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The name for the navy of the UK. England's first navy was established by King Alfred, but soon fell into disrepair. The reformation of the Royal Navy occurred during the reign of [King Henry XIII]? whose ships the "Great Harry" and the "Mary Rose" engaged the French navy in a battle in the Solent in 1545. |
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The Royal Navy is the navy of the United Kingdom. |
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England's first navy was established by King Alfred, but soon fell into disrepair. The reformation of the Royal Navy occurred during the reign of King Henry VIII whose ships the "Great Harry" and the "Mary Rose" engaged the French navy in a battle in the Solent? in 1545?. |
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The Naval Service didn't really exist until the mid 17th Century when the Fleet Royal was incorporated into the Government following the defeat of Charles I in the English Civil War. |
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The formation of Royal Dockyards at London, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Chatham?, Rosyth?... |
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The formation of Royal Dockyards at London, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Chatham?, Rosyth?... |
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*[Patrick O'Brien]? = Aubrey-Maturin? |
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*[Patrick O'Brien]? = Aubrey-Maturin? |
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Her (or His) Majesty's Ship = HMS (acronym) |
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HMS (acronym) = Her (or His) Majesty's Ship |
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HMS Ark Royal [Royal Fleet Auxiliary]? [Fleet Air Arm]? [Royal Marines]? / Commando? Wrens? [Royal Yacht]? Royal Navy Timeline1805 [Battle of Trafalgar]? 1821 First Steam Paddle ships for auxiliary use (tugs etc) 1840 First Screw driven Steamship, HMS Rattler 1905 First SteamTurbine? battleship, HMS Dreadnought 1916 Battle of Jutland 1941 Sinking of HMS Hood and the Bismarck 1982 Falklands War Task force despatched 1991 Gulf War 1999 [Kosovo Conflict]? |
Some components of the Royal Navy*[Royal Fleet Auxiliary]? *[Fleet Air Arm]? *[Royal Marines]? / Commando? *Wrens? *[Royal Yacht]? Royal Navy Timeline1690 [Battle of Beachy Head]? 1692 [Battle of La Hogue]? 1797 Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1798 Battle of Aboukir Bay 1805 [Battle of Trafalgar]? 1821 First Steam Paddle ships for auxiliary use (tugs etc) 1840 First Screw driven Steamship, HMS Rattler 1905 First [Steam turbine]? battleship, HMS Dreadnought 1916 Battle of Jutland 1941 Sinking of HMS Hood and the Bismarck 1982 Falklands War Task force despatched 1991 Gulf War 1999 Kosovo conflict |
Some famous members of the Royal Navy |
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*[Admiral Jellicoe]? *[Admiral Beattie]? *Rear-Admiral? [Sandy Woodward]? |
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*Captain William Bligh *Admiral Jellicoe *Admiral Beatty *Admiral John "Sandy" Woodward |
*Lt. Charles Robert MaldenSome famous ships of the Royal Navy*HMS Ark Royal *HMS Hood *HMS Beagle *HMS Dreadnought *HMS Resolution - first submarine of the Resolution Class Weapons Systems*Trident missile |
England's first navy was established by King Alfred, but soon fell into disrepair. The reformation of the Royal Navy occurred during the reign of King Henry VIII whose ships the "Great Harry" and the "Mary Rose" engaged the French navy in a battle in the Solent? in 1545?.
The Naval Service didn't really exist until the mid 17th Century when the Fleet Royal was incorporated into the Government following the defeat of Charles I in the English Civil War.
Nicknames include "The Mob", "The Andrew" and "The Senior Service"
The formation of Royal Dockyards at London, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Chatham?, Rosyth?...
The Napoleonic campaigns as dramatised by [Jack Aubrey]?, Hornblower and Bolitho
HMS (acronym) = Her (or His) Majesty's Ship
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