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PERSONNEL SUMMARY
| ROYAL NAVY |
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Trained Strength
(Mid 2018) |
| Officers |
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6,980 |
| Other Ranks |
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26,470 |
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Total |
33,450 |
Note: The above figures include 7,000 Royal Marines but do not
include the approximate figure of 2,500 personnel from the Army attached
to 3 Commando Brigade.
Not included in the above figures are approximately 2,100 civilian
personnel manning support ships operated by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary
(RFA).
FLEET
STRENGTH OVERVIEW (MID 2016)
SUBMARINES
In Service:
4 x Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Firing (UK Strategic
Deterrent).
7 x Nuclear Powered Attack
type.
New Construction:
5 x Nuclear Powered Attack type.
MAJOR SURFACE VESSELS
In Service:
4 x Amphibious Assault Ships.
New Construction:
2 x Aircraft Carriers. Planned to enter service from 2018.
DESTROYERS AND FRIGATES
In Service:
6 x Destroyers.
13 x Frigates.
New Construction:
6 x Destroyers.
MINEWARFARE VESSELS
In Service:
15 x Minehunters and Minesweepers.
Deployable worldwide.
SURVEY SHIPS
In Service:
4 x Ocean Survey Vessels.
PATROL VESSELS
In Service:
1 x Antarctic Patrol Ship.
2 x Fast Patrol Vessels. Gibraltar Squadron.
16 x Patrol Craft.
FLEET SUPPORT SHIPS
(Manned by Royal Fleet Auxiliary personnel. Supply
fuel, stores and ammunition at sea to fleet units).
In Service:
2 x Fast Fleet Tankers.
2 x Small Fleet Tankers.
1 x Support Tanker.
3 x Replenishment Ships.
1 x Casualty Receiving Facility.
3 x Landing Ships.
NAVAL AIRCRAFT -
(FAF) - FORWARD AVAILABLE FLEET
21 x Merlin MK 1
Helicopters. Anti-submarine warfare
11 x Sea King MK 5. SAR and Utility
10 x Sea King Mk 7. Provides radar airborne early warning to fleet
4 x Lynx Mk 3. Training
25 x Lynx Mk 8. Anti-submarine warfare and missile armed for surface
ship attack
12 x Hawk. Fixed Wing Trainer
4 King Air. (Training)
Note: Other Naval
Aircraft are assigned to the Joint Force Harrier (JFH) and the Joint
Helicopter Command (JHC).
Click here to see more about JFH and JHC.
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