Royal Navy

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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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Observed surface forms (27)

Surface form	Occurrences
British Royal Navy	20
English Navy	8
Royal Navy of Great Britain	3
British Navy	2
His Majesty's Naval Service	2
Royal Navy (intended)	2
Royal Navy surface fleet	2
Admiralty (United Kingdom)	1
British Royal Navy (as privateer)	1
British naval forces	1
Commonwealth Navy	1
English navy	1
Royal Navy (Naval Brigades, historically)	1
Royal Navy (World War II)	1
Royal Navy Fleet	1
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm	1
Royal Navy destroyer flotillas	1
Royal Navy of the United Kingdom	1
Royal Navy operations during the Napoleonic Wars	1
Royal Navy patrols	1
Royal Navy ships	1
Royal Navy surface fleet units	1
Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and associated naval forces	1
Submarine Service	1
United Kingdom nuclear-armed submarine fleet	1
naval forces of the United Kingdom	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 (663)

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

HMS Endeavour → acquiredBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Marines Cadets → affiliatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Captain Hector Barbossa in Pirates of the Caribbean film series → affiliation → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Hector Barbossa

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy (as privateer)

Sir Thomas Littleton → affiliation → Royal Navy ⓘ

Thomas Hayter → affiliation → Royal Navy ⓘ

Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World → allegiance → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Captain Jack Aubrey

Fleet Air Arm → allegiance → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: His Majesty's Naval Service

Royal Navy Submarine Service → allegiance → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: His Majesty's Naval Service

Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas → alliedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

No. 617 Squadron RAF → alliedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Saudi Arabian Navy → alliedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Admiralty (United Kingdom) → appliesTo → Royal Navy ⓘ

Armed Forces Act → appliesTo → Royal Navy ⓘ

British ensign system → appliesTo → Royal Navy ⓘ

Lord High Admiral of England → appliesTo → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Navy

Lord High Admiral of England → appliesTo → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Navy

Sea Lords → appliesTo → Royal Navy ⓘ

Clerk of the Acts → appliesToJurisdiction → Royal Navy ⓘ

Clerk of the Acts to the Navy Board → appliesToJurisdiction → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Navy

Navy Board → appliesToJurisdiction → Royal Navy ⓘ

Secretary of the Admiralty → appliesToJurisdiction → Royal Navy ⓘ

Treasurer of the Navy → appliesToJurisdiction → Royal Navy ⓘ

D16 → armedForce → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: HMS Ivanhoe (D16)

Pallas → armedService → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

Battle of Flamborough Head → associatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Britannia → associatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Chatham Docks → associatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Defence Nuclear Organisation → associatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Defence of the Realm → associatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

DSO → associatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Distinguished Service Order

Emma Hamilton → associatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

Greenwich Hospital (Royal Hospital for Seamen), Greenwich → associatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

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

Royal Naval Division War Memorial → associatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Navy traditions → associatedWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sinking of ARA General Belgrano → attacker → Royal Navy ⓘ

Defence Council of the United Kingdom → authorityOver → Royal Navy ⓘ

Flamborough Head → battleInvolved → Royal Navy ⓘ

Altmark Incident → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Arctic theatre of World War II → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

La batalla del Río de la Plata → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Batalla del Río de la Plata

Battle of Anzio → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Calabria → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Cape Spada → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Cape Spartivento → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Cape St Vincent → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Dogger Bank → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Malaya → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Okinawa → belligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ