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Starting around the time that steam cruisers became popular in the 1870s, the Royal Navy tended to organise such ships into groups called Cruiser Squadrons. Squadrons were commanded by a rear-admiral whose title was given as Flag Officer Cruiser Squadron n, or CSn for short (e.g. the officer commanding the 3rd Cruiser Squadron would be CS3).
The total displacement of the Royal Navy's commissioned and active ships is approximately 393,000 tonnes. The Royal Navy also includes a number of smaller non-commissioned assets. The naval training vessels Brecon and Hindostan can be found based at the Royal Navy stone frigates HMS Raleigh and the Britannia Royal Naval College, respectively
This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the Royal Navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the Commonwealth of England. The list also includes fictional vessels which have prominently featured in literature about the Royal Navy.
royal yachts; ships of the line; submarines; support ships; survey vessels; shore establishments; hospitals and hospital ships; air stations; aircraft wings; fleets and major commands; squadrons and flotillas; early English ships (1409–1660) early Scots ships (1329–1707)
Lists of Royal Navy ships (2 C, 22 P) Pages in category "Lists of Royal Navy units and formations" ... List of squadrons and flotillas of the Royal Navy; T.
This is a list of ships of the line of the Royal Navy of England, and later (from 1707) of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom.The list starts from 1660, the year in which the Royal Navy came into being after the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, up until the emergence of the battleship around 1880, as defined by the Admiralty.
Vice-Admiral Commanding, Channel Squadron; 3rd and 4th Divisions (Royal Navy) (1909-1912) Rear-Admiral, 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron; 3rd Aircraft Carrier Squadron (1948-1954) 11th Aircraft Carrier Squadron; 1st Battle Squadron (1912-1914, 1916–1924, 1926–1938, 1939, 1940, 1941–1945) 2nd Battle Squadron (1912-1921, 1937–1939, 1941–1944)
List of amphibious warfare ships of the Royal Navy; List of battlecruisers of the Royal Navy; List of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy; List of dreadnought battleships of the Royal Navy; List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy; List of cruiser classes of the Royal Navy; List of destroyer classes of the Royal Navy; List ...