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The Royal Navy
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Carriers and Assault Ships
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The Illustrious class aircraft carriers, of which the first was commissioned in 2004, and the last in 2011, were built to replace the ageing Invincible class, and were the first nuclear powered surface vessels of the Royal Navy. Protracted build times and delays associated with the reactor technology forced the FAA's Hornets to be based from land whilst the first carriers fitted out. They have since become fleet workhorses, and they are often seen coming and going from the several fleet bases capable of holding them. Ships of the class are HMS Illustrious, HMS Invincible, HMS Indefatigable, and HMS Implacable.




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The Ocean class assault carriers were initially designed as helicopter landing docks, but, as the delays of the carrier program became ever more prominent, the decision was made to equip them with ski jumps to operate STOVL Peregrine fighter bombers, so that the Royal Navy would retain at least a small fixed wing presence in the interim. Ships of the class include HMS Ocean and HMS Odin.




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The Albion class landing platform docks form the backbone of Royal Navy amphibious capability, with a large well deck and landing spaces for Chinook helicopters, as well as accommodation for an embarked Royal Marine expeditionary force. There are three ships in service: HMS Albion, HMS Attack, and HMS Assault.

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The Type 23 'Super Duke' frigates form the backbone of the Royal Navy's frigate force. Batch II saw the incorporation of a low observability superstructure. The Dukes are primarily designed for ASW work, but a redesign in the early 90s, coined as Super Duke, expanded the suite of capabilities to include land attack and limited area AAW. There are ten vessels of this specific batch: HMS Daneshire, HMS Gessex, HMS Townswall, HMS Cheshire, HMS Yardmouth, HMS Daleshire, HMS Ridingshire, HMS Hampton, HMS Yorking and HMS Wenslydale.




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Batch I of the Super Duke class began construction in the early 90s, until the early 2000s, when construction was displaced by Batch II. It features much of the same systems since the MLU in 2010. Vessels of the class, of which there are eight, include HMS Townsend, HMS Farthingshire, HMS Knotbridge, HMS Coulding, HMS Downton, HMS Exeter and HMS Trushire.




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The Broadsword frigates were originally constructed in the early 80s, and six were retained, owing to their extensive command and control facilities which were not replicated in the latter Type 23. Extensively modernised, they sport the same, if not slightly watered down armament and sensors of the Super Duke. They serve as patrol flotilla leaders and global patrol vessels. They will be the first ships to be replaced by the Type 26 GCS. The six Broadswords are HMS Broadsword, HMS Bold, HMS Backhand, HMS Bangaroo, HMS Balfour and HMS Ballahoo.
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The Diligent class of destroyers, are, by Royal Navy standards, more akin to cruisers. The extensive command and control facilities, as well as the enormous growth potential of the design also lead to overspending, and the class was cancelled with just three vessels constructed: HMS Diligent, HMS Danube and HMS Desford.




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As the Diligent was cancelled, an order for 6 smaller and more economic vessels was placed, resulting in the Daring class, which had many of the same systems, but lacked the spacious control facilities and ambitious trimaran hull. There are five in commission, and another under construction: HMS Daring, HMS Danger, HMS Dasher, HMS Dauntless, HMS Diamond and HMS Defender.

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Submarines

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The Astute class nuclear fleet submarines, of which there are six, are the latest and greatest in Royal Navy submarine development, designed to replace and succeed the Triumphant in every measure. The six boats are HMS Astute, HMS Ambush, HMS Achilles, HMS Acheron, HMS Acute and HMS Active. Two more boats are under construction: HMS Asa and HMS Ajax.




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The Triumphant class fleet submarines were first constructed in the early 80s, and were the pinnacle of nuclear attack submarine development at the time. Over the decades, the need to replace them resulted in the Astute class, which will replace the remaining two boats, HMS Tirade and HMS Tidal, by 2018.




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The Vanguard class strategic missile submarines were constructed from the late 80s into the mid 90s, and are to reach the end of their service life in 2019. The Successor class of SSBGN will replace them, as well as provide the additional capability of vertically launched cruise missiles. The four boats are as follows: HMS Vanguard, HMS Vindictive, HMS Vanquisher and HMS Vengeance.
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary

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The Bay class landing ship docks serve as logistics and amphibious warfare vessels, as well as providing disaster relief and medical support to amphibious forces. Based on the Enforcer design, these vessels are RFA Carlyon Bay, RFA Plagis Bay, RFA Canterbury Bay and RFA Dales Bay




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The Resource class are the newest fleet replenishment oilers, based on the Aegir 18+ design. There are three vessels of the class, with a fourth under consideration: RFA Resource, RFA Supply and RFA Maintain.




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The Wave class are the backbone of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, with four vessels in commission: RFA Wave Surfer, RFA Wave Rider, RFA Wave Breaker and RFA Wave Piercer.




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The Fort class replenishment oilers gave the Royal Navy a much needed update of global deployability, replacing several older classes. Vessels include RFA Fort Albert, RFA Fort Wellington and RFA Fort Nelson.
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The Future of the Royal Navy

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The Type 26 Global Combat Ship, or the Promethean class, is the replacement for the Batch 1 Super Duke and Broadsword frigates. Using equipment from the decommissioned vessels, the GCS will be more efficient, and more importantly, flexible, in the role of the backbone of the Royal Navy surface fleet.




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The Successor class nuclear strategic missile and cruise missile submarines are both a replacement for the ageing Vanguards and an entirely new capability outlet, offering both strategic ballistic missiles and land-attack cruise missiles in one stealthy package. 4-6 are to be constructed, the first of which beginning in mid 2016.




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The Colossus class assault carriers will replace the Oceans, starting in 2018 with HMS Colossus, followed in 2020 by HMS Centaur, which is also when the first F-35Bs will enter the service of the Fleet Air Arm.
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