British Commonwealth navies

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The British Commonwealth navies were the collective maritime forces of the United Kingdom and its dominions and colonies, which operated together under shared command structures and traditions, especially during the World Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf maritime military organization
naval alliance
cooperatedWith British Commonwealth forces
surface form: Commonwealth armies

Royal Air Force
coordinatedThrough Commonwealth defence conferences
Imperial Defence arrangements
country United Kingdom
engagedInConflict Arctic theatre of World War II
surface form: Arctic convoys

Battle of the Atlantic
Indian Ocean Theater of World War II
surface form: Indian Ocean campaigns

Battle of the Mediterranean
surface form: Mediterranean naval campaigns

Pacific War
followedCommandStructure Admiralty control
combined Commonwealth naval command arrangements
hasPart Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Royal Australian Navy
Myanmar Navy
surface form: Royal Burma Navy

Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Indian Navy
Royal Navy
Royal New Zealand Navy
Pakistan Navy
surface form: Royal Pakistan Navy

South African Navy
influencedBy British maritime strategy
maintained global naval presence
notablePeriod World War I
World War II
early Cold War
operatedUnder Commonwealth of Nations
surface form: British Commonwealth

British Empire
primaryOpponent Imperial German Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy
Kriegsmarine
Italian Navy
surface form: Regia Marina
role amphibious operations
convoy escort
maritime trade protection
naval gunfire support
sea control
sharedEquipmentWith Royal Navy
sharedRankStructureWith Royal Navy
sharedSymbol White Ensign
naval crown
sharedTraditionsWith Royal Navy
sharedTrainingWith Royal Navy
supportedOperation Operation Torch
surface form: Allied Mediterranean landings

Allied convoy system
surface form: Atlantic convoy system

D-Day
surface form: D-Day landings
timePeriod 20th century
trainingLocation Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth
Old Royal Naval College
surface form: Royal Naval College Greenwich
usedCommandLanguage English
usedDoctrine British naval tradition
Royal Navy doctrine
usedLanguage English
usedShipPrefix HMAS
HMCS
HMIS
HMNZS
HMS
HMSAS

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HMNZS Achilles alignment British Commonwealth navies
Mark 8 torpedo usedBy British Commonwealth navies
this entity surface form: Commonwealth navies
Commander-in-Chief, British Pacific Fleet associatedWith British Commonwealth navies
this entity surface form: British Commonwealth naval forces