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Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the Royal Navy was the largest navy in the world and maintained ascendancy over its rivals through superiority in financing, tactics, training, organization, hygiene, dockyard facilities, logistical support, and warship design and construction. The French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars saw the Royal Navy reach a peak of efficiency, dominating the navies of all adversaries, which spent most of the war blockaded in ports.

Between 1815 and 1914, the Navy saw little serious action, owing to the absence of any opponent strong enough to challenge its dominance. Due to British leadership in the Industrial Revolution, unparalleled shipbuilding capacity, and financial resources, British naval warfare underwent a comprehensive transformation, brought by steam propulsion, metal ship construction, and explosive munitions. In 1859, the fleet was estimated to number about 1000 vessels. In 1889, Parliament passed the Naval Defence Act, which formally adopted the 'two-power standard', which stipulated that the Royal Navy should maintain a number of battleships at least equal to the combined strength of the next two largest navies.

During the First World War, the British advantage proved insurmountable, leading the German navy to abandon any attempt to challenge British dominance. The Royal Navy had established a blockade of Germany, closed off access to the English Channel, and mined the North Sea. During the Dardanelles Campaign against the Ottoman Empire in 1915, the Royal Navy suffered heavy losses during an attempt to break through the system of minefields and shore batteries defending the straits.

The most serious danger to the British Navy and merchant fleet came from the attacks of German U-boats. Unrestricted submarine warfare raised the prospect of Britain being starved into submission in 1917. The introduction of convoys brought the U-boat threat under control.

In the inter-war period, the Washington and London Naval Treaties imposed the scrapping of some capital ships and limitations on new construction. The Royal Navy was stripped of much of its power. The re-armament of the Royal Navy restarted in 1932 - with the construction of new battleships and first purpose-built aircraft carriers. At the start of World War II in 1939, the Royal Navy was the largest in the world, with over 1,400 vessels, including 7 aircraft carriers, 15 battleships and battlecruisers.

The Royal Navy suffered heavy losses in the first two years of the war with the most critical struggle of the Atlantic defending Britain's vital commercial supply lines against the U-boat attacks. The Navy was vital in guarding the sea lanes that enabled British forces to fight in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and the Far East. Naval supremacy was essential to amphibious operations such as the invasions of Northwest Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Normandy. By the end of the war the Royal Navy comprised over 4,800 ships, and was the second-largest fleet in the world.

After the Second World War, the increasingly powerful United States Navy took on the former role of the Royal Navy as a global naval power and police force of the sea. The decline of the British Empire and the economic hardships forced the reduction in the size and capability of the Royal Navy.

One of the most important operations conducted by the Royal Navy after the Second World War was the 1982 Falkland Islands War. Despite losing four naval ships, the Royal Navy fought and won a war over 8,000 miles (12,000 km) from Great Britain. The Royal Navy also took part in the Gulf War, the Kosovo conflict, the Afghanistan Campaign, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
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Naval Battle with an English Ship Foundering on the Left, from Naval Battles (Nieuwe Scheeps Batalien),  plate 5

Naval Battle with an English Ship Foundering on the Left, from Naval B...

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman (Dutch, Amsterdam ca. 1623–1664 Amsterdam) Public domain scan of Dutch 17th-century print, Netherlands, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Three men on deck of the H.M.S. Challenger studying Medusae, jellyfish] / E. Gulland ; Pearson, sc.

[Three men on deck of the H.M.S. Challenger studying Medusae, jellyfis...

Illus. in: Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876 ..., narrative, vol. 1, second part. London : Longmans & Co. ..., 1885, p. 603. Reference copy also avai... More

Atlantic Ocean. Meridional temperature section. Falkland Islands to the parallel of 35.40'.S. / engraved by Malby & Sons.

Atlantic Ocean. Meridional temperature section. Falkland Islands to th...

Vertical scale of fathoms and horizontal scale of degrees of latitude. Illus. in: Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-1876 ..., narrative, vol. 1, second pa... More

Blake, English [ship] - Victorian era public domain image

Blake, English [ship] - Victorian era public domain image

Public domain photograph of a large 20th-century steamship, ship, ocean liner, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

H.M.S. Blake. Warship photograph collection

H.M.S. Blake. Warship photograph collection

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021121. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

British cruiser Inflexible. Warship photograph collection

British cruiser Inflexible. Warship photograph collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

British GLORY. Warship photograph collection

British GLORY. Warship photograph collection

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Slagskepp HMS OrionStuart PhotoW.B. series, No. 549

Slagskepp HMS OrionStuart PhotoW.B. series, No. 549

HMS OrionStuart PhotoW.B. series, No. 549 Public domain scan of a warship, vintage postcard, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

First Sea Lord, British Navy, inspecting a gun aboard U.S. Destroyer

First Sea Lord, British Navy, inspecting a gun aboard U.S. Destroyer

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

First Sea Lord, British Navy, visits U.S. Torpedo Fleet in British waters

First Sea Lord, British Navy, visits U.S. Torpedo Fleet in British wat...

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Sinking of British ships, HOGUE and ABOUKIR.

Sinking of British ships, HOGUE and ABOUKIR.

Ships sunk by the noted German raider U-9, commanded by Capt. Weddingen, with inset photo of Capt. Lt. Otto Eduard Weddingen, 1880-1915. Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card... More

Night firing by H.M.S "Hercules"

Night firing by H.M.S "Hercules"

British Photographs of World War I Public domain image of a British navy ship, steamship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) for phase two of the First of Class flight trails (fixed wing).

The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the Ro...

NORTH ATLANTIC (Nov. 11, 2018) The F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force is testing aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) for phase two of the First of Class flight trails (fixed ... More

Adm. E. Charlton, George Grantham Bain Collection

Adm. E. Charlton, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows Admiral Sir Edward Charlton (1865-1937) who servved as a Royal Navy officer. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2014) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part... More

Arrival of the Negus to Haifa. Eric Matson public domain photograph collection.

Arrival of the Negus to Haifa. Eric Matson public domain photograph co...

Photo shows the family of Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I arriving at Haifa on the British ship, the H.M.S. Enterprise, May 8, 1936. Title from: photographer's logbook: Matson Registers, v. 1, [1936-1939]. D... More

Der englische flugzeugträger "Courageous" wird von deutschem U-boot versenkt / Adolf Bock 1941.

Der englische flugzeugträger "Courageous" wird von deutschem U-boot ve...

Print shows passengers abandoning the HMS Courageous, a British aircraft carrier, on September 17, 1939 after it was torpedoed by a German Uboat. Original signed in lower left. Forms part of: Third Reich Colle... More

A view of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62), right, the fast combat support ship USS DETROIT (AOE-4), center, and the British frigate HMS SCYLLA (F-71) as the carrier is refueled by the support ship during a NATO exercise

A view of the aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62), right, the fa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC C. Pedrick Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port quarter view of the British hydrographic and oceanographic survey patrol ship HMS ENDURANCE (A 171)

A port quarter view of the British hydrographic and oceanographic surv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nassau Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A British Royal Navy Wessex helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV 41) after refueling during Hong Kong Exercise SEARCH AND RESCUE '82

A British Royal Navy Wessex helicopter takes off from the flight deck ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SEARCH AND RESCUE '82 Country: Hong Kong (HKG) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Mcgill Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

The tail section of a British Royal Navy FRS.Mk 1 Sea Harrier aircraft taxis on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

The tail section of a British Royal Navy FRS.Mk 1 Sea Harrier aircraft...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A British Royal Navy FRS.Mk 1 Sea Harrier aircraft prepares to land on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

A British Royal Navy FRS.Mk 1 Sea Harrier aircraft prepares to land on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A British Royal Navy FRS.Mk 1 Sea Harrier aircraft parked on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69)

A British Royal Navy FRS.Mk 1 Sea Harrier aircraft parked on the fligh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port quarter view of the British Hunt class minesweeper HMS COTTRESMORE (M 32) underway on the Anacostia River after departing from the Washington Navy Yard. The ship is part of the 1ST Mine Countermeasures Squadron. The National War College building is visible in the background

A port quarter view of the British Hunt class minesweeper HMS COTTRESM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Douglas P. Tesner Release Status:... More

A port bow view of the British Hunt class minesweeper HMS BRECON (M 29) underway on the Anacostia River after departing from the Washington Navy Yard. The ship is part of the 1ST Mine Countermeasures Squadron. The US Capitol building is visible in the left background

A port bow view of the British Hunt class minesweeper HMS BRECON (M 29...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Douglas P. Tesner Release Status:... More

The British Hunt class minesweeper HMS BRECON (M 29) (in front) and HMS COTTESMORE (M 32) approach Fort Washington while underway on the Potomac River. The 1ST Mine Countermeasures Squadron ships have just completed a visit to the Washington Navy Yard

The British Hunt class minesweeper HMS BRECON (M 29) (in front) and HM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Douglas P. Tesner Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

Ships of Task Group 100.1 participate in NATO Exercise BALTOPS'85.  In the lead are the West German Frigates FGS RHINELAND-PFALZ (F 209), left, and FGS AUGSBURG (F 222), right, followed by the West German Destroyer FGS MOLDERS (D 186), the British Destroyer HMS LIVERPOOL (D 92), the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61) and the guided missile cruiser USS TICONDEROGA (CG 47)

Ships of Task Group 100.1 participate in NATO Exercise BALTOPS'85. In...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS Base: Baltic Sea Scene Camera Operator: JOCS Russ Egnor, Usnr-R Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A starboard beam view of the British frigate HMS BEAVER (F 93) entering port during Exercise RIMPAC '86

A starboard beam view of the British frigate HMS BEAVER (F 93) enterin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '86 Base: Naval Station, Pearl Harbor State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

A port quarter view of the British light aircraft carrier (R 09) HMS ARK ROYAL here for participation in the International Naval Review

A port quarter view of the British light aircraft carrier (R 09) HMS A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: New York Harbor State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to ... More

A port bow view of the British destroyer HMS Liverpool (D-92) underway near Cape Wrath, Scotland, during NATO exercise Northern Wedding '86

A port bow view of the British destroyer HMS Liverpool (D-92) underway...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN WEDDING '86 Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Jeff Hilton Release Status: Released to Public ... More

An aerial starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) and a port quarter view of the British aircraft carrier HMS HERMES (R 12) tied up at piers

An aerial starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to P... More

A port beam view of the British aviation training ship HMS ARGUS (A-135) underway on patrol as part of a multinational force stationed in the region to safeguard shipping during the war between Iraq and Iran

A port beam view of the British aviation training ship HMS ARGUS (A-13...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH1 T. Cosgrove Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two FRS. Mark 1 Sea Harrier aircraft come in to land aboard the light aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R-05) during Fleet Ex 1-90

Two FRS. Mark 1 Sea Harrier aircraft come in to land aboard the light ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Base: Hms Invincible (R-05) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Ac) D.W. Holmes Ii Releas... More

Ships from four nations sail in formation during the NATO Southern Region exercise Dragon Hammer '90. The ships are, from front: the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA-2), the Spanish aircraft carrier SPS Principe de Asturias (R-11), the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN-69), the Italian light aircraft carrier ITS GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI (C-551) and the British light aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R-05)

Ships from four nations sail in formation during the NATO Southern Reg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON HAMMER '90 Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Aw) Raymond H. Turner Ii Release Status: Relea... More

Flight deck crew members gather around a British Royal Navy HAS Mark 5 Sea King helicopter aboard the British light aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R-05) during the NATO Southern Region exercise DRAGON HAMMER '90

Flight deck crew members gather around a British Royal Navy HAS Mark 5...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DRAGON HAMMER '90 Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Stephen L. Batiz Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A Lynx helicopter of the Royal Navy flies over the Greek destroyer HS Kriezis (DD-217) as the elements of Naval On-call Forces Mediterranean, Task Force 432 participate in exercise Deterrent Force 2/90, a part of Operation Desert Shield

A Lynx helicopter of the Royal Navy flies over the Greek destroyer HS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Jay B. Manzano Release Status: Released to Public ... More

As seen from aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64), the British destroyer HMS GLOUCESTER (D-96) steams through the waters of the gulf during Operation Desert Shield

As seen from aboard the battleship USS WISCONSIN (BB-64), the British ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PHC(Nac) John Kristoffersen Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

The British destroyer HMS Gloucester (D-96), foreground, comes alongside the combat stores ship USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3) for an underway replenishment as the destroyer USS FIFE (DD-991) steams nearby during Operation Desert Storm

The British destroyer HMS Gloucester (D-96), foreground, comes alongsi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Rob Clare Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Four ships from three nations sail together during the NATO exercise Display Determination '91. The ships are, from front to back: the Spanish aircraft carrier PRINCIPE DE ASTURIAS (R-11), the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1), the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) and the British aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R-05)

Four ships from three nations sail together during the NATO exercise D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '91 Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 R. C. Witham Release Status: Released to... More

Four ships are silhouetted against the sea as they sail together during the NATO exercise Display Determination '91. The ships are, from front to back: the British aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R-05), the aircraft carrier USS FORRESTAL (CV-59), the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) and the Spanish aircraft carrier PRINCIPE DE ASTURIAS (R-11)

Four ships are silhouetted against the sea as they sail together durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '91 Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 R. C. Witham Release Status: Released to... More

A crew member aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-19) fires a saluting gun as the vessel renders a 21-gun salute upon its arrival at the British naval station HMS Tamar

A crew member aboard the amphibious command ship USS BLUE RIDGE (LCC-1...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hong Kong Country: Hong Kong(HKG) Scene Camera Operator: CDR Alan J. Dooley Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

The British frigate HMS LONDON (F-95) stands moored to a pier during Operation Desert Shield

The British frigate HMS LONDON (F-95) stands moored to a pier during O...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Base: Hms London Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John C. Carnes Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

Various coalition ships are moored at Mina Salman while stationed in the region to enforce United Nations sanctions against Iraq during Operation Southern Watch. The vessels include, from left: the British frigate HMS CHATHAM (F-87), the French destroyer GEORGES LEYGUES (D-640) and the destroyer USS KINKAID (DD-965). At the right are the Russian guided missile destroyer ADMIRAL VINOGRADOV and the miscellaneous command ship USS LA SALLE (AGF-3)

Various coalition ships are moored at Mina Salman while stationed in t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SOUTHERN WATCH Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN(Ac) April Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A starboard side view of the United Kingdom Royal Navy guided missile destroyer HMS Gloucester (D-96) steaming close alongside the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) after sunrise in the Persian Gulf. An F-14 Tomcat aircraft of Fighter Squadron 154 (VF-154) can be seen on waist catapult four ready for launch

A starboard side view of the United Kingdom Royal Navy guided missile ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: LT. Scott Gureck Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aerial port side view of the British Royal Navy Broadsword class type 22 frigate HMS Brilliant (F-88) underway

Aerial port side view of the British Royal Navy Broadsword class type ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: US Navy Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

British Crewmen aboard Invincible Class Aircraft Carrier, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS (RO 6), prepare a Royal Air Force Harrier GR7 for take off from the flight deck. The British aircraft carrier is operating in the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up

British Crewmen aboard Invincible Class Aircraft Carrier, HMS ILLUSTRI...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hms Illustrious (RO 6) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Alexander C. Hicks, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Pho... More

A British Harrier pilot prepares his aircraft for take off from the flight deck of Invincible Class Aircraft Carrier, HMS ILLUSTRIOUS (RO 6). The British vessel is operating in the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up

A British Harrier pilot prepares his aircraft for take off from the fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hms Illustrious (RO 6) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

The British Royal Navy Ship Broadsword Class Frigate, HMS COVENTRY (F 98), conducts an underway replenishment while on station in the Persian Gulf in support of the Southwest Asia build-up

The British Royal Navy Ship Broadsword Class Frigate, HMS COVENTRY (F ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Craig P. Strawser, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Capt. Brian Luther, center, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), presents a framed photo to Royal Navy Cmdr. Tom Sharpe, left

Capt. Brian Luther, center, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier...

ARABIAN SEA (Sep. 25, 2011) Capt. Brian Luther, center, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), presents a framed photo to Royal Navy Cmdr. Tom Sharpe, left, commanding officer... More

The British aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R 05), conducts a passing exercise with USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73)

The British aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R 05), conducts a passing...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss George Washington (CVN 73) Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Nathaniel Bryant, USN Release Status: Released to Publ... More

The bow port view of the Royal Navy Type 42 Class (DDG) Destroyer Her Majestys Ship (HMS) EDINBURGH (D 97) underway

The bow port view of the Royal Navy Type 42 Class (DDG) Destroyer Her ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Kristi Earl, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The bow port view of the Royal Navy Type 42 Class (DDG) Destroyer Her Majestys Ship (HMS) EDINBURGH (D 97) underway

The bow port view of the Royal Navy Type 42 Class (DDG) Destroyer Her ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHAA Kristi Earl, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

BALTOPS 2002, US Navy Photogrpah

BALTOPS 2002, US Navy Photogrpah

The Baltic Sea (Jun. 11, 2002) The Danish HDMS Hvidbjoernen (F 360), British HMS Chatam (F 87), and U.S. guided missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) cruise in formation during the joint combined exercise... More

 The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) surfaced at the North Pole.

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) surfaced...

North Polar Region (Apr. 19, 2004) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) surfaced at the North Pole. Hampton and the Royal Navy Trafalgar class attack submarine HMS Tireless took part in ... More

Moving past a civilian tanker, British government officials in a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) approach the central platform of Iraq's Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) as the HMS MARLBOROUGH [not shown] patrols a perimeter around ABOT. The officials are visiting ABOT to get a look at what life is like for Sailors assigned to Mobile Security Force Detachment 22 (MSD-22). MSD-22 is providing security for Iraq's oil terminals as part of a joint effort between United States and Coalition Forces to provide security against terrorist attacks to Iraq's oil platforms during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Moving past a civilian tanker, British government officials in a Rigid...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Basrah Oil Terminal (ABOT) Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Aw) Richard J. Brunson, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), background, sits anchored off the Mississippi coast, along with the Dutch frigate HMS Van Amstel (F-831).

The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), background, sits ancho...

Gulf of Mexico (Sep. 09, 2005) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), background, sits anchored off the Mississippi coast, along with the Dutch frigate HMS Van Amstel (F-831). The mutli-national force ... More

The Swedish diesel-powered attack submarine HMS Gotland transits through San Diego Harbor during the Sea and Air Parade.

The Swedish diesel-powered attack submarine HMS Gotland transits throu...

San Diego (Oct. 01, 2005) The Swedish diesel-powered attack submarine HMS Gotland transits through San Diego Harbor during the Sea and Air Parade held as part of Fleet Week San Diego 2005. Fleet Week San Diego ... More

The Swedish Type A19 diesel-powered attack submarine HMS (His Majestys Ship) GOTLAND transits through San Diego Harbor with the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) following close behind during the Sea and Air Parade held as part of Fleet Week San Diego 2005. Fleet Week San Diego is a three-week tribute to Southern California area military members and their families

The Swedish Type A19 diesel-powered attack submarine HMS (His Majestys...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: San Diego State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Aw/Nac) Michael Moriatis Usn Release Status:... More

Royal Navy (British) Commodore, Keith Winstanley (left), Deputy Commander, Combined Forces Maritime Component, is piped aboard Italian Navy Squadron Replenishment Ship ITS ETNA (A 5326), during the Change of Command Ceremony for Combined Task Force 152, held at Navy Support Activity Bahrain, on Dec. 3, 2006. During the ceremony Italian Navy Rear Adm. Emilio Foltzer, relinquished command to U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Allen G. Myers, who is also Commander of the EISENHOWER Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy PHOTO by Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class Kathryn Whittenberger) (Released)

Royal Navy (British) Commodore, Keith Winstanley (left), Deputy Comman...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Navy Support Activity Bahrain Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 Kathryn Whittenberger, USN Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

 - The Royal Navy Invincible-class aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R 06), and Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transit in formation.

- The Royal Navy Invincible-class aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jul. 29, 2007) The Royal Navy Invincible-class aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R 06), and Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) tran... More

Sailors aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth (F235) perform line handling duties as the ship moors pierside Naval Station Pearl Harbor.

Sailors aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth (F235) perform ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Oct. 25, 2007) Sailors aboard British Royal Navy frigate HMS Monmouth (F235) perform line handling duties as the ship moors pierside Naval Station Pearl Harbor. Monmouth is at Pearl Harbor... More

A Royal Navy HMS Argyll (F231) crew member receives maneuvering orders from the bridge during a Joint Warrior training evolution in the control center.090513-N-6247V-015

A Royal Navy HMS Argyll (F231) crew member receives maneuvering orders...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May. 13, 2009) A Royal Navy HMS Argyll (F231) crew member receives maneuvering orders from the bridge during a Joint Warrior training evolution in the control center aboard the Royal Navy of the... More

Ens. John Guzman uses an azimuth circle aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) during leapfrog exercises with the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Manchester (D 95), not pictured, off the coast of Peru.

Ens. John Guzman uses an azimuth circle aboard the guided-missile frig...

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 07, 2009) Ens. John Guzman uses an azimuth circle aboard the guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) during leapfrog exercises with the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Manchester (D 95), not p... More

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is underway with the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Daring (D 32).

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is underway with the Roya...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 19, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is underway with the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Daring (D 32) during a Composite Training Unit Exercise for the Enterprise Carrier Strik... More

Sailors pilot a rigid-hull inflatable boat for the transport of a British visit, board, search and seizure team.

Sailors pilot a rigid-hull inflatable boat for the transport of a Brit...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jun. 28, 2011) Sailors assigned to the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless (D 33) pilot a rigid-hull inflatable boat for the transport of a British visit, board, search and seizure team during an... More

Ships participate in maneuvering exercises during FRUKUS 2011.

Ships participate in maneuvering exercises during FRUKUS 2011.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jun. 29, 2011) The French navy frigate FS Ventose (F 733), right, the Russian navy destroyer RFS Admiral Chabanenko (DD 650) and the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dauntless (D 33) participate in mane... More

A sailor assigned to the Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute (S119) prepares to raise the flag as the ship arrives at Naval Station Norfolk.

A sailor assigned to the Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute (S119) prepar...

NORFOLK (Nov. 28, 2011) A sailor assigned to the Royal Navy submarine HMS Astute (S119) prepares to raise the flag as the ship arrives at Naval Station Norfolk. Astute is the first in a new class of British nuc... More

HMS Diamond maneuvers alongside USS Enterprise.

HMS Diamond maneuvers alongside USS Enterprise.

U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 08, 2012) The British Royal navy destroyer HMS Diamond (D 34) maneuvers alongside the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5... More

British Royal navy destroyer HMS Diamond (D 34) maneuvers alongside the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).

British Royal navy destroyer HMS Diamond (D 34) maneuvers alongside th...

U.S. FIFTH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Aug. 08, 2012) The British Royal navy destroyer HMS Diamond (D 34) maneuvers alongside the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed to the U.S. 5... More

Cmdr. Andrew Fitzpatrick, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55),  keeps watch during a coordinated anti-submarine warfare exercise.

Cmdr. Andrew Fitzpatrick, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Oct. 16, 2013) Cmdr. Andrew Fitzpatrick, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55), keeps watch during a coordinated anti-submarine warfare exer... More

An MV-22B Osprey from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 226 (Reinforced) lands on the flight deck of the HMS Illustrious (R06).

An MV-22B Osprey from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3...

U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sep. 16, 2013) An MV-22B Osprey from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 226 (Reinforced) lands on the fli... More

Sailors walk across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon (D35) follows behind.

Sailors walk across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 05, 2013) Sailors walk across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as the British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon (D35) follows behind. Nimitz is deployed supporti... More

 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert tours the Swedish mine countermeasure ship HMS Vigna at Karlskrona Naval Base.

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert tours the Swed...

KARLSKRONA, Sweden (Jul. 14, 2015) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert tours the Swedish mine countermeasure ship HMS Vigna at Karlskrona Naval Base. Greenert visits Sweden to hold bilateral ... More

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) approaches the Royal Navy ship HMS Ocean (L12).

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) approaches the ...

ARABIAN GULF (Nov. 25, 2016) The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) approaches the Royal Navy ship HMS Ocean (L12). The ship and its carrier strike group are deployed in support of Operation Inh... More

Lt. j.g. James Wickham uses a laser range finder as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducts tactical maneuvers with the Royal Navy Landing Platform Helicopter-class amphibious ship HMS Ocean (L-12).

Lt. j.g. James Wickham uses a laser range finder as the Arleigh Burke-...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Nov. 09, 2017) Lt. j.g. James Wickham uses a laser range finder as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducts tactical maneuvers with the Royal Navy La... More

An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Oct. 8, 2018.

An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carri...

NORTH ATLANTIC (Oct. 08, 2018) An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), Oct. 8, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin by Dane Wiedmann) Fi... More

A U.K. Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat helicopter, assigned to the Daring-class air defense destroyer HMS Duncan (D 37), prepares to land aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71)

A U.K. Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat helicopter, assigned to the Daring-cla...

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Mar. 23, 2019) A U.K. Royal Navy AW159 Wildcat helicopter, assigned to the Daring-class air defense destroyer HMS Duncan (D 37), prepares to land aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile... More

A Royal Marine landing craft vehicle transits alongside the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) after a personnel transfer in the Baltic Sea during exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 2019.

A Royal Marine landing craft vehicle transits alongside the Blue Ridge...

BALTIC SEA (Jun. 14, 2019) A Royal Marine landing craft vehicle attached to the Royal Navy amphibious assault ship HMS Albion (L14) transits alongside the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whi... More

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter jet take off from HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter jet take off from HMS Queen...

BF-4 Flt 509 Maj Michael Lippert and BF-5 Flt 371 Cdr Nathan Gray Test aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on 28 Sep 2018

Dowager Empress Maria with Lord John Fisher

Dowager Empress Maria with Lord John Fisher

Dowager Empress Maria with Lord John Fisher on the deck of the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert. Meeting of King Edward VII and Emperor Nicholas II in the Reval Bay. June 9, 1908. Вдовствующая императрица Мари... More

Dowager Empress Maria with an officer on the deck of the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert.

Dowager Empress Maria with an officer on the deck of the Royal Yacht V...

Dowager Empress Maria with officer on the deck of the Royal Yacht Victoria and Albert. Meeting of King Edward VII and Emperor Nicholas II in the Reval Bay. June 9, 1908. Вдовствующая императрица Мария с офице... More

H.M.S. Tartar. Warship photograph collection

H.M.S. Tartar. Warship photograph collection

Detroit Publishing Co. no. 021125. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

H.M.S. PRINCESS ROYAL ship - Public domain portrait photograph

H.M.S. PRINCESS ROYAL ship - Public domain portrait photograph

Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negative. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantham Bain Collection is availabl... More

H.M.S. ACHILLES, George Grantham Bain Collection

H.M.S. ACHILLES, George Grantham Bain Collection

Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). General information about the George Grantha... More

H.M. S. MARS (Brit.) - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

H.M. S. MARS (Brit.) - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows the Royal Navy predreadnought battleship. the H.M.S. Mars which saw service in World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011) Title from data provided by the Bain News Service on the negat... More

H.M.S. "Sedgefly" in action during the Mesopotamian campaign

H.M.S. "Sedgefly" in action during the Mesopotamian campaign

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph of navy ship, submarine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Visit of a Brazilian Admiral to H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth". He is shown in conversation with Admiral Beatty

Visit of a Brazilian Admiral to H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth". He is shown ...

British Photographs of World War I Public domain image of a British navy ship, steamship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American delegates aboard British battleship

American delegates aboard British battleship

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Palace Hotel, Ostend, Belgium destroyed when German battery was blown up by the British Navy

Palace Hotel, Ostend, Belgium destroyed when German battery was blown ...

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph of a hotel building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Remains of H.M.S. "Vindictive", Ostend, Belgium

Remains of H.M.S. "Vindictive", Ostend, Belgium

British Photographs of World War I Public domain image of a British navy ship, steamship, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Battleships of the British Navy

Battleships of the British Navy

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Admiral Mayo, U.S.N., talking to Admiral Beatty, British Navy

Admiral Mayo, U.S.N., talking to Admiral Beatty, British Navy

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Riffle drill aboard ship. British Navy

Riffle drill aboard ship. British Navy

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph - British army, military forces, during World War One, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Admiral Mayo, U.S.N., talking to Admiral Beatty, British Navy

Admiral Mayo, U.S.N., talking to Admiral Beatty, British Navy

British Photographs of World War I Public domain photograph of navy ship, submarine, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The Belligerent Peace Advocate - Political cartoon, public domain image

The Belligerent Peace Advocate - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

This illustration entitled, "The Belligerent Peace Advocate", by cartoonist Clifford Berryman, which appeared in the Washington Evening Star on August 9, 1914, shows Andrew Carnegie, a strong peace advocate, as... More

SUFFOLK (Brit.), George Grantham Bain Collection

SUFFOLK (Brit.), George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows the H.M.S. Suffolk, an armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, which served in World War I. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2011) Title from data provided by the Bain News Se... More

HMS Sheffield After Repair - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

HMS Sheffield After Repair - U.S. National Archives Public Domain phot...

This photograph shows the British cruiser, HMS Sheffield, which was repaired in the Boston Navy Yard under the Administration of Conversion Division. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II

A port beam view of the British frigate HMS SCYLLA (F-71) and the French destroyer LA GALISSONNIERE (D-638) underway during NATO exercises

A port beam view of the British frigate HMS SCYLLA (F-71) and the Fren...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: PHC C. Pedrick Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port side view of the Royal Navy (British) Wave Class Large Fleet Tanker, HMS WAVE RULER (A390) underway in the harbor at Naval Station Mayport, Florida (FL) for a port visit. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Service is the specialized front-line support force for the Royal Navy that replenishes warships at sea with fuel, stores, weapons equipment and munitions

A port side view of the Royal Navy (British) Wave Class Large Fleet Ta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mayport State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Susan Cornell, USN Release Status: Released to Pu... More

An elevated port bow view of the British destroyer HMS BRISTOL (D 23) underway

An elevated port bow view of the British destroyer HMS BRISTOL (D 23) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port bow view of the British frigate HMS ARROW (F 173) underway

A port bow view of the British frigate HMS ARROW (F 173) underway

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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