Royal Navy (post-1660)

GPTKB entity

Statements (102)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:air_arm gptkb:Fleet_Air_Arm
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:NATO
gptkb:AUKUS
gptkb:Five_Power_Defence_Arrangements
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Monarch_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:current_First_Sea_Lord gptkb:Admiral_Sir_Ben_Key
gptkbp:ensign gptkb:White_Ensign
gptkbp:fleetSize approximately 70 commissioned ships (2024)
gptkbp:founded 1660
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:HMNB_Portsmouth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Navy (post-1660)
gptkbp:marine_corps gptkb:Royal_Marines
gptkbp:motto Si vis pacem, para bellum
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Senior_Service
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Jutland
gptkb:Battle_of_Trafalgar
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Horatio_Nelson
gptkb:Andrew_Cunningham
gptkb:Bruce_Fraser
gptkb:David_Beatty
gptkb:John_Jellicoe
gptkb:Jacky_Fisher
gptkb:Philip_Vian
gptkb:Henry_Leach
George Zambellas
Ben Key
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Operation_Corporate
gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Napoleonic_Wars
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Unified_Protector
gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Falklands_War_(1982)
gptkb:Operation_Granby
gptkb:Operation_Mincemeat
gptkb:Operation_Shader
gptkb:Operation_Telic
gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Operation_Dynamo
gptkb:Operation_Sea_Guardian
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
gptkb:Suez_Crisis
gptkb:Operation_Atalanta
gptkb:Operation_Resolute_Support
gptkb:Operation_Chariot
gptkb:Operation_Musketeer
gptkb:Operation_Ocean_Shield
gptkb:Operation_Irini
gptkb:Malayan_Emergency
gptkb:Cod_Wars
gptkb:Operation_Kipion
gptkb:Operation_Deadlight
gptkb:Operation_Judgement
gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkb:Operation_Tungsten
gptkb:Operation_Sophia
Falklands Conflict
Women allowed to serve at sea (1990s)
abolition of rum ration (1970)
abolition of the Admiralty (1964)
commissioning of HMS Prince of Wales (2019)
commissioning of HMS Queen Elizabeth (2017)
decommissioning of HMS Ark Royal (2011)
integration of WRNS (1993)
introduction of Trident missile system
introduction of aircraft carriers
introduction of nuclear submarines
transition to all-volunteer force
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:HMNB_Clyde
gptkb:HMNB_Portsmouth
gptkb:HMNB_Devonport
gptkb:RNAS_Yeovilton
gptkb:RNAS_Culdrose
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Corporate
gptkb:Operation_Neptune
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:HMS_Ark_Royal
gptkb:HMS_Prince_of_Wales
gptkb:HMS_Queen_Elizabeth
gptkb:HMS_Dreadnought
HMS Victory
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:patronSaint gptkb:Saint_Nicholas
gptkbp:predecessor Royal Navy (pre-1660)
gptkbp:role naval warfare
nuclear deterrence
maritime security
power projection
gptkbp:submarine_service gptkb:Royal_Navy_Submarine_Service
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parliamentarian_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8