List of Royal Navy ship names

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Ships of the Royal Navy

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H - I - J - K - L - M - N
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aircraft carriers
amphibious assault shipping
battlecruisers
battleships
corvettes and sloops
cruisers
destroyers
escort carriers
fast patrol boats
frigates
minesweepers
monitors
submarines
submarine depot ships
survey vessels
fleet bases
air stations
aircraft wings
fleets and major commands
squadrons and flotillas

The following is a list of Royal Navy ship names by name in alphabetical order, both past and present. Many of the names have been re-used over the years and thus represent different ships.

Note that, in contra-distinction to many other naval services, the Royal Navy designates certain types of shore establishment (e.g. barracks and naval airfields) as 'ships' and names them accordingly. These establishments are often referred to in service slang as stone frigates.


Lists by type

(Note that this list still lacks many important ships.)

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