Royal Navy
Britain's maritime force
The Royal Navy is Britain's naval warfare force, one of the world's oldest and historically most powerful maritime military services.
It dominated global seas from the 18th century through World War II, establishing British naval supremacy and protecting the empire's trade routes.
He served twenty years in the Royal Navy.
- admiralSenior naval commander
- torpedoPropelled undersea explosive
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- warshipArmed naval vessel
ship of the line · submarine · flotilla · Nelson · Napoleonic Wars · Trafalgar · destroyer · maritime · Age of Sail · HMS Victory · wooden walls · cruiser · sailor · battleship · seaman · carrier · convoy · corvette
- historical warfaremusket, bayonet, cannon, flintlock, cavalry
- British militaryBritish Army, RAF, brigade, armed forces, regiment
- Commonwealth Navies
- DunkirkDunkirk spirit, evacuation routes, rescue boats, Dunkerque, channel crossing
- European MilitaryBritish Army, French Army, German Army, Bundeswehr, Swiss Army
- George Vmonarch, House of Windsor, Queen Mary, beard, radio broadcast
Royal Navymerchant marine
Civilian ships for commerce
merchant navy · commercial shipping · merchant fleet · cargo shipping · fishing fleet
Royal NavyBritish Army
UK's land warfare branch
Royal Air Force · land forces · ground troops · RAF · infantry