Current Royal Navy ships

This is a list of the current Royal Navy ships, complete and correct as of early 2003.

Table of contents 1 Aircraft Carriers 2 Amphibious Assault Ship 3 Type 42 Destroyers[?] 4 Type 23 frigates 5 Type 22 frigates[?] 6 Antarctic patrol ship 7 Castle class patrol vessels[?] 8 Island class patrol vessels[?] 9 Ocean survey vessels 10 Coastal survey vessels 11 Multi-purpose survey vessels 12 Vanguard-class submarines 13 Swiftsure-class submarines 14 Trafalgar-class submarines 15 Sandown-class minehunters[?] 16 Hunt class minehunters[?] 17 Archer-class P2000 fast training boats[?]

Aircraft Carriers

All of the Invincible class

• HMS Invincible (R05)
• HMS Illustrious (R06)[?]
• HMS Ark Royal (R07)

Amphibious Assault Ship

• HMS Ocean (L12)
• HMS Albion (L14)[?]

Type 42 Destroyers[?]

• HMS Newcastle (D87)[?]
• HMS Glasgow (D88)[?]
• HMS Cardiff (D108)[?]
• HMS Exeter (D89)[?]
• HMS Southampton (D90)[?]
• HMS Nottingham (D91)[?]
• HMS Liverpool (D92)[?]
• HMS Manchester (D95)[?]
• HMS Gloucester (D96)[?]
• HMS Edinburgh (D97)[?]
• HMS York (D98)[?]

Type 23 frigates

• HMS Norfolk (F230)[?]
• HMS Argyll (F231)[?]
• HMS Lancaster (F229)[?]
• HMS Marlborough (F233)[?]
• HMS Iron Duke (F234)[?]
• HMS Monmouth (F235)[?]
• HMS Montrose (F236)[?]
• HMS Westminster (F237)[?]
• HMS Northumberland (F238)[?]
• HMS Richmond (F239)[?]
• HMS Somerset (F82)[?]
• HMS Grafton (F80)[?]
• HMS Sutherland (F81)[?]
• HMS Kent (F78)[?]
• HMS Portland (F79)[?]
• HMS St Albans (F83)[?]

Type 22 frigates[?]

• HMS Cornwall (F99)[?]
• HMS Cumberland (F85)[?]
• HMS Campbeltown (F86)[?]
• HMS Chatham (F87)[?]

Antarctic patrol ship

• HMS Endurance (A171)

Castle class patrol vessels[?]

• HMS Leeds Castle (P258)[?]
• HMS Dumbarton Castle (P265)[?]

Island class patrol vessels[?]

• HMS Anglesey (P277)[?]
• HMS Guernsey (P297)[?]
• HMS Lindisfarne (P300)[?]

Ocean survey vessels

• HMS Scott (H131)[?]

Coastal survey vessels

• HMS Roebuck (H130)[?]
• HMS Gleaner (H86)[?]

Multi-purpose survey vessels

• HMS Echo (H87)[?]

Vanguard-class submarines

• HMS Vanguard (S28)[?]
• HMS Victorious (S29)[?]
• HMS Vigilant (S30)[?]
• HMS Vengeance (S31)[?]

Swiftsure-class submarines

• HMS Sovereign (S108)[?]
• HMS Superb (S109)[?]
• HMS Sceptre (S104)[?]
• HMS Spartan (S105)[?]
• HMS Splendid (S106)[?]

Trafalgar-class submarines

• HMS Trafalgar (S107)[?]
• HMS Turbulent (S87)[?]
• HMS Tireless (S88)[?]
• HMS Torbay (S90)[?]
• HMS Trenchant (S91)[?]
• HMS Talent (S92)[?]
• HMS Triumph (S93)[?]

Sandown-class minehunters[?]

• HMS Sandown (M101)[?]
• HMS Inverness (M102)[?]
• HMS Walney (M104)[?]
• HMS Bridport (M105)[?]
• HMS Penzance (M106)[?]
• HMS Pembroke (M107)[?]
• HMS Grimsby (M108)[?]
• HMS Bangor (M109)[?]
• HMS Ramsey (M110)[?]
• HMS Blyth (M111)[?]
• HMS Shoreham (M112)[?]

Hunt class minehunters[?]

• HMS Brecon (M29)[?]
• HMS Ledbury (M30)[?]
• HMS Cattistock (M31)[?]
• HMS Cottesmore (M32)[?]
• HMS Brocklesby (M33)[?]
• HMS Middleton (M34)[?]
• HMS Dulverton (M35)[?]
• HMS Chiddingfold (M37)[?]
• HMS Atherstone (M38)[?]
• HMS Hurworth (M39)[?]
• HMS Quorn (M41)[?]

Archer-class P2000 fast training boats[?]

• HMS Archer (P264)[?]
• HMS Biter (P270)[?]
• HMS Smiter (P272)[?]
• HMS Pursuer (P273)[?]
• HMS Blazer (P279)[?]
• HMS Dasher (P280)[?]
• HMS Puncher (P291)[?]
• HMS Charger (P292)[?]
• HMS Ranger (P293)[?]
• HMS Trumpeter (P294)[?]
• HMS Express (P163)[?]
• HMS Example (P165)[?]
• HMS Explorer (P164)[?]
• HMS Exploit (P167)[?]
• HMS Tracker (P274)[?]
• HMS Raider (P275)[?]