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COMPOSITION OF THE FLEET
Submarines			In Refit	Home Base
(Trident)	4	Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant, Vengeance.	1	Faslane
(Fleet - Trafalgar Class)	7	Tireless, Torbay, Trafalgar, Turbulent, Trenchant, Talent, Triumph.	2	Devonport
(Fleet - Swiftsure Class)	3	Sceptre, Superb, Sovereign.		Faslane
(Under Construction)	3	Astute, Artful, Ambush (from 2008).

Carriers	3	Invincible, Illustrious, Ark Royal.	1	Portsmouth

Destroyers (Type 42)	8	Exeter, Southampton, Nottingham, Liverpool, Manchester, York, Gloucester, Edinburgh.	1	Portsmouth

(Type 45 under construction)	6	Daring (launched February 2006), Dauntless, Diamond, Dragon, Defender, Duncan.

Frigates (Type 23 - Duke Class)	14	Sutherland, Monmouth, Northumberland, Somerset, Argyll, Montrose, Richmond, Lancaster, Iron Duke, Westminster, Grafton, Kent, Portland, St Albans.	2	Devonport/ Portsmouth

Frigates (Type 22 - Broadsword Class)	4	Chatham, Campbeltown, Cornwall, Cumberland.	1	Devonport

Assault Ships	2	Albion, Bulwark.		Portsmouth

Helicopter Carrier	1	Ocean.		Devonport

Offshore Patrol (Castle Class)	1	Dumbarton Castle.		Portsmouth

(River Class)	3 + 1	Tyne, Mersey, Severn, Clyde.		Portsmouth

Minehunters (Hunt Class)	8	Brocklesby, Chiddingfold, Ledbury, Middleton, Atherstone, Cattistock, Quorn, Hurworth.	2	Portsmouth

(Sandown Class)	8	Walney, Penzance, Pembroke, Grimsby, Bangor, Blyth, Ramsey, Shoreham.	2	Faslane/ Portsmouth

Coastal Training Craft	16	Biter, Blazer, Archer, Charger, Dasher, Smiter, Puncher, Pursuer, Example, Explorer, Express, Exploit, Tracker, Raider, Ranger, Trumpeter.	2
Two of these craft (Pursuer and Dasher) act as the Cyprus Squadron. The remaining 14 are employed as University Naval Units (URNU) for training.

Ice Patrol Ship	1	Endurance.		Portsmouth

Survey Ships	5	Scott, Roebuck, Echo, Enterprise, Gleaner		Devonport


Note: Numbers of surface ships and submarines worked up and fully operational can vary greatly, due to refit, repair or other problems. The Royal Navy has very high standards of both operational efficiency and safety. The Fleet is worked hard.
ROYAL FLEET AUXILIARY
Fast Fleet Tankers	2	Wave Knight, Wave Ruler.

Small Fleet Tankers	3	Black Rover, Gold Rover, Grey Rover.

Support Tankers	4	Bayleaf, Brambleleaf, Oakleaf, Orangeleaf.

Replenishment Ships	4	Fort George, Fort Austin, Fort Rosalie, Fort Victoria.

Aviation Training Ships	1	Argus.

Landing Ships	3	Sir Galahad, Sir Bedivere, Sir Tristram.

Forward Repair Ships	1	Diligence.

Ro-Ro Cargo Ships	2	Sea Crusader, Sea Centurion. (available when required)

Civilian Managed Strategic Sealift Ships
Ro-Ro Cargo Ships	4	Hurst Point, Harland Point, Eddystone, Longstone, Beachy Head, (Four available at any one time from AWSR Ltd)

FLEET AIR ARM
HARRIER FORCE (See Note 1 below)
Air Defence/Attack	9	Harrier GR 7/7A (See Note 2 below)

Note 1. The Joint Force Harrier (JFH) was established on 1 April 2000 and brought together the Sea Harrier FA-2 Squadrons, previously under Naval Air Command, with the RAF's Harrier GR.7 squadrons in a new command within RAF Strike Command. Note 2. Sea Harrier FA-2 and Harrier T Mk8 decommissioned in March 2006.
NAVAL HELICOPTERS
Anti-Submarine	38	Merlin HM Mk1
Anti-Submarine	12	Sea King HAS Mk6
Anti-Submarine/Anti-Ship	23	Lynx Mk8
Airborne Early Warning	13	11 x Sea King AEW2, 2 x AEW Mk7
COMMANDO HELICOPTER FORCE (See Note 3 below)
Commando Assault	41	Sea King HC4
Ground Attack	6	Lynx AH7
Reconnaissance	8	Gazelle

Note 3. As from 1 October 1999 the Commando Helicopter Force joined with the support and battlefield helicopters of the Army Air Corps and the Royal Air Force in the new Joint Helicopter Command (JHC).
AIRCREW TRAINING
Observer Training	13	Jetstream T2/T3
Fleet Training & Support	14	Hawk

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