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 Indefatigable → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Intrepid → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Invincible → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Ivanhoe → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

D16 → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: HMS Ivanhoe (D16)

HMS Kimberley → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Maori → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Minotaur → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Namur → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Orion → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Prince of Wales → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Queen Elizabeth → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Queen Mary → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Resolution → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Serapis → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Sikh → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

F82 → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: HMS Sikh

HMS Vanguard → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

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

subject surface form: HMS Victory

HMS Victory → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Warrior (1860) → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Warspite → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

HMS Zulu → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

K-class destroyer → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Lyness Naval Base → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Mediterranean Fleet → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Halberd → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Herrick → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Operation Substance → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Portsmouth Naval Base → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

RNAS Culdrose → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

RNAS Yeovilton → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Revenge → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

this entity surface form: English navy

Revenge → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Pegasus

Spartiate → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Supermarine Attacker → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

F82 → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Tribal-class destroyer

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

Trident nuclear missile system → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Type 26 frigate → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Type 42 destroyer → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Type 45 destroyers → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Type 45 destroyer

Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

subject surface form: Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine

Victoria-class submarine → operator → Royal Navy ⓘ

Anne Hilarion de Tourville → opponent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Battle of Surabaya → opponent → Royal Navy ⓘ

Combined Fleet → opponent → Royal Navy ⓘ