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.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

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.

Robert Blake → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Commonwealth Navy

Robert FitzRoy → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Robert McClure → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Rosslyn Wemyss

Royal Naval College, Osborne → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: naval forces of the United Kingdom

Samuel Cornish → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Admiral Samuel Hood → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

Admiral Sandy Woodward → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Sandy Woodward

Sean Connery → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sidney Smith → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sir Charles Middleton → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sir George Pocock → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sir William Hotham → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Sir William Penn → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Thomas Button → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Thomas Foley → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Walcheren Campaign → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

William Hobson → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

William IV → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

Governor William Phips → militaryBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: William Phips

Allied reconquest of British Somaliland → militaryBranchInvolved → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Downfall → militaryBranchInvolved → Royal Navy ⓘ

United Kingdom (indirectly via Burma operations) → militaryBranchInvolved → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: United Kingdom

USS Lexington → militaryBranchOfOpponent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Aden Emergency → militaryForceUsed → Royal Navy ⓘ

Barry Letts → militaryService → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy (World War II)

Samuel Hearne → militaryService → Royal Navy ⓘ

Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte → monitoredBy → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy patrols

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

HMS Resolution → navalBranch → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

HMS Ivanhoe → navalFleet → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

HMS Orion → navalFleet → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Royal Navy

Battle of the Nile → navalForce → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Minorca (1756) → navalForceInvolved → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Copenhagen → navalPower → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Copenhagen (1801)

Battle of Beachy Head (1690) → navalPowerInvolved → Royal Navy ⓘ

Gold Beach → navalSupport → Royal Navy ⓘ

Gold → navalSupportFrom → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Dracula → navalSupportFrom → Royal Navy ⓘ

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

this entity surface form: Royal Navy surface fleet

Secretary of State for War → notResponsibleFor → Royal Navy ⓘ

U-boats → notableAdversary → Royal Navy ⓘ

Vickers-Armstrongs → notableClient → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Solebay → notableParticipant → Royal Navy ⓘ

Dieppe Raid → notableUnit → Royal Navy ⓘ

Siege of Tobruk → notableUnit → Royal Navy ⓘ

Admiralty, Whitehall → occupant → Royal Navy ⓘ

British occupation of New York City → occupyingForce → Royal Navy ⓘ