Cold War-era Royal Navy
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The Cold War-era Royal Navy was the United Kingdom’s maritime force during the geopolitical standoff between NATO and the Warsaw Pact, focused on nuclear deterrence, anti-submarine warfare, and global power projection.
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military organization ⓘ |
| airArm | Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliance |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| commandedBy | First Sea Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort |
HMNB Clyde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMNB Devonport NERFINISHED ⓘ HMNB Portsmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedTechnology |
V/STOL carrier aviation with Sea Harrier
ⓘ
guided missiles on surface ships ⓘ helicopter-based anti-submarine warfare ⓘ nuclear propulsion for submarines ⓘ |
| mainASWAreaOfOperations |
GIUK gap
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedCapability |
amphibious warfare
ⓘ
blue-water navy ⓘ carrier aviation ⓘ mine countermeasures ⓘ submarine warfare ⓘ |
| marineInfantryComponent | Royal Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAircraftCarrierClass |
Audacious-class aircraft carrier
GENERATED
ⓘ
Centaur-class aircraft carrier GENERATED ⓘ Invincible-class aircraft carrier GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableDestroyerClass | County-class destroyer GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableFrigateClass | Leander-class frigate GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableSSBNClass | Resolution-class submarine GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableSSNClass |
Swiftsure-class submarine
GENERATED
ⓘ
Trafalgar-class submarine GENERATED ⓘ Valiant-class submarine GENERATED ⓘ |
| nuclearDeterrentPlatform | Resolution-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearDeterrentSystem | Polaris ballistic missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operated |
Fleet Air Arm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Fleet Auxiliary (support ships) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy Submarine Service NERFINISHED ⓘ aircraft carriers ⓘ amphibious assault ships ⓘ attack submarines ⓘ ballistic missile submarines ⓘ frigates ⓘ guided missile destroyers ⓘ minehunters ⓘ minesweepers ⓘ nuclear-powered submarines ⓘ surface fleet ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Warsaw Pact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Cod Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falklands War NERFINISHED ⓘ Indonesian Confrontation NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Suez Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAdversaryNavy | Soviet Navy GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
nuclear deterrence ⓘ power projection ⓘ protection of sea lines of communication ⓘ sea control ⓘ |
| reducedGlobalPresence | post-1968 withdrawal from east of Suez ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| successorNuclearDeterrentPlatform | Vanguard-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorNuclearDeterrentSystem | Trident ballistic missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedAllianceStrategy | NATO forward maritime strategy GENERATED ⓘ |
| task |
escort of NATO convoys across the Atlantic
ⓘ
presence missions east of Suez (early Cold War) ⓘ protection of UK nuclear deterrent patrols ⓘ surveillance of Soviet naval activity ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| trainingInstitution | Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDoctrine | NATO maritime strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Christopher Wreford-Brown