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.

George Somers → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Navy

George V → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

George VI → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

George Vancouver → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMNB Clyde → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMNB Devonport → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Heron → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

F82 → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: HMS Sikh

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

Henry Harwood → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Horatio Nelson → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Ian Fleming → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

James Bond → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

James Callaghan → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

James Cook → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

James Stirling → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Jean Vanier → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

John Franklin → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Rushworth → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: John Rushworth Jellicoe

John de Robeck → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Joint Forces Cyber Group → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Joint Helicopter Command → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Lord Augustus FitzRoy → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Lord Barham → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Lord Cork and Orrery → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Lord Fisher → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Lord Jellicoe → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Lord Louis Mountbatten → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

Max Horton → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Murray Sueter → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Corporate → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Granby → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Wilfred → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Pacific theater commands → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Per Mare, Per Terram → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Philip Vian → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Captain Philip Vian → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip Vian

Vian → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip Vian

Portsmouth Flotilla → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Prince Andrew, Duke of York → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Prince Charles → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Prince George Edward Alexander Edmund → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Prince George of Denmark → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

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

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Prince William, Prince of Wales → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

RNAS Hendon → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

RNAS Killingholme → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

RNAS Yeovilton → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Captain Richard Pearson → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard Pearson

Robert Blake → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Navy