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			{{short description\|2001 Type 23 or Duke-class frigate of the Royal Navy}}
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			*]: GDIS
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			*"Fear Dishonour"
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	\|Propulsion:
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	\|] (Combined Diesel-eLectric And Gas)<br>2 ] boost gas-turbines<br>4 ] ] diesel engines<br>2 GEC electric motors
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	\|2 ] ] quad launchers<br>Vertical launch system ]s<br>] ] gun<br>2 ] 30 mm guns<br>4 ] torpedo tubes<br>] and DFL3 decoy launchers
			\|Ship displacement={{convert\|4900\|t\|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Ships/Frigates \|title=Type 23 Frigates \|website=Royal Navy \|access-date=6 March 2019 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101101140/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Ships/Frigates \|archive-date=1 January 2012}}</ref>
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			*Four 1510 kW (2,025 shp) ] 12CM diesel generators
			*Two ] ]s delivering 2980kW (4000 shp)
			*Two ] SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp)
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			* ]
			* Type 182 towed torpedo decoy
			* ]
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			*''Anti-air missiles:''
			**1 × 32-cell ] for:
			**32 × ] missiles (1–25+ km)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.edrmagazine.eu/royal-navy-unveiled-sea-ceptor-and-launched-first-user-group-at-dsei-2017\|title = Royal Navy unveiled Sea Ceptor and launched first user group at DSEI 2017}}</ref>
			*''Anti-ship missiles:''
			**2 × quad ]<ref name="NavalStrikeMissile">{{cite news \|date=December 12, 2024 \|url=https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navy-frigate-hms-portland-fitted-with-naval-strike-missiles/ \|title=Royal Navy frigate HMS Portland fitted with Naval Strike Missiles \|work=navylookout.com \|access-date=December 13, 2024}}</ref>
			*''Anti-submarine torpedoes:''
			**2 × twin 12.75{{nbsp}}in (324{{nbsp}}mm) ] tubes
			*''Guns:''
			**1 × ] ]
			**2 × ], ''or'', 2 × 30{{nbsp}}mm DS30B guns
			**2 × ]s (retired 2023 and replaced by ])<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.navylookout.com/in-focus-the-fleet-solid-support-ship-design/ \|title=In focus: the Fleet Solid Support ship design \|publisher=Navy Lookout \|date=28 February 2023 \|access-date=14 April 2023}}</ref>
			**4 × ]
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			** 4 × ] anti-ship missiles (full operating capability projected from 2026),<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.navylookout.com/royal-navys-sea-venom-light-anti-ship-missile-full-operating-capability-delayed-until-2026/\|title = Royal Navy's Sea Venom light anti-ship missile full operating capability delayed until 2026 \|website=Navy Lookout \|date=21 June 2023}}</ref> ''or'',
			** 2 × ] anti-submarine torpedoes, ''or''
			** 20 × ] multirole missiles (from 2021)
			** Mk 11 depth charges
			*''or''
			*1 × ], armed with;
			* 4 × anti submarine torpedoes
			\|Ship aircraft facilities=* Flight deck
			* Enclosed ]
			\|Ship notes=
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	'''HMS ''Portland'' (F79)''' is a ] ] of the ].

			'''HMS ''Portland''''' is a ] of the British ]. She is the ] to bear the name and is the fifteenth and penultimate ship of the 'Duke' class of frigates, and is named for the currently extinct title of the ], and more particularly for ], who was Prime Minister.
	See ] for other ships of the same name.
	{{Type 23 frigate}}

			==Operational history==
	]
			===2000–2010===
			The ship was accepted into service by the Royal Navy on 15 December 2000 and was commissioned on 3 May the following year. Present at the commissioning ceremony was ''Portland''{{'}}s sponsor Lady Brigstocke, wife of Admiral ], a former ]; Lady Brigstocke launched the ship in 1999.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/News/3may012.htm \|title=HMS ''Portland'' Commissions \|date=3 May 2001 \|website=Warship News \|access-date=6 March 2019 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012093235/http://www.btinternet.com/~warship/News/3may012.htm \|archive-date=12 October 2008}}</ref>

			During sea trials ''Portland'' attained a top speed of {{convert\|30.8\|kn\|km/h}}, the fastest speed attained by any Type 23 frigate at that time.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/type-23-frigates/hms-portland/index.htm \|title=HMS ''Portland'' \|date=2009 \|website=Royal Navy \|access-date=1 July 2011 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708060121/http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/surface-fleet/type-23-frigates/hms-portland/index.htm \|archive-date=8 July 2011}}</ref>

			Portland's Lynx helicopter (XZ724) was lost at sea on 8 December 2004. The aircraft had been launched following the potential sighting of a man overboard. All four crew were killed, including Lieutenant David Cole RN, the flight commander, who had embarked to augment the duty crew.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/66668/boi_portland.pdf \|title=Boar of Inquiry into the loss of HMS Portland's Lynx helicopter \|date=December 2004}}</ref>

			''Portland'' assisted in the search for men lost from a capsized ] on 3 February 2007.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/6326795.stm \|title=Man killed when vessel capsizes \|date=3 February 2007 \|publisher=] \|access-date=3 February 2007}}</ref>

			She was deployed to the Caribbean for seven months in 2007, intercepting 3.5 tonnes of cocaine in cooperation with a ] ] (LEDET) and conducting disaster relief in Belize following ].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/HmsPortlandInDramaticAtlanticDrugsBustvideo.htm \|title=HMS ''Portland'' in dramatic Atlantic drugs bust \|date=29 October 2007 \|website=Ministry of Defence \|access-date=30 April 2010 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808025442/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/MilitaryOperations/HmsPortlandInDramaticAtlanticDrugsBustvideo.htm \|archive-date=8 August 2009}}</ref>

			In April 2008, ''Portland'' visited ] with {{HMS\|Mersey\|P283\|6}} and berthed at the ] at ].<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.shippingtimes.co.uk/itm164_MERSEY.htm \|title=HMS ''Portland'' and HMS ''Mersey'' to visit Liverpool \|date=2 April 2008 \|website=Shipping Times \|access-date=7 April 2008 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080802032715/http://www.shippingtimes.co.uk/itm164_MERSEY.htm \|archive-date=2 August 2008 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			In June 2009 while taking part in anti-piracy operations off the ], ''Portland'' intercepted ten alleged pirates but because the suspects were not caught in the immediate act of piracy, the vessel was unable legally to detain them.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8084098.stm \|title=British Navy stops pirate action \|date=4 June 2009 \|publisher=BBC News \|access-date=5 January 2010}}</ref>

			In late April 2010, ''Portland'' relieved {{HMS\|York\|D98\|6}} on the Atlantic Patrol Task (South).<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/defence/HMS-Portland-patrol-Falkland-Island-seas/article-2014017-detail/article.html \|title=HMS ''Portland'' is off to patrol the Falkland Island seas \|date=14 April 2010 \|website=This is Plymouth \|access-date=21 April 2010 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912054147/http://www.thisisplymouth.co.uk/defence/HMS-Portland-patrol-Falkland-Island-seas/article-2014017-detail/article.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=12 September 2012}}</ref>

			===2011–2021===
			] in 2013]]
			June 2011 saw ''Portland'' conducting night Naval Gunnery practice off ] in the ]. Towards the end of the month she sailed to ] to take part in ].<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=http://www.navynews.co.uk/news/1260-from-guy-fawkes-night-to-armed-forces-day-for-hms-portland.aspx \|title=From Guy Fawkes Night To Armed Forces Day For HMS ''Portland'' \|magazine=Navy News}} {{dead link\|date=March 2019}}</ref> She was the first major warship in the Royal Navy to be commanded by a woman: Commander ] assumed command of HMS ''Portland'' on 21 May 2012,<ref>{{cite press release \|url=http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PressCentre/PressReleases/0672012FirstWomanToCommandAMajorNavyWarshipTakesUpPost.htm \|title=First woman to command a major Navy warship takes up post \|date=22 May 2012 \|website=Ministry of Defence (UK) \|access-date=30 May 2012 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804132203/http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/DefenceNews/PressCentre/PressReleases/0672012FirstWomanToCommandAMajorNavyWarshipTakesUpPost.htm \|archive-date=4 August 2012}}</ref> but was relieved of command in July 2014 following an alleged affair with one of the ship's officers.<ref>{{cite web \|title=First female navy commander removed after affair claim \|publisher=BBC News \|date=8 August 2014 \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28700446 \|access-date=24 April 2021}}</ref>

			''Portland'' spent 2012 at Rosyth in a 50-week refit that saw her upgraded with ], new IT systems, Sea Wolf mid-life overhaul, gun replacements, galley refurbishment and accommodation improvements. She left Rosyth on 14 December 2012 for three months of sea trials.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2012/December/14/121215-Portland-Rosyth \|title=HMS ''Portland'' leaves Rosyth yard ship shape after £27 million refit \|date=14 December 2012 \|website=Royal Navy \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515074518/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2012/December/14/121215-Portland-Rosyth \|archive-date=15 May 2013}}</ref>


			In August 2013, she was announced as the Fleet Ready Escort for the next two months.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2013/august/02/130802-portland-protects-the-nation \|title=''Portland'' protects the nation on 24-hour call after completing six months training \|date=2 August 2013 \|website=Royal Navy \|access-date=6 March 2019 \|archive-date=7 March 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307054052/https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2013/august/02/130802-portland-protects-the-nation \|url-status=dead }}</ref> She participated in ] 2013.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/02/131002-joint-warrior \|title=Scotland Set To Host Exercise Joint Warrior \|date=2 October 2013 \|website=Royal Navy \|access-date=2 October 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215756/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2013/October/02/131002-joint-warrior \|archive-date=4 October 2013}}</ref>

			On 2 August 2014, she completed the 7-month task of the Atlantic Patrol ship.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2014/august/01/140801-rn-warship-home-from-patrol \|title=Royal Navy warship welcomed home from patrol \|date=1 August 2014 \|website=Royal Navy \|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref>

			On 20 June 2016, ''Portland'' departed Devonport for a nine-month patrol covering the Middle East and the South Atlantic Ocean.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2016/june/20/160620-portland-on-deployment \|title=HMS ''Portland'' sails on a nine-month patrol \|date=20 June 2016 \|website=Royal Navy \|access-date=6 March 2019}}</ref> ''Portland'' was the last Royal Navy ship to carry Radar 996 and was the last ship to conduct a Replenishment at Sea with {{ship\|RFA\|Gold Rover\|A271\|6}} prior to the latter ship's decommissioning<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/15835 \|title=They think it's all Rover… It is now as tanker performs last RAS \|date=9 February 2017 \|magazine=] \|access-date=6 March 2019 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215031624/https://navynews.co.uk/archive/news/item/15835 \|archive-date=15 February 2017}}</ref>

			In 2018, ''Portland'' began a Life Extension (LIFEX) refit at ]'s Frigate Support Centre in ]. Her refit included the installation of the Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missile system, 997 surveillance radar, 1084 navigational radar and the 2150 hull-mounted sonar. She returned to sea in March 2021.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Portland ahoy! Frigate back at sea after massive revamp \|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2021/march/26/20210326-portland-sails \|access-date=8 August 2021 \|agency=] \|date=26 March 2021}}</ref>

			===2022–present===
			In 2022, ''Portland'' spent 152 days at sea.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Allison \|first1=George \|title=Data reveals number of days warships spent at sea last year \|url=https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/data-reveals-number-of-days-warships-spent-at-sea-last-year/ \|access-date=13 July 2023 \|publisher=UK Defence Journal \|date=1 June 2023}}</ref>

			In 2023, ''Portland'' and ] were present at Halifax's ], making it the city's first international fleet week.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2023-09-07 \|title=All aboard: Halifax launches first international fleet week \|url=https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/all-aboard-halifax-launches-first-international-fleet-week-1.6552272 \|access-date=2023-09-08 \|website=Atlantic \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Halifax International Fleet Week 2023 \|url=https://www.hfxfleetweek.ca/ \|access-date=2023-09-08 \|website=Halifax International Fleet Week \|language=en-CA}}</ref>

			From February 2024, ''Portland'' participated in ] as part of the ].<ref>{{cite news \|title=NATO ships join UK Carrier Strike Group for start of exercise \|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2024/february/26/240226-nato-ships-join-carrier-strike-group \|access-date=2 March 2024 \|work=] \|date=26 February 2024}}</ref>

			Participated in Exercise Strike Warrior in the North Sea, in October 2024. <ref>https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2024/october/14/20241014-strike-warrior-begins-as-uk-carrier-strike-group-assembles-in-the-north-sea</ref>

			In December 2024, it was reported that ''Portland'' had become the second Royal Navy ship to be fitted with ]s to serve as an anti-ship surface to surface weapon, and as an interim replacement for the ] missiles, but that they can also be programmed to be used in the land attack role.<ref name="NavalStrikeMissile"/>

			==Affiliations==
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			==References==
			{{reflist}}
			{{refbegin}}
			*{{cite web \|url=http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/sitecore/content/home/the-fleet/ships/frigates/hms-portland \|title=HMS ''Portland'' \|website=Royal Navy \|access-date=12 September 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20140410104938/http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/sitecore/content/home/the-fleet/ships/frigates/hms-portland \|archive-date=10 April 2014}}
			{{refend}}

			==External links==
			{{Commons category}}
			* {{Official website}}

			{{Type 23 frigate}}
			{{Royal Navy ships}}

	]		{{DEFAULTSORT:Portland}}
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 15 December 2024

2001 Type 23 or Duke-class frigate of the Royal Navy For other ships with the same name, see HMS Portland.

History
HMS Portland, 2010
United Kingdom
Name	Portland
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	February 1996
Builder	Marconi Marine, Clyde
Laid down	14 January 1998
Launched	15 May 1999
Sponsored by	Lady Brigstocke
Commissioned	3 May 2001
Refit	LIFEX 2018 - 2021
Homeport	HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Identification	IMO number: 8949733 MMSI number: 239627000 Callsign: GDIS
Motto	Craignez Honte "Fear Dishonour"
Status	In active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Type 23 Frigate
Displacement	4,900 t (4,800 long tons; 5,400 short tons)
Length	133 m (436 ft 4 in)
Beam	16.1 m (52 ft 10 in)
Draught	7.3 m (23 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	CODLAG: Four 1510 kW (2,025 shp) Paxman Valenta 12CM diesel generators Two GEC electric motors delivering 2980kW (4000 shp) Two Rolls-Royce Spey SM1C delivering 23,190 kW (31,100 shp)
Speed	In excess of 28 kn (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	7,500 nautical miles (14,000 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h)
Complement	185 (accommodation for up to 205)
Sensors and processing systems	Sonar 2087
Electronic warfare & decoys	UAF-1 ESM, or, UAT Mod 1 Seagnat Type 182 towed torpedo decoy Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
Armament	Anti-air missiles: 1 × 32-cell GWS 35 Vertical Launching System (VLS) for: 32 × Sea Ceptor missiles (1–25+ km) Anti-ship missiles: 2 × quad Naval Strike Missile Anti-submarine torpedoes: 2 × twin 12.75 in (324 mm) Sting Ray torpedo tubes Guns: 1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun 2 × 30 mm DS30M Mk2 guns, or, 2 × 30 mm DS30B guns 2 × Miniguns (retired 2023 and replaced by M2 Browning .50 calibre heavy machine guns) 4 × General-purpose machine gun
Aircraft carried	1 × Wildcat HMA2, armed with: 4 × Sea Venom anti-ship missiles (full operating capability projected from 2026), or, 2 × Sting Ray anti-submarine torpedoes, or 20 × Martlet multirole missiles (from 2021) Mk 11 depth charges or 1 × Westland Merlin HM2, armed with; 4 × anti submarine torpedoes
Aviation facilities	Flight deck Enclosed hangar

HMS Portland is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the name and is the fifteenth and penultimate ship of the 'Duke' class of frigates, and is named for the currently extinct title of the Dukedom of Portland, and more particularly for the third Duke, who was Prime Minister.

Operational history

2000–2010

The ship was accepted into service by the Royal Navy on 15 December 2000 and was commissioned on 3 May the following year. Present at the commissioning ceremony was Portland's sponsor Lady Brigstocke, wife of Admiral Sir John Brigstocke, a former Second Sea Lord; Lady Brigstocke launched the ship in 1999.

During sea trials Portland attained a top speed of 30.8 knots (57.0 km/h), the fastest speed attained by any Type 23 frigate at that time.

Portland's Lynx helicopter (XZ724) was lost at sea on 8 December 2004. The aircraft had been launched following the potential sighting of a man overboard. All four crew were killed, including Lieutenant David Cole RN, the flight commander, who had embarked to augment the duty crew.

Portland assisted in the search for men lost from a capsized yacht on 3 February 2007.

She was deployed to the Caribbean for seven months in 2007, intercepting 3.5 tonnes of cocaine in cooperation with a United States Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) and conducting disaster relief in Belize following Hurricane Dean.

In April 2008, Portland visited Liverpool with HMS Mersey and berthed at the cruise liner terminal at Prince's Dock.

In June 2009 while taking part in anti-piracy operations off the Horn of Africa, Portland intercepted ten alleged pirates but because the suspects were not caught in the immediate act of piracy, the vessel was unable legally to detain them.

In late April 2010, Portland relieved HMS York on the Atlantic Patrol Task (South).

2011–2021

June 2011 saw Portland conducting night Naval Gunnery practice off Gibraltar in the Mediterranean. Towards the end of the month she sailed to Edinburgh to take part in Armed Forces Day. She was the first major warship in the Royal Navy to be commanded by a woman: Commander Sarah West assumed command of HMS Portland on 21 May 2012, but was relieved of command in July 2014 following an alleged affair with one of the ship's officers.

Portland spent 2012 at Rosyth in a 50-week refit that saw her upgraded with Sonar 2087, new IT systems, Sea Wolf mid-life overhaul, gun replacements, galley refurbishment and accommodation improvements. She left Rosyth on 14 December 2012 for three months of sea trials.

In August 2013, she was announced as the Fleet Ready Escort for the next two months. She participated in Exercise Joint Warrior 2013.

On 2 August 2014, she completed the 7-month task of the Atlantic Patrol ship.

On 20 June 2016, Portland departed Devonport for a nine-month patrol covering the Middle East and the South Atlantic Ocean. Portland was the last Royal Navy ship to carry Radar 996 and was the last ship to conduct a Replenishment at Sea with RFA Gold Rover prior to the latter ship's decommissioning

In 2018, Portland began a Life Extension (LIFEX) refit at Babcock's Frigate Support Centre in Devonport. Her refit included the installation of the Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missile system, 997 surveillance radar, 1084 navigational radar and the 2150 hull-mounted sonar. She returned to sea in March 2021.

2022–present

In 2022, Portland spent 152 days at sea.

In 2023, Portland and USS Porter were present at Halifax's fleet week, making it the city's first international fleet week.

From February 2024, Portland participated in Steadfast Defender 2024 as part of the UK Carrier Strike Group.

Participated in Exercise Strike Warrior in the North Sea, in October 2024.

In December 2024, it was reported that Portland had become the second Royal Navy ship to be fitted with Naval Strike Missiles to serve as an anti-ship surface to surface weapon, and as an interim replacement for the Harpoon missiles, but that they can also be programmed to be used in the land attack role.

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External links

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v t e Type 23 frigates
Royal Navy	Norfolk Marlborough Argyll† Lancaster† Iron Duke† Monmouth† Westminster# Northumberland# Montrose† Richmond# Somerset# Grafton Sutherland# Kent# Portland# St Albans#
Chilean Navy	Almirante Cochrane (ex-Norfolk) Almirante Condell (ex-Marlborough) Almirante Lynch (ex-Grafton)
Preceded by: Type 22 frigate Followed by: Type 26 frigate (ASW) / Type 31 frigate (GP)
# = Fitted with towed array sonar for ASW operations † = General purpose ship without towed array sonar List of frigate classes of the Royal Navy

Commissioned ships of the Royal Navy

Aircraft carriers

Queen Elizabeth class	Queen Elizabeth Prince of Wales

Submarines

Vanguard class	Vanguard Victorious Vigilant Vengeance
Trafalgar class	Triumph
Astute class	Astute Ambush Artful Audacious Anson

Destroyers

Type 45	Daring Dauntless Diamond Dragon Defender Duncan

Frigates

Type 23	Argyll Lancaster Iron Duke Westminster Richmond Somerset Sutherland Kent Portland St Albans

Amphibious
warfare ships

Albion-class LPD	Albion Bulwark

Mine counter
measures vessels

Sandown class	Penzance Pembroke Bangor
Hunt class	Ledbury Cattistock Brocklesby Middleton Chiddingfold Hurworth

Patrol vessels

Ice patrol vessel	Protector
River class	Severn Tyne Mersey Forth Medway Trent Tamar Spey
Archer class	Archer Biter Smiter Blazer Puncher Charger Ranger Trumpeter Express Example Explorer Exploit Tracker Raider Pursuer Dasher
Cutlass class	Cutlass Dagger

Survey vessels

Ocean survey vessel	Scott
Survey launch	Magpie

Miscellaneous

Ship of the line	Victory (flagship of the First Sea Lord)

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