The
Royal Navy is the
navy of the
United Kingdom.
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
- [Patrick O'Brien]? = Aubrey-Maturin?
- [C.S. Forrester]? = [Horatio Hornblower]?
- [Alexander Kent]? = [Richard Bolitho]?
HMS (acronym) = Her (or His) Majesty's Ship
Some components of the Royal Navy
- [Royal Fleet Auxiliary]?
- [Fleet Air Arm]?
- [Royal Marines]? / Commando?
- Wrens?
- [Royal Yacht]?
Royal Navy Timeline
1690 [Battle of Beachy Head]
?
1692 [Battle of La Hogue]
?
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
Some famous ships of the Royal Navy