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.

Royal Navy officers → partOf → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Navy ratings → partOf → Royal Navy ⓘ

Second Sea Lord → partOf → Royal Navy ⓘ

South American Division of the Royal Navy → partOf → Royal Navy ⓘ

Special Boat Service → partOf → Royal Navy ⓘ

Surface Fleet → partOf → Royal Navy ⓘ

Baltic campaign → participant → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Gabon → participant → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Agreement → participant → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Banner → participant → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Corporate → participant → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Pedestal → participant → Royal Navy ⓘ

Siege of Toulon → participant → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

Operation Coronet → plannedAlliedParticipants → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Wilfred → plannedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World → portrays → Royal Navy ⓘ

research vessel Calypso → previousOwner → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Calypso

Hawker Aircraft → primaryCustomer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Alliance → primaryOpponent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Hawker Hunter → primaryUser → Royal Navy ⓘ

Rolls-Royce LiftSystem (F-35B integration) → primaryUser → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Rolls-Royce LiftSystem

Supermarine Seafang → primaryUser → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy (intended)

Supermarine Walrus → primaryUser → Royal Navy ⓘ

AW101 helicopter → primaryUsers → Royal Navy ⓘ

Lynx helicopter → primaryUsers → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Westland Lynx

Wildcat helicopter → primaryUsers → Royal Navy ⓘ

Hawker Siddeley → producedFor → Royal Navy ⓘ

Navy Office, Seething Lane → relatedInstitution → Royal Navy ⓘ

Board of Admiralty → responsibleFor → Royal Navy ⓘ

Navy Department of the Ministry of Defence → responsibleFor → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sea Harrier fighter aircraft → retiredFromService → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Sea Harrier

Imperial German Navy → rival → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Small Arms Factory Enfield → servedBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Ordnance → servedClient → Royal Navy ⓘ

Hawthorn Leslie and Company → servedCustomer → Royal Navy ⓘ

British Aerospace → servedCustomers → Royal Navy ⓘ

Black Loyalists → servedIn → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Navy

Sean Connery → servedIn → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMNB Portsmouth → serves → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy surface fleet

BAE Systems → servesCustomer → Royal Navy ⓘ

4th Destroyer Flotilla → serviceBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy → serviceBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Arethusa class (1930s) → serviceBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Atlantic Fleet → serviceBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

British Channel Fleet → serviceBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

British Chiefs of Staff Committee → serviceBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

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

subject surface form: Captain Jack Aubrey

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

Channel Fleet → serviceBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Fairey Firefly → serviceBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Flag Officer, Dover → serviceBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ