Spanish Armada → opponent → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Navy

Napoleon's Egyptian campaign → involved → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

Townshend Acts (tea tax component) → enforcedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Francis Drake → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Navy

Tomahawk cruise missile → usedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Narvik → involvedUnit → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy destroyer flotillas

Board of Admiralty → responsibleFor → Royal Navy ⓘ

Board of Admiralty → usedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich → associatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Lord Jellicoe → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

SA80 assault rifle → usedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Treasurer of the Navy → appliesToJurisdiction → Royal Navy ⓘ

Combined Fleet → opponent → Royal Navy ⓘ

George V → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Shader → supportedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Siege of Toulon → participant → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

Prince George, Duke of Kent → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

James Cook → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

James Cook → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

James Callaghan → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

British Armed Forces → component → Royal Navy ⓘ

Falklands War → involvedBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ