The Royal Navy’s operational fleet

2 x Queen Elizabeth-class

aircraft carriers

0 operational

Length

918ft

Speed

25 knots

Range

10,000 nautical miles

Weight

65,000 tons

Crew

1,600

Armaments

Up to 72 aircraft - including helicopters

and a maximum of 36 F-35B fighter jets

Three Phalanx CIWS (close-in-weapon-systems)

turrets to deal with incoming threats. Phalanx

has a dual fire rate of 3,000 or 4,500 shots per

minute at a range of a mile

HMS Queen Elizabeth II

BEING REFITTED

482 days since last operation

HMS Prince of Wales

UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE

116 days since last operation

6 x Type 45 Destroyers

1 operational

Length

499ft

Speed

30 knots

Range

7,000 nautical miles

Weight

7,350 tons

Crew

235

Armaments

Two Phalanx 20mm CIWS

BAE Systems 4.5-inch Mark 8 Mode 1

naval gun, two 30mm DSM Mark 2s, two

7.62mm miniguns and up to six FN MAG

general purpose machine guns

Sea Viper missile system can destroy

cruise missiles, fighter jets and UAVs.

Can launch eight missiles in under ten

seconds and guide 16 at the same time

HMS Daring

HMS Diamond

BEING REFITTED

3,220 days since

last operation

628 days since

last operation

HMS Defender

HMS Duncan

BEING REFITTED

MAINTENANCE

984 days since

last operation

20 days since

last operation

HMS Dragon

HMS Dauntless

MAINTENANCE

OPERATIONAL

Currently deployed

to Cyprus

29 days since

last operation

7 x Type 23 Frigates

3 operational

Length

436ft

Speed

28 knots

Range

7,800 nautical miles

Weight

4,900 tons

Crew

205

Armaments

4.5-inch MK8 medium calibre gun

can fire up to 24 high explosive shells

per minute (each weighing 40kg) at

targets between ten and 18 miles away

Small-calibre weapons such as the

SA80 for surface and airborne targets

Sea Ceptor anti-air missile system

can defend an area of 500 square miles – launches

high-speed missiles to destroy airborne threats

HMS Richmond

HMS Kent

RETIRING THIS YEAR

BEING REFITTED

116 days since

last operation

704 days since

last operation

HMS Portland

HMS Iron Duke

MAINTENANCE

167 days since

last operation

43 days since

last operation

HMS St Albans

HMS Somerset

OPERATIONAL

15 days since

last operation

Deployed to UK

HMS Sutherland

OPERATIONAL

3 days since

last operation

5 x Astute-class

submarines

1 operational

Length

318ft

Speed

30 knots

Range

Unlimited

Weight

7,400 tons

Crew

109

Armaments

Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise

Missile allows submarines to

strike at ground targets with

pinpoint accuracy

The Tomahawk IV is the latest

version of the missile that has a longer range

(in excess of 1,000 miles) and cn be re-directed

mid-flight.

Spearfish torpedo can attack targets up to 14 miles

away (increasing to around 30 miles while at low speed)

and blow an enemy submarine from the water.

HMS Artful

HMS Ambush

INACTIVE

1,060 days since

last operation

1,333 days since

last operation

HMS Audacious

HMS Astute

MAINTENANCE

269 days since

last operation

1,090 days since

last operation

HMS Anson

ACTIVE

In Northern

Arabian Sea

2 x Queen Elizabeth-class

aircraft carriers

0 operational

Length

918ft

Speed

25 knots

Range

10,000 nautical miles

Weight

65,000 tons

Crew

1,600

Armaments

Up to 72 aircraft - including helicopters

and a maximum of 36 F-35B fighter jets

Three Phalanx CIWS (close-in-weapon-systems)

turrets to deal with incoming threats. Phalanx

has a dual fire rate of 3,000 or 4,500 shots per

minute at a range of a mile

HMS Queen Elizabeth II

BEING REFITTED

482 days since last operation

HMS Prince of Wales

UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE

116 days since last operation

6 x Type 45 Destroyers

1 operational

Length

499ft

Speed

30 knots

Range

7,000 nautical miles

Weight

7,350 tons

Crew

235

Armaments

Two Phalanx 20mm CIWS

BAE Systems 4.5-inch Mark 8 Mode 1

naval gun, two 30mm DSM Mark 2s, two

7.62mm miniguns and up to six FN MAG

general purpose machine guns

Sea Viper missile system can destroy

cruise missiles, fighter jets and UAVs.

Can launch eight missiles in under ten

seconds and guide 16 at the same time

HMS Daring

HMS Diamond

BEING REFITTED

3,220 days since

last operation

628 days since

last operation

HMS Defender

HMS Duncan

BEING REFITTED

MAINTENANCE

984 days since

last operation

20 days since

last operation

HMS Dragon

HMS Dauntless

MAINTENANCE

OPERATIONAL

Currently deployed

to Cyprus

29 days since

last operation

7 x Type 23 Frigates

3 operational

Length

436ft

Speed

28 knots

Range

7,800 nautical miles

Weight

4,900 tons

Crew

205

Armaments

4.5-inch MK8 medium calibre gun

can fire up to 24 high explosive shells

per minute (each weighing 40kg) at

targets between ten and 18 miles away

Small-calibre weapons such as the

SA80 for surface and airborne targets

Sea Ceptor anti-air missile system

can defend an area of 500 square miles – launches

high-speed missiles to destroy airborne threats

HMS Richmond

HMS Kent

RETIRING THIS YEAR

BEING REFITTED

116 days since

last operation

704 days since

last operation

HMS Portland

HMS Iron Duke

MAINTENANCE

167 days since

last operation

43 days since

last operation

HMS St Albans

HMS Somerset

OPERATIONAL

15 days since

last operation

Deployed to UK

HMS Sutherland

OPERATIONAL

3 days since

last operation

5 x Astute-class

submarines

1 operational

Length

318ft

Speed

30 knots

Range

Unlimited

Weight

7,400 tons

Crew

109

Armaments

Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise

Missile allows submarines to

strike at ground targets with

pinpoint accuracy

The Tomahawk IV is the latest

version of the missile that has a longer range

(in excess of 1,000 miles) and cn be re-directed

mid-flight.

Spearfish torpedo can attack targets up to 14 miles

away (increasing to around 30 miles while at low speed)

and blow an enemy submarine from the water.

HMS Artful

HMS Ambush

INACTIVE

1,060 days since

last operation

1,333 days since

last operation

HMS Audacious

HMS Astute

MAINTENANCE

269 days since

last operation

1,090 days since

last operation

HMS Anson

ACTIVE

In Northern

Arabian Sea

2 x Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers

0 operational

Length

918ft

HMS Queen Elizabeth II

Speed

25 knots

BEING REFITTED

Range

10,000 nautical miles

Weight

65,000 tons

Crew

1,600

Armaments

Up to 72 aircraft - including helicopters

and a maximum of 36 F-35B fighter jets

482 days since last operation

Three Phalanx CIWS (close-in-weapon-systems)

turrets to deal with incoming threats. Phalanx

has a dual fire rate of 3,000 or 4,500 shots per

minute at a range of a mile

HMS Prince of Wales

UNDERGOING MAINTENANCE

116 days since last operation

6 x Type 45 Destroyers

1 operational

HMS Daring

HMS Diamond

Length

499ft

BEING REFITTED

Speed

30 knots

Range

7,000 nautical miles

Weight

7,350 tons

3,220 days since

last operation

628 days since

last operation

Crew

235

Armaments

Two Phalanx 20mm CIWS

HMS Defender

HMS Duncan

BAE Systems 4.5-inch Mark 8 Mode 1

naval gun, two 30mm DSM Mark 2s, two

7.62mm miniguns and up to six FN MAG

general purpose machine guns

BEING REFITTED

MAINTENANCE

20 days since

last operation

984 days since

last operation

Sea Viper missile system can destroy

cruise missiles, fighter jets and UAVs.

Can launch eight missiles in under ten

seconds and guide 16 at the same time

HMS Dragon

HMS Dauntless

MAINTENANCE

OPERATIONAL

Currently deployed

to Cyprus

29 days since

last operation

7 x Type 23 Frigates

3 operational

HMS Richmond

HMS Kent

Length

436ft

RETIRING THIS YEAR

BEING REFITTED

Speed

28 knots

Range

7,800 nautical miles

Weight

4,900 tons

116 days since

last operation

704 days since

last operation

Crew

205

Armaments

4.5-inch MK8 medium calibre gun

can fire up to 24 high explosive shells

per minute (each weighing 40kg) at

targets between ten and 18 miles away

HMS Portland

HMS Iron Duke

MAINTENANCE

Small-calibre weapons such as the

SA80 for surface and airborne targets

43 days since

last operation

167 days since

last operation

Sea Ceptor anti-air

missile system

can defend an area of

500 square miles

– launches

high-speed missiles to

destroy airborne threats

HMS Sutherland

HMS Somerset

HMS St Albans

OPERATIONAL

3 days since

last operation

15 days since

last operation

Deployed to UK

5 x Astute-class submarines

1 operational

HMS Artful

HMS Ambush

Length

318ft

INACTIVE

Speed

30 knots

Range

Unlimited

Weight

7,400 tons

1,060 days since

last operation

1,333 days since

last operation

Crew

109

Armaments

Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise

Missile allows submarines to

strike at ground targets with

pinpoint accuracy

HMS Audacious

HMS Astute

MAINTENANCE

The Tomahawk IV is the latest

version of the missile that has a

longer range (in excess of 1,000

miles) and cn be re-directed

mid-flight.

269 days since

last operation

1,090 days since

last operation

HMS Anson

ACTIVE

Spearfish torpedo can attack

targets up to 14 miles away

(increasing to around 30 miles

while at low speed) and blow

an enemy submarine from

the water.

In Northern

Arabian Sea