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Knight, Will (5 December 2006). "UK unveils plans for a new submarine fleet". New Scientist (Environment). Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 . Retrieved 10 August 2007. Hard to Fathom –a fathom is an old nautical measurement used for distances and depths. The Admiralty defined as 6.08ft (2m) or one thousandth of a nautical mile 6080ft (1853m) usually to make calculations easier it was rounded down to 6ft. The word comes from the old Anglo-Saxon word faeom ‘to embrace’ which referred to the distance along outstretched arms of a person when about to embrace. If a sailor, taking soundings could not find the exact depth, it was ‘hard to fathom’. McLean, Samuel A. (4 May 2017). "The Westminster Model Navy: Defining the Royal Navy, 1660-1749" (PDF). Department of War Studies. Harding, Richard (2005). The Royal Navy 1930–2000: Innovation and Defence. Frank Cass. ISBN 978-0203337684. HMS Protector ready". Think Defence. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016 . Retrieved 27 September 2013.

Type 23 Duke class – Helicopter Database". helis.com. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016 . Retrieved 23 March 2013. The Royal Navy is the oldest organised fighting service in the world and those of us with British ancestors would more than likely have a sailor somewhere in the family tree, be he with the RN or the merchant marine such as the East India Company. Naval slang would be part of his everyday language. It is surprising how many of these of terms are still heard today… here are a few gems from the A’s to F’s:Respectful rebels: The Invergordon Mutiny and Granny's MI5 file". BBC. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018 . Retrieved 1 January 2018. Rodger, N.A.M. (2004). The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649–1815. Vol.2. Penguin. ISBN 978-0141026909. Chet, Guy (2014). The Ocean is a Wilderness: Atlantic Piracy and the Limits of State Authority, 1688–1856. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 978-1625340856.

The Royal Navy contributes to standing NATO formations and maintains forces as part of the NATO Response Force. The RN also has a long-standing commitment to supporting the Five Powers Defence Arrangements countries and occasionally deploys to the Far East as a result. [168] This deployment typically consists of a frigate and a survey vessel, operating separately. Operation Atalanta, the European Union's anti- piracy operation in the Indian Ocean, is permanently commanded by a senior Royal Navy or Royal Marines officer at Northwood Headquarters and the navy contributes ships to the operation. [169] Baron, Scott; Wise, James E. (2004). Soldiers lost at sea: a chronicle of troopship disasters. Naval Institute Press. p. 100. ISBN 1-59114-966-5 . Retrieved 29 October 2015. Blubber: to cry, originating from whaling days when fat globules looked like tear drops as the whale was flensed. Rodger, N.A.M. (1997). The Safeguard of the Sea: A Naval History of Britain, 660–1649. Vol.1. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0006388401. Codswallop: A load of nonsense; derived from Hiram Codd who in 1875 successfully made bottled carbonated water which remained drinkable for longer than still water stored in casks… Wallop was slang for beer so Mr Codd’s Wallop was useless to hardened beer drinkers.The current role of the Royal Navy is to protect British interests at home and abroad, executing the foreign and defence policies of His Majesty's Government through the exercise of military effect, diplomatic activities and other activities in support of these objectives. The Royal Navy is also a key element of the British contribution to NATO, with a number of assets allocated to NATO tasks at any time. [159] These objectives are delivered via a number of core capabilities: [160] Defence Intelligence: Roles". Ministry of Defence. 12 December 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014 . Retrieved 4 November 2014.

Johnson, Paul (1991). Modern times: the world from the twenties to the nineties (Reved.). New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-433427-9. OCLC 24780171. The Royal Navy ( RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force and a component of His Majesty's Naval Service. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against France. The modern Royal Navy traces its origins to the early 16th century; the oldest of the UK's armed services, it is consequently known as the Senior Service. Couple of Shakes –the sailor’s way of measuring a show period of time alludes to the speed with which a sail would begin to shake if the helmsman allowed the ship to head too closely to the wind.New title for Duke of Edinburgh as he turns 90". BBC News. BBC. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011 . Retrieved 10 June 2011. Tuchman, Barbara W. (1994). The guns of August. New York: Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-38623-X. OCLC 30087894. From 2015, the Royal Navy also re-formed its UK Carrier Strike Group (UKCSG) after it was disbanded in 2011 due to the retirement of HMS Ark Royal and Harrier GR9s. [170] [171] The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers form the central part of this formation, supported by various escorts and support ships, with the aim to facilitate carrier-enabled power projection. [172] The UKCSG first assembled at sea in October 2020 as part of a rehearsal for its first operational deployment in 2021. [99] Main article: Royal Navy Surface Fleet Aircraft carriers [ edit ] HMS Queen Elizabeth, a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, on sea trials in June 2017

HMS Daring". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012 . Retrieved 15 September 2012. Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World". BBC. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017 . Retrieved 30 December 2017. Royal Navy failing to get enough recruits into basic training". Navy Lookout. 2 November 2023 . Retrieved 3 November 2023. During the USA Prohibition (1919 to 1933) sailors would make their own illegal booze and smuggle it on board in their boots. Pipe down HMNB Portsmouth (HMS Nelson) – This is home to the Queen Elizabeth Class supercarriers. Portsmouth is also the home to the Type 45 Daring Class Destroyer and a moderate fleet of Type 23 frigates as well as Fishery Protection Squadrons. [144]Volunteer Cadet Corps – consisting of Royal Naval Volunteer Cadet Corps and Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet Corps, the VCC was the first youth organisation officially supported or sponsored by the Admiralty in 1901. [213]



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