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The [[Royal Navy]] is the principal naval warfare service branch of the [[British Armed Forces]]. Its assets include both commissioned warships and non-commissioned vessels. As of December 2024, there are 62 [[Ship commissioning|commissioned and active]] ships in the Royal Navy.

Of the commissioned vessels, sixteen are major surface combatants (two [[aircraft carrier]]s, six [[guided missile destroyer]]s and eight [[frigate]]s) and nine are [[nuclear submarine|nuclear-powered submarines]] (four [[ballistic missile submarine]]s and five [[fleet submarine]]s). In addition the Navy possesses seven [[mine countermeasures vessel]]s, twenty-six [[Patrol boat|patrol vessels]], two [[survey vessel]]s, one [[icebreaker]] and one historic warship, {{HMS|Victory||2}}. The total [[Displacement (ship)|displacement]] of the Royal Navy's commissioned and active ships is approximately 393,000 [[tonne]]s.

The Royal Navy also includes a number of smaller non-commissioned assets. The naval training vessels {{HMS|Brecon|M29|2}} and ''[[HMS Cromer (M103)|Hindostan]]'' can be found based at the Royal Navy [[stone frigate]]s {{HMS|Raleigh|shore establishment|6}} and the [[Britannia Royal Naval College]], respectively. Non-commissioned [[Sea-class workboat|''Sea''-class workboats]], procured under Project ''Vahana'', are operated by the Royal Navy in various support, survey and training roles, replacing previous [[P1000-class picket boat|P1000 Class Picket Boat]] vessels.<ref name="auto3">{{cite news |title=In focus: the versatile new workboats being built for the Royal Navy |url=https://www.navylookout.com/in-focus-the-versatile-new-workboats-being-built-for-the-royal-navy/ |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=Navy Lookout |date=6 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="Steve Bush 2014">{{cite book |last=Bush |first=Steve |title=British Warships and Auxiliaries |year=2014 |publisher=Maritime Books |page=119 |isbn=978-1-904459552}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2017/june/29/170629-new-lease-of-life-for-brnc-boats |title=New lease of life for BRNC boats |date=29 June 2017 |publisher=Royal Navy |access-date=11 July 2017}}</ref> This class of vessel also incorporates an autonomous minehunting variant (known as the ''Arcims''-class),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Autonomous systems - the future of royal navy mine warfare |date=26 May 2021 |publisher=NavyLookout |url=https://www.navylookout.com/autonomous-systems-the-future-of-royal-navy-mine-warfare/}}</ref> while another autonomous vessel, ''Madfox'', is employed in varied roles including as a testbed for autonomous combat operations.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Royal Navy launches missile from autonomous vessel in NATO exercise |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2021/october/14/211014-madfox-at-nato-exercise |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=Royal Navy |date=14 October 2021}}</ref> ''Madfox'' and other experimental vessels, including [[XV Patrick Blackett (X01)|XV ''Patrick Blackett'']] and  ''APAC-24'' (a crewless [[Pacific 24| Pacific 24 rigid-hulled inflatable boat]]), are operated by the Fleet Experimentation Squadron within the Disruptive Capabilities and Technologies Office.<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Navy’s first XLUUV formally named XV Excalibur |url=https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navys-first-xluuv-formally-named-xv-excalibur/ |access-date=15 May 2025 |website=Navy Lookout |date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Navy establishes new Disruptive Capabilities and Technologies Office |url=https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-establishes-new-disruptive-capabilities-and-technologies-office/ |access-date=15 May 2025 |website=Navy Lookout |date=30 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Royal Navy Launched Its First 'Crewless Pacific 24 Boat' USV |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/06/royal-navy-launched-its-first-crewless-pacific-24-boat-usv/ |access-date=28 May 2023 |website=Naval News |date=24 June 2020}}</ref> As of 2025, XV ''Excalibur'', an Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV), was also operated by the Squadron<ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Navy’s first XLUUV formally named XV Excalibur |url=https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navys-first-xluuv-formally-named-xv-excalibur/ |access-date=15 May 2025 |website=Navy Lookout |date=15 May 2025}}</ref> while other autonomous surface vessels, for minehunting, were in service and in the process of procurement from [[Thales Group]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/autonomous-minehunter-rnmb-apollo-passes-trials/ | title=Autonomous minehunter RNMB Apollo passes trials | date=15 June 2023 }}</ref>

Besides the Royal Navy, the [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]] (RFA) and the [[Royal Marines]] operate their own flotillas of vessels which complement the assets of the Royal Navy. These vessels are not included in this list or the above figures. Nevertheless, combined, the Royal Navy and [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary|RFA]] have 73 vessels with a total displacement of about 671,000 tonnes, with the principal [[List of active Royal Marines military watercraft|landing craft of the Royal Marines]] having an additional combined displacement of about 2,200 tonnes.

As a supporting contingent of [[His Majesty's Naval Service]], the civilian [[Serco Marine Services|Marine Services]] operate nearly 100 auxiliary ships (including coastal logistics, tugs and research vessels) in support of Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary operations.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/outsourcing-giant-serco-marks-25-21294546 |title=Outsourcing giant Serco marks 25 years working with Royal Navy|date=12 August 2021 |publisher=BusinessLive |access-date=30 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sercomarine.com/our-services/defence/vessel-management/index.aspx |title=Vessel Management |website=Serco Marine Services |access-date=20 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714204552/http://www.sercomarine.com/our-services/defence/vessel-management/index.aspx |archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

In the [[United Kingdom]], the Royal Navy operates three main bases where commissioned ships are based: [[HMNB Portsmouth]], [[HMNB Devonport]] and [[HMNB Clyde]]. A number of commissioned vessels, belonging to the [[University Royal Naval Unit]]s (URNU), are stationed at various other locations around the United Kingdom.

The Royal Navy's principal overseas base is {{HMS|Jufair}} in [[Bahrain]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2017/december/22/171222-navy-s-new-gulf-home-almost-ready-for-first-sailors |title=Navy's new Gulf home almost ready for first sailors |publisher=Royal Navy |language=en |access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref> A general-purpose frigate and vessels belonging to the navy's [[9th Mine Counter-Measures Squadron]] are forward-deployed there. Two fast patrol boats, together with a forward-deployed [[River-class offshore patrol vessel]], normally form part of the [[Gibraltar Squadron]] and are permanently based there. Four other River-class vessels are also forward-deployed: one in the [[Military of the Falkland Islands|Falkland Islands]], one in the Caribbean and two in the Indo-Pacific region. Additionally, the United Kingdom maintains a [[UK Joint Logistics Support Base|Joint Logistics Support Base]] in [[Duqm]], [[Oman]].<ref name="Duqm">{{cite news |last1=Allison |first1=George |title=British Littoral Response Group ships to be based in Oman |url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-littoral-response-group-ships-to-be-based-in-oman/ |access-date=23 September 2021 |work=[[UK Defence Journal]] |date=30 July 2021}}</ref>

All ships and submarines currently in commission with the Royal Navy were built in the United Kingdom, with the exceptions of icebreaker {{HMS|Protector|A173|2}} which was built in [[Norway]] and survey vessel {{HMS|Magpie|H130|2}} which was substantially built in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. All commissioned vessels of the Royal Navy bear the [[ship prefix]] "HMS", for [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|His Majesty's]] Ship or His Majesty's Submarine.

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==Ceremonial/Historic ship==
{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"
!style="align: center; background: #A9F5D0;" colspan="8"|Flagship of the [[First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff|First Sea Lord]]

|-
!style="align: center; background: #CEF6F5;" colspan="8"|Classic first-rate
|- 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Ship class|Class]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Ship
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Pennant number|No.]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Commissioned
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Displacement 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Homeport
! style="text-align:center; width:2%;"|Note

|- 
! rowspan="1"| Ship of the line
| {{HMS|Victory}} || align="center"| — || 1778<small>{{#tag:ref|Launched in 1765 and commissioned in 1778, making ''Victory'' the world's oldest warship still in commission.|group=N}}</small> || 3,556 tonnes || [[First-rate]] [[ship of the line]] || [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] ||<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/07/queen-commissions-royal-navys-newest-aircraft-carrier-hsm/ |title=The Queen commissions the Royal Navy's newest aircraft carrier - HMS Queen Elizabeth |last1=Farmer |first1=Ben |date=7 December 2017 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=8 December 2017}}</ref>
|}

==Submarine service==
{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"
!style="align: center; background: #A9F5D0;" colspan="8"|Submarine service

|-
!style="align: center; background: #CEF6F5;" colspan="8"|Strategic
|- 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Ship class|Class]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Boat
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Pennant number|No.]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Commissioned
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Displacement 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Homeport
! style="text-align:center; width:2%;"|Note

|- 
! rowspan="4"| {{sclass|Vanguard|submarine|4}} 
| {{HMS|Vanguard|S28|6}} || S28 || 1993 || rowspan="4"|15,900 tonnes || rowspan="4"|[[Ballistic missile submarine]] || rowspan="4" |[[HMNB Clyde|Clyde]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Vanguard'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/ballistic-submarines/hms-vanguard |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Victorious|S29|6}} || S29 || 1995 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Victorious'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/ballistic-submarines/hms-victorious |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Vigilant|S30|6}} || S30 || 1996 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Vigilant'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/ballistic-submarines/hms-vigilant |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Vengeance|S31|6}} || S31 || 1999 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Vengeance'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/ballistic-submarines/hms-vengeance |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>

|-
!style="align: center; background: #CEF6F5;" colspan="8"|Fleet
|- 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Ship class|Class]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Boat
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Pennant No.
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Commissioned
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Displacement 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Homeport
! style="text-align:center; width:2%;"|Note

|- 
! rowspan="5"| {{sclass|Astute|submarine|4}}
| {{HMS|Astute|S119|6}} || S119 || 2010 || rowspan="5"|7,400 tonnes || rowspan="5" |[[Fleet submarine]] || rowspan="5" |[[HMNB Clyde|Clyde]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Astute'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/fleet-submarines/astute-class/hms-astute |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Ambush|S120|6}} || S120 || 2013 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Ambush'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/fleet-submarines/astute-class/hms-ambush |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Artful|S121|6}} || S121 || 2016 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Artful'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/submarine-service/fleet-submarines/astute-class/hms-artful |website=Royal Navy |access-date=18 March 2016}}</ref>
|-
| {{HMS|Audacious|S122|6}} || S122 || 2021 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Audacious'' |url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Lords/2020-04-29/HL3735/ |website=UK Parliament |access-date=11 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |author=Navy Lookout |user=NavyLookout |number=1441045726688157702 |date=23 September 2021 |title=HMS Audacious commissioned in Faslane today. https://t.co/CiEgVDE7Er |language=en |access-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924151315/https://twitter.com/navylookout/status/1441045726688157702 |archive-date=24 September 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{HMS|Anson|S123|6}} || S123 || 2022 || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://cumbriacrack.com/2022/08/31/boris-johnson-gives-speech-at-bae-systems-in-barrow/ |title=Boris Johnson visits BAE Systems in Barrow |first=Lucy |last=Edwards |date=31 August 2022 |website=CumbriaCrack}}</ref>
|-

|}

==Surface fleet==
{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"
!style="align: center; background: #A9F5D0;" colspan="8"|Surface fleet

|-
!style="align: center; background: #CEF6F5;" colspan="8"|[[Aircraft carrier]]s
|- 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Ship class|Class]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Ship
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Pennant number|No.]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Commissioned
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Displacement 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Homeport
! style="text-align:center; width:2%;"|Note

|-
! rowspan="2"| {{sclass|Queen Elizabeth|aircraft carrier|4}} 
| {{HMS|Queen Elizabeth|R08|6}} || R08 || 2017 ||rowspan="2"| 80,600 tonnes || rowspan="2"|[[Aircraft carrier]] || rowspan="2" |[[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircraft Carriers - Future Flagships |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/the-equipment/ships/aircraft-carrier/aircraft-carrier |website=Royal Navy |access-date=7 December 2017}}</ref><ref name="HMSQE">{{cite web |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/aircraft-carriers/hms-queen-elizabeth |title=HMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' |website=Royal Navy |access-date=12 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
| {{HMS|Prince of Wales|R09|6}} || R09 || 2019 || <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Commissioning day for HMS Prince of Wales |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2019/december/10/191210-hms-prince-of-wales-commissioning |work=Royal Navy |location=Portsmouth |date=10 December 2019 |access-date=10 December 2019}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|''Prince of Wales'' is the current [[Royal Navy Fleet Flagship|Fleet Flagship]] as of late 2024.|group=N}}
|-
!style="align: center; background: #CEF6F5;" colspan="8"|[[Destroyer]]s
|- 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Ship class|Class]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Ship
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Pennant number|No.]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Commissioned
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Displacement 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Homeport
! style="text-align:center; width:2%;"|Note

|- 
! rowspan="6"| [[Type 45 destroyer|Type 45 / ''Daring'' class]]
| {{HMS|Daring|D32|6}} || D32 || 2009 || rowspan="6"|8,500 tonnes || rowspan="6"|[[Guided missile destroyer|Anti-air guided-missile destroyer]] || rowspan="6" |[[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Daring'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/destroyers/hms-daring |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/june/24/20200624-daring-returns-to-naval-base |title=A return to the old routine for 14 dock |date=24 June 2020 |website=Royal Navy}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Dauntless|D33|6}} || D33 || 2010 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Dauntless'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/destroyers/hms-dauntless |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Diamond|D34|6}} || D34 || 2011 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Diamond'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/destroyers/hms-diamond |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Dragon|D35|6}} || D35 || 2012 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Dragon'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/destroyers/hms-dragon |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref> 
|- 
| {{HMS|Defender|D36|6}} || D36 || 2013 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Defender'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/destroyers/hms-defender |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{HMS|Duncan|D37|6}} || D37 || 2013 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Duncan'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/destroyers/hms-duncan |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>

|- 
!style="align: center; background: #CEF6F5;" colspan="8"|[[Frigate]]s
|- 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Ship class|Class]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Ship
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Pennant number|No.]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Commissioned
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Displacement 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Homeport
! style="text-align:center; width:2%;"|Note

|- 
! rowspan="8" | [[Type 23 frigate|Type 23 / Duke class]]
| {{HMS|Lancaster|F229|6}} || F229 || 1992 || rowspan="8" |4,900 tonnes || rowspan="8" |[[Guided missile frigate|Guided-missile frigate]] || rowspan="1"|[[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Lancaster'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/frigates/hms-lancaster |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|''HMS Lancaster'' is forward deployed, operating from {{HMS|Jufair}} in Bahrain.|group=N}}
|- 
| {{HMS|Iron Duke|F234|6}} || F234 || 1993 ||rowspan="7" |[[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Iron Duke'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/frigates/hms-iron-duke |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015 |archive-date=28 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428121256/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/frigates/hms-iron-duke |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Richmond|F239|6}} || F239 || 1995  || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Richmond'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/frigates/hms-richmond |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>  
|- 
| {{HMS|Somerset|F82|6}}|| F82 || 1996 ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Somerset'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/frigates/hms-somerset |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Sutherland|F81|6}} || F81 || 1997 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Sutherland'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/frigates/hms-sutherland |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Kent|F78|6}} || F78 || 2000  ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Kent'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/frigates/hms-kent |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|date=27 April 2021|title=FOI(A) regarding the Royal Navy|url=https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/743903/response/1777888/attach/3/FOI2021%2003678%20Response.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1|access-date=1 June 2023|website=What do they know?}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Portland|F79|6}} || F79 || 2001  ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Portland'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/frigates/hms-portland |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|St Albans|F83|6}} || F83 || 2002 ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''St Albans'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/frigates/hms-st-albans |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>

|-
!style="align: center; background: #CEF6F5;" colspan="8"|[[Patrol boat|Offshore patrol]]
|- 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Ship class|Class]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Ship
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Pennant number|No.]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Commissioned
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Displacement 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Homeport
! style="text-align:center; width:2%;"|Note

|- 
! rowspan="8" | {{sclass2|River|patrol vessel|4}}
| {{HMS|Tyne|P281|6}} || P281 || 2003 || rowspan="3" |1,700 tonnes || rowspan="8" |[[Patrol boat|Offshore patrol vessel]] || rowspan="8" |[[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Tyne'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/river-class/hms-tyne |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|-
| {{HMS|Severn|P282|6}} || P282 || 2003 and 2021 || <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=HMS Severn Re-Commissioned Into Royal Navy After Nearly Three Years |url=https://www.forces.net/news/hms-severn-becomes-first-royal-navy-ship-living-memory-be-re-commissioned |work=Forces News |date=1 July 2020 |access-date=7 July 2020 }}</ref>
|-
| {{HMS|Mersey|P283|6}} || P283 || 2003 || <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/hms-tyne-returns-to-service-after-being-paid-off-in-may/ |title=HMS ''Tyne'' returns to service after being paid off in May |date=31 July 2018 |website=Save the Royal Navy |access-date=1 August 2018 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Forth|P222|6}} || P222 || 2018 || rowspan="5" |2,000 tonnes || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Forth'' |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/river-class/hms-forth |website=Royal Navy |access-date=6 April 2018}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|''HMS Forth'' is forward deployed, operating from [[Mare Harbour]] as guardship in the Falkland Islands.|group=N}}
|-
| {{HMS|Medway|P223|6}} || P223 || 2019 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Medway'' |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2019/september/19/190919-hms-medway-commisioning |website=Royal Navy |access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|''HMS Medway'' is forward deployed as Atlantic Patrol Tasking (North) guardship in the Caribbean.|group=N}}
|-
| {{HMS|Trent|P224|6}} || P224 || 2020 || <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=HMS Trent Commissioned Into Royal Navy In Portsmouth |url=https://www.forces.net/news/hms-trent-commissioned-porstmouth |work=Forces News |location=Portsmouth |date=3 August 2020 |access-date=3 August 2020 }}</ref>{{#tag:ref|''HMS Trent'' is forward deployed to [[Gibraltar Squadron|Gibraltar]] for regional operations in the Mediterranean and Gulf of Guinea.|group=N}}
|-
| {{HMS|Tamar|P233|6}} || P233 || 2020 || <ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=HMS Tamar Raises Her Flag On Her Own River |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/june/04/200604-hms-tamar-raises-her-flag-on-her-own-river |work=Royal Navy |location=River Tamar |date=4 June 2020 |access-date=5 June 2020}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|''HMS Tamar'' is forward deployed to the Indo-Pacific region with her primary logistics hub at the [[British Defence Singapore Support Unit]] in Singapore<ref name="iiss.org">{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Euan |title=Reflections on the Royal Navy's Indo-Pacific engagement |url=https://www.iiss.org/blogs/analysis/2021/10/reflections-on-the-royal-navys-indo-pacific-engagement |access-date=20 October 2021 |work=[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] |date=19 October 2021}}</ref>|group=N}}
|-
| {{HMS|Spey|P234|6}} || P234 || 2021 || <ref>{{Cite Twitter profile|HMS_Spey}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|''HMS Spey'' is forward deployed to the Indo-Pacific region with her primary logistics hub at the [[British Defence Singapore Support Unit]] in Singapore<ref name="iiss.org">{{cite news |last1=Graham |first1=Euan |title=Reflections on the Royal Navy's Indo-Pacific engagement |url=https://www.iiss.org/blogs/analysis/2021/10/reflections-on-the-royal-navys-indo-pacific-engagement |access-date=20 October 2021 |work=[[International Institute for Strategic Studies]] |date=19 October 2021}}</ref>|group=N}}

|-
!style="align: center; background: #CEF6F5;" colspan="8"|[[Mine countermeasures vessel|Mine countermeasures]]
|- 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Ship class|Class]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Ship
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Pennant number|No.]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Commissioned
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Displacement 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Homeport
! style="text-align:center; width:2%;"|Note

|- 
! rowspan="6"| {{sclass2|Hunt|mine countermeasures vessel|4}}
| {{HMS|Ledbury|M30|6}} || M30 || 1981 || rowspan="6"|750 tonnes || rowspan="7"|[[Minehunter]] || rowspan="6" |[[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] 
|<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Ledbury'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/minehunters/hunt-class/hms-ledbury |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Cattistock|M31|6}} || M31 || 1982 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Cattistock'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/minehunters/hunt-class/hms-cattistock |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Brocklesby|M33|6}} || M33 || 1983 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Brocklesby'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/minehunters/hunt-class/hms-brocklesby |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Middleton|M34|6}} || M34 || 1984 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Middleton'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/minehunters/hunt-class/hms-middleton |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|''HMS Middleton'' is forward deployed as part of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron, operating from {{HMS|Jufair}} in Bahrain.|group=N}}
|- 
| {{HMS|Chiddingfold|M37|6}} || M37 || 1984 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Chiddingfold'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/minehunters/hunt-class/hms-chiddingfold |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Hurworth|M39|6}} || M39 || 1985 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Hurworth'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/minehunters/hunt-class/hms-hurworth |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
! rowspan="1"| {{sclass|Sandown|minehunter|4}} 
| {{HMS|Bangor|M109|6}} || M109 || 2000 ||600 tonnes ||[[HMNB Clyde|Clyde]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Bangor'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/minehunters/sandown-class/hms-bangor |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|''HMS Bangor'' is forward deployed as part of 9 Mine Countermeasures Squadron, operating from {{HMS|Jufair}} in Bahrain.|group=N}} 
|-
!style="align: center; background: #CEF6F5;" colspan="8"|Coastal & fast patrol
|- 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Ship class|Class]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Ship
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Pennant number|No.]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Commissioned
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Displacement 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Homeport
! style="text-align:center; width:2%;"|Note

|- 
! rowspan="16"| [[Archer-class patrol vessel|''Archer'' class]]
| {{HMS|Archer|P264|6}} || P264 || 1985 || rowspan="16"|54 tonnes || rowspan="14"|[[Patrol boat]], [[University Royal Naval Unit]]s|| [[Leith|Edinburgh]]||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Archer'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-archer |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Biter|P270|6}} || P270 || 1986 || [[HMS Eaglet (shore establishment)|Liverpool]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Biter'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-biter |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Smiter|P272|6}} || P272 || 1988 || [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Smiter'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-smiter |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Pursuer|P273|6}} || P273 || 1988 || [[University of Glasgow|Glasgow]]||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-pursuer|title=HMS Pursuer (P273) &#124; Royal Navy}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Blazer|P279|6}} || P279 || 1988 || [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Blazer'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-blazer |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Dasher|P280|6}} || P280 || 1988 ||[[Portsmouth Naval Base|Portsmouth]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-dasher|title=HMS Dasher (P280) &#124; Royal Navy}}</ref>
|-
| {{HMS|Puncher|P291|6}} || P291 || 1988 || [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Puncher'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-puncher |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Charger|P292|6}} || P292 || 1988 || [[HMS Eaglet (shore establishment)|Liverpool]]||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Charger'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-charger |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Ranger|P293|6}} || P293 || 1988 || [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Ranger'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-ranger |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Trumpeter|P294|6}} || P294 || 1988 || [[Ipswich Waterfront|Ipswich]]||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Trumpeter'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-trumpeter |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Express|P163|6}} || P163 || 1988 || [[Penarth Marina|Cardiff]]||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Express'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-express |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Example|P165|6}} || P165 || 1985 || [[HMS Calliope (shore establishment)|Gateshead]]||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Example'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-example |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Explorer|P164|6}} || P164 || 1986 || [[Port of Hull|Hull]]|| <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Explorer'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-explorer |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Exploit|P167|6}} || P167 || 1988 || [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Exploit'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-exploit |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
|- 
| {{HMS|Tracker|P274|6}} || P274 || 1998 || rowspan="4"|[[Patrol boat]]|| rowspan="2" |[[HMNB Clyde|Clyde]] ||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Tracker'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-tracker |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Forms part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron providing security to nuclear submarines entering and leaving the waters in and around HMNB Clyde.|group=N}}
|- 
| {{HMS|Raider|P275|6}} || P275 || 1998 || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Raider'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/patrol/archer-class/hms-raider |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Forms part of the Faslane Patrol Boat Squadron providing security to nuclear submarines entering and leaving the waters in and around HMNB Clyde.|group=N}}

|-
! rowspan="2"| [[Cutlass-class patrol vessel|''Cutlass'' class]] 
| {{HMS|Cutlass|P295|6}} || P295 || rowspan="2"|2022 || rowspan="2"|35 tonnes || rowspan="2" |[[Gibraltar Squadron|Gibraltar]] ||<ref>{{cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/MODGibraltar/status/1521809551053438976 |title=Today HMS Cutlass was officially commissioned at @RNGibSqn |user=MODGibraltar |number=1521809551053438976 |date=4 May 2022 |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Permanently based in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Forms part of the Gibraltar Squadron.|group=N}}
|-
| {{HMS|Dagger|P296|6}} || P296  || <ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Navy Lookout |user=NavyLookout |number=1536311869526646784 |date=13 June 2022 |title=Newly commissioned HMS Dagger keeps an eye on Spanish frigate Blas de Lezo...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/news/uk-royal-navy-receives-patrol-boat-hms-dagger/ |title=UK Royal Navy receives patrol boat HMS Dagger |date=4 April 2022 |website=Naval Technology.com}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Permanently based in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Forms part of the Gibraltar Squadron.|group=N}}
|}

==Auxiliary vessels==
See also: [[Royal Fleet Auxiliary#Fleet|Ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary]] and [[List of ships of Serco Marine Services|vessels operated by Serco Marine Services]]
{|class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; width:100%;"
!style="align: center; background: #A9F5D0;" colspan="8"|RN auxiliary ships
|- 
!style="align: center; background: #CEF6F5;" colspan="8"|Survey
|- 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Ship class|Class]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Ship
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Pennant number|No.]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Commissioned
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Displacement 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Homeport
! style="text-align:center; width:2%;"|Note
|- 
! rowspan="1"| —
| {{HMS|Scott|H131|6}} || H131 || 1997 || 13,500 tonnes || [[Ocean surveillance ship|Ocean survey]] ||rowspan="3"| [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]]||<ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Scott'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/survey/ocean-survey-ship/hms-scott |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref> 
|- 
! rowspan="1"| —
| {{HMS|Protector|A173|6}} || A173 || 2011 || 5,000 tonnes || [[Icebreaker]] & [[Survey vessel|survey]]|| <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Protector'' |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/survey/antarctic-patrol-ship/hms-protector |website=Royal Navy |access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>{{#tag:ref|Deployed in Antarctic waters during the regional summer. Official role to: "patrol and survey in the Antarctic and South Atlantic, maintaining UK sovereign presence with wider regional engagement".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.navylookout.com/in-focus-hms-protector-the-royal-navys-antarctic-patrol-ship/ |title=In focus: HMS Protector – the Royal Navy's Antarctic patrol ship |website=Navy Lookout |date=7 May 2019 }}</ref>|group=N}}
|- 
! rowspan="1"| [[Sea-class workboat|Sea class 18 m variant]]
| {{HMS|Magpie|H130|6}} || H130 || 2018 || 37 tonnes || Survey motor launch || <ref>{{cite web |title=HMS ''Magpie'' |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/survey/coastal-survey-ship/hms-magpie |website=Royal Navy |access-date=29 June 2018}}</ref>
|-
!style="align: center; background: #CEF6F5;" colspan="8"|Non-commissioned vessels 
|-
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Ship class|Class]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Ship
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|[[Pennant number|No.]]
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|In service
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Displacement 
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Type
! style="text-align:center; width:14%;"|Homeport
! style="text-align:center; width:2%;"|Note
|- 
! rowspan="1"| —
| XV ''Excalibur''  || N/A || 2025 || 19 tonnes ||  Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) || [[HMNB Devonport|Devonport]] || <ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Navy’s first XLUUV formally named XV Excalibur |url=https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navys-first-xluuv-formally-named-xv-excalibur/ |access-date=15 May 2025 |website=Navy Lookout |date=15 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Royal Navy unveil 12 metre uncrewed submarine named after Excalibur |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/may/15/20250515-uncrewed-submarine-naming-ceremony|access-date=16 May 2025 |website=Royal Navy |date=15 May 2025}}</ref>
|- 
! rowspan="1"| —
| [[XV Patrick Blackett (X01)|XV ''Patrick Blackett'']] || X01 || 2022 || 270 tonnes || Experimental vessel ||  [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]]|| <ref>{{cite news |title=Debut for UK Royal Navy's new experimental vessel |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/debut-for-uk-royal-navys-new-experimental-vessel |access-date=1 August 2022 |work=[[Jane's Information Group]] |date=29 July 2022}}</ref>
|- 
! rowspan="1"| —
| ''Madfox'' || N/A || 2021 || c. 10 tonnes || [[Unmanned surface vehicle|Autonomous surface vessel]] || [[HMNB Portsmouth|Portsmouth]] || <ref name="auto"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Maritime Demonstrator for Operational eXperimentation (MADFOX) Uncrewed Surface Vessel, UK |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/maritime-demonstrator-for-operational-experimentation-madfox/ |access-date=27 May 2023 |website=Naval Technology |date=21 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
!{{sclass2|Hunt|mine countermeasures vessel|4}}
| [[HMS Brecon (M29)|''Brecon'']]|| M29 || 1979 
|750 tonnes
| rowspan="2"|Static [[Training Ship]]
| [[HMS Raleigh (shore establishment)|HMS ''Raleigh'']] 
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/where-we-are/training-establishments/hms-raleigh |title=HMS ''Raleigh'' Training Establishment |publisher=Royal Navy |access-date=7 June 2014}}</ref>
|-
!{{sclass2|Sandown|minehunter|4}}
| [[HMS Cromer (M103)|''Hindostan'' (ex-''Cromer'')]]|| M103 || 1992
|600 tonnes
|[[Britannia Royal Naval College]] 
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2019/may/01/190501-future-of-minehunting-sails-into-dartmouth|title=Future of minehunting sails into Dartmouth &#124; Royal Navy}}</ref>
|- 
! rowspan="1"| [[Sea-class workboat|Sea class]]
|'''34 vessels:'''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://des.mod.uk/vahana-boats-atlas-royal-navy/ |title=Final Vahana Workboats delivered to complete Royal Navy fleet |website=Ministry of Defence |date=19 July 2024}}</ref> <br> * 8 x 15 m Officer Training Units; <br> * 6 x 15 m [[Clearance diver|Diver Training/Support]] Boats; <br> * 4 x 15 m Survey/hydrographic Modules; <br> * 3 x 13.8 m Passenger Transfer Boats (PTBs); <br> * 10 x 11 m Standard Workboats; <br> * 3 x 11 m Small Survey Modules || — || 2018 to 2024 || 15 to 23 tonnes || rowspan="2" |Workboats || — ||{{#tag:ref|Officer training units assigned to [[Britannia Royal Naval College]]; Diver support boats at HMNB Portsmouth (three units), Devonport, Clyde and Gibraltar (one unit each); Passenger Transfer units to HMS ''Prince of Wales''; and two or more small survey modules to HMS ''Protector'' and HMS ''Scott''.|group=N}}<ref>{{cite news |title=ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK SEA Class – Delivering an Innovative, Flexible, Cost-effective Solution to the UK MOD |url=https://www.thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com/en/teaser/atlas-elektronik-uk-sea-class |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=thyssenkrupp-marinesystems.com }}</ref><ref name="auto3"/><ref>{{cite news |title=The final of six new boats to improve support to Royal Navy divers has been delivered |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2023/february/23/230127-diving-support-boat |access-date=3 July 2023 |website=Royal Navy |date=23 February 2023}}</ref>
|- 
! rowspan="1"| ALN-139 class
|''Sea Harrier''<br> ''Buccaneer''<br> ''Sea Vixen''<br> ''Swordfish'' || — || 2017 || c. 15 - 20 tonnes|| — || {{#tag:ref|Three assigned as passenger transfer vessels to HMS ''Queen Elizabeth''|group=N}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Passenger Transfer Boats for HMS Prince of Wales to be delivered this year |url=https://www.navylookout.com/passenger-transfer-boats-for-hms-prince-of-wales-to-be-delivered-this-year/ |website=Navy Lookout |date=15 July 2021}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="6" | [[Sea-class workboat#Autonomous minehunter|Arcims class]]
|RNMB ''Hussar'' 
| rowspan="6" |—
| rowspan="6" |2021 to 2023
| rowspan="6" |< 10 tonnes (five units); c.10+ tonnes (''Hebe'')<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/-/media/royal-navy-responsive/images/navynews/archivepdfs/2020s/2023/navy-news-february-2023-issue-823.pdf?rev=d6ed03242b4e475684f2ea061fb2d2d3 |title=Royal Navy Fleet Poster p.21 |date=February 2023 |website=Navy News |access-date=13 June 2023}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |title=Up close with RFA Stirling Castle – first of the navy's new motherships  |url=https://www.navylookout.com/up-close-with-rfa-stirling-castle-first-of-the-navys-new-motherships/#:~:text=Force%20protection%20weapons%20have%20not,be%20added%20in%20the%20future |website=Navy Lookout |date=4 July 2023}}</ref>  
| rowspan="9" |[[Unmanned surface vehicle|Autonomous minehunting]]
| rowspan="6" |[[HMNB Clyde|Clyde]]
| rowspan="6" |<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.navylookout.com/autonomous-systems-the-future-of-royal-navy-mine-warfare/|title=Autonomous systems – the future of Royal Navy mine warfare &#124; Navy Lookout|date=26 May 2021|website=www.navylookout.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2020/august/21/20200821-future-mine-hunting-system-comes-to-clyde|title=Future mine hunting system comes to Clyde &#124; Royal Navy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK TO DELIVER A FURTHER AUTONOMOUS MINEHUNTING SYSTEM TO THE ROYAL NAVY |url=https://www.atlas-elektronik.com/newsroom/article/atlas-elektronik-uk-to-deliver-a-further-autonomous-minehunting-system-to-the-royal-navy.html |website=Atlas Elektronik |date=1 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Navy autonomous mine hunting at the sharp end |url=https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-autonomous-mine-hunting-at-the-sharp-end/ |website=Navy Lookout |date=30 March 2023}}</ref> 
|-
|RNMB ''Hazard'' 
|-
|RNMB ''Hebe'' 
|-
|RNMB ''Halcyon'' 
|-
|RNMB ''Harrier'' 
|-
|RNMB ''Hydra'' 
|- 
! rowspan="3"| Thales Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs)
|RNMB ''Apollo'' ||rowspan="3"|N/A || 2021 || rowspan="3"|< 10 tonnes<ref name="auto1"/> || rowspan="3"|N/A ||rowspan="3"|{{#tag:ref|''Apollo'' and ''Abdiel'' are pre-production units within joint UK-France MCM programme; ''Ariadne'' first production USV within a complete Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) system also consisting of Portable Operation Centre (POC), Synthetic Aperture & Mine Detection Imaging Sonar and Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation System; three additional USVs to be delivered in 2025 within larger MMCM systems|group=N}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thales' Uncrewed Surface Vessel passes a significant milestone in Automomous minehunting trials |url=https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/countries-europe/united-kingdom/press_release/thales-uncrewed-surface-vessel-passes-significant |website=Thales |date=14 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Thales-Supplied USV Successfully Completes RN Assurance Trials |url=https://euro-sd.com/2023/06/news/32278/thales-supplied-usv-successfully-completes-rn-assurance-trials/ |website=European Security and Defence |last=Felstead |first=Peter|date=15 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Beating the Minefield with Autonomous Countermeasures |url=https://issuu.com/vishmeh/docs/arm_2212_2301/s/24697925 |website=issuu.com |last=Fish |first=Tim |date=December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Royal Navy receives first fully autonomous end-to-end mine warfare system |url=https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-receives-first-fully-autonomous-end-to-end-mine-warfare-system/ |website=Navy Lookout |date=3 March 2025}}</ref>
|-
|RNMB ''Abdiel''||2022 
|-
|RNMB ''Ariadne'' ||2025 
|}

==Gallery==

<gallery class="center" heights="150px" widths="200px">
File:HMS Victory at dusk. MOD 45143807.jpg|{{HMS|Victory}}, Flagship of the First Sea Lord
File:Vanguard at Faslane 02.jpg|''Vanguard'' ([[Vanguard-class submarine|''Vanguard'' class]])
File:HMS Ambush long.jpg|''Ambush'' ({{sclass|Astute|submarine|4}})
File:HMS Queen Elizabeth in Gibraltar - 2018 (28386226189).jpg|''Queen Elizabeth'' <br />([[Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier|''Queen Elizabeth'' class]])
File:Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer HMS Daring MOD 45153705.jpg|''Daring'' ([[Type 45 destroyer]])
File:111024-N-OY799-686 Royal Navy Duke-class frigate HMS St. Albans (F 83).jpg|''St. Albans'' ([[Type 23 frigate]])
File:HMS Forth formally gets commissioned into the Royal Navy 13042018 MOD 45164104.jpg|''Forth'' (River class)
File:HMS_Hurworth_MOD_45151313.jpg|''Hurworth'' (Hunt class)
File:Sandown Class Mine Hunter HMS Ramsey MOD.jpg|''Ramsey'' (''Sandown'' class)
File:P2000 Class Royal Navy Patrol Vessel HMS Raider MOD 45151351.jpg|''Raider'' (''Archer'' class)
File:HMS Cutlass (P295).jpg|''Cutlass'' (''Cutlass'' class)
File:HMS Scott at Port Lockroy MOD 45151219.jpg|''Scott''
File:Royal Navy Antarctic Patrol Ship HMS Protector MOD 45153156.jpg|''Protector''
File:HMS Magpie (H130) on River Dart.jpg|''Magpie'' (''Sea'' class)
File:XV Patrick Blackett, starboard side at sea (cropped).jpg|XV ''Patrick Blackett''
File:FUTURE MINE HUNTING SYSTEM COMES TO CLYDE MOD 45166088.jpg|RNMB ''Harrier'' (''Arcims'' class)
File:Madfox Autonomous Surface Vehicle MOD 45167736.jpg|''Madfox'' 
File:Aerial photograph of Portsmouth Dockyard taken during a Photex, taken from 2,000 feet. MOD 45144949.jpg|''Excellent''
</gallery>

==Silhouettes==
Silhouettes of major fleet units:
<gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
Queen Elizabeth class silhouette.jpg|{{sclass|Queen Elizabeth|aircraft carrier}} - [[HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)|(R08)]] & [[HMS Prince of Wales (R09)|(R09)]]
Type45Destroyer Silhouette.png|[[Type 45 destroyer|Type 45 or ''Daring''-class destroyer]] - [[HMS Daring (D32)|(D32)]], [[HMS Dauntless (D33)|(D33)]], [[HMS Diamond (D34)|(D34)]], [[HMS Dragon (D35)|(D35)]], [[HMS Defender (D36)|(D36)]] & [[HMS Duncan (D37)|(D37)]]
Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate silhouette.png|[[Type 23 frigate|Type 23 or ''Duke''-class frigate]] - [[HMS Lancaster (F229)|(F229)]], [[HMS Iron Duke (F234)|(F234)]], [[HMS Richmond (F239)|(F239)]], [[HMS Somerset (F82)|(F82)]], [[HMS Sutherland (F81)|(F81)]], [[HMS Kent (F78)|(F78)]], [[HMS Portland (F79)|(F79)]] & [[HMS St Albans (F83)|(F83)]]
Vangaurd class SSBN silhouette.png|{{sclass|Vanguard|submarine}} - [[HMS Vanguard (S28)|(S28)]], [[HMS Victorious (S29)|(S29)]], [[HMS Vigilant (S30)|(S30)]] & [[HMS Vengeance (S31)|(S31)]]
Astute class SSN silhouette.png|{{sclass|Astute|submarine}} - [[HMS Astute (S119)|(S119)]], [[HMS Ambush (S120)|(S120)]], [[HMS Artful (S121)|(S121)]], [[HMS Audacious (S122)|(S122)]] & [[HMS Anson (S123)|(S123)]]
</gallery>
Silhouettes of all Royal Navy and RFA units:
[[File:RoyalNavy2024.png|1000px|frameless|center]]

==See also==
{{Portal|United Kingdom}}
;Lists of ships operated by or in support of [[His Majesty's Naval Service]]
*[[Royal Fleet Auxiliary#Fleet|List of active Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships]]
*[[List of active Royal Marines military watercraft]]
*[[List of ships of Serco Marine Services]]
;Related articles
*[[List of Royal Navy shore establishments]] (the "[[stone frigate]]s")
*[[List of ship names of the Royal Navy]]
*[[Active Royal Navy weapon systems]]
*[[Future of the Royal Navy]]
*[[Standing Royal Navy deployments]]

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist|group=N}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk Royal Navy] (royalnavy.mod.uk)
* [http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Ships Royal Navy — The Equipment — Ships] (royalnavy.mod.uk)

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