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.

United Arab Emirates Navy → cooperatesWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Dynamo → coordinatedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Ministry of Defence (for ceremonial use) → coordinatesWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Permanent Joint Headquarters Northwood → coordinatesWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Strategic Command → coordinatesWith → Royal Navy ⓘ

Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (relationship over time) → customer → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre

Fort McHenry → defendedAgainst → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

Battle of Malta → defendedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) → designedFor → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Scots Navy → dissolvedInto → Royal Navy ⓘ

British merchant navy → distinctFrom → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: British Merchant Navy

James Stirling → educatedAt → Royal Navy ⓘ

Arthur Phillip → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Bertram Ramsay → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Bruce Fraser → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Edward Berry → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Admiral Edward Vernon → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Edward Vernon

Frederick Rutland → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

George Vancouver → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

James Cook → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Lord Barham → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Max Horton → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Robert FitzRoy → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Robert McClure → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Rosslyn Wemyss

Samuel Pepys → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sidney Smith → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sir Charles Middleton → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sir George Warrender → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sir Thomas Frankland → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sir William Ashburnham → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Thomas Hayter → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Thomas Middleton → employer → Royal Navy ⓘ

Slave Trade Act 1807 → enforcedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Slave Trade Act 1843 → enforcedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British naval forces

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

5th Carrier Division → engagedAgainst → Royal Navy ⓘ

First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy → engagedAgainst → Royal Navy ⓘ

British Solomon Islands Protectorate → establishedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Wilfred → executedBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Queen Elizabeth → flagshipOf → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain → flagshipOf → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: HMS Victory

Operation Slapstick → forceInvolved → Royal Navy ⓘ

Air Ministry → formedFrom → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Admiralty (United Kingdom)

Royal Navy Submarine Service → formedPartOf → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMNB Devonport → garrison → Royal Navy ⓘ

Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth → governingBody → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sea Lords → governingBodyOf → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Trafalgar → hasBelligerent → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

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

this entity surface form: Submarine Service