List of Royal Navy vessels active in 1981
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The following vessels were in commission, planned or under construction for Her Majesty's Royal Navy in 1981.[1]
Aircraft Carriers[edit]
- Centaur-class – Hermes.[Note 1][2]
- Invincible-class – Invincible,[2] Illustrious,[Note 2] & Ark Royal.[Note 3]
Destroyers[edit]
- Type 82 – Bristol.[2]
- Type 42 – Sheffield,[2] Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow,[2] Exeter,[2] Southampton, Liverpool, Cardiff,[2] & Coventry.[2]
- County-class – London, Antrim,[2] Glamorgan,[2] Fife & Norfolk.
Frigates[edit]
- Type 22 – Broadsword,[2] Battleaxe, Brilliant,[2] Brazen[Note 2], Boxer[Note 3] & Beaver.[Note 3]
- Type 21 – Amazon, Antelope,[2] Active,[2] Ambuscade, Arrow,[2] Alacrity, Ardent & Avenger.
- Leander-class (Type 12I) –
- Batch 1 (Ikara Group): Aurora, Euryalus, Galatea, Arethusa, Naiad, Dido, Leander & Ajax.
- Batch 2 (Exocet Group): Cleopatra, Sirius, Phoebe, Minerva, Danae, Juno, Argonaut & Penelope.
- Batch 3 (Broad-Beamed Group): Achilles, Diomede, Andromeda, Hermione, Jupiter, Bacchante, Apollo, Scylla, Ariadne & Charybdis.
- Rothesay-class – Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Brighton, Rothesay, Londonderry, Falmouth, Berwick, Plymouth & Rhyl.
- Salisbury-class – Lincoln.[Note 4]
- Whitby-class – Torquay.[Note 5]
Amphibious Units[edit]
- Fearless-class landing platform dock – Fearless & Intrepid.
- Round Table-class landing ship logistics[Note 6] (RFA) – Sir Bedivere, Sir Galahad, Sir Geraint, Sir Lancelot, Sir Percivale & Sir Tristram.
- Logistic Landing Craft (RCT) – HMAV Ardennes & HMAV Arakan.
- LCM (9) Type – 14 craft
- LCM (7) Type – 2 craft
- Avon-class RPL – Avon, Bude, Clyde, Dart, Eden, Forth, Glen, Hamble, Itchen, Kennet, London & Medway.
- LCVP –
- LCVP 1: 9 craft
- LCVP 2: 8 craft
- LCVP 3: 9 craft
- LCP(R) – 3 craft
Mine Warfare Forces[edit]
- Abdiel.[Note 7]
- Hunt-class – Brecon, Ledbury, Cattistock, Cottesmore, Brocklesby, Middleton, Chiddingfold, Dulverton & Hurworth.
- Wilton.[Note 8]
- Ton-class –
- Mine Hunters: Bilderston, Brereton,[Note 9] Brinton, Bronington, Bossington, Gavinton, Hubberston, Iverston, Kedleston,[Note 9] Kellington,[Note 9] Kirkliston, Maxton, Nurton & Sheraton.
- Minesweepers: Alfringston,[Note 9] Bickington, Crichton, Cuxton, Glasserton,[Note 9] Hodgeston,[Note 9] Laleston,[Note 9] Pollington, Shavington, Upton, Walkerton, Wotton, Soberton, Stubbington, Lewiston & Crofton.[Note 9]
- Venturer-class – St. David & Venturer.
- Ley-class – Aveley.
- Ham-class – Dittisham, Flintham & Thornham.
Ice Patrol Ship[edit]
Offshore Patrol Vessels[edit]
- Castle-class - Leeds Castle, Dumbarton Castle[Note 2]
- Island-class - HMS Anglesey, HMS Alderney, HMS Jersey, HMS Guernsey, HMS Shetland, HMS Orkney, HMS Lindisfarne
Submarine Service[edit]
- Resolution-class[Note 10] – Resolution, Repulse, Renown & Revenge.
- Trafalgar-class – Trafalgar[Note 2], Turbulent[Note 3], + 1.[Note 3]
- Swiftsure-class – Swiftsure, Sovereign, Superb, Sceptre, Spartan & Splendid.
- Valiant-class – Valiant & Warspite.
- Churchill-class – Churchill, Conqueror & Courageous.
- Dreadnought
- Oberon-class – Oberon, Odin, Orpheus, Olympus, Osiris, Onslaught, Otter, Oracle, Ocelot, Otus, Opossum, Opportune & Onyx.
- Porpoise-class – Porpoise, Sealion & Walrus.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Under refit for conversion to STOVL carrier with addition of 7.5° ski ramp.
- ^ a b c d In Build.
- ^ a b c d e Laid Down.
- ^ Reserve in Stand-by Squadron.
- ^ Navigation/Direction training and trials ship, Portsmouth.
- ^ RFA crewed vessels in support of Fearless-class landing ships.
- ^ Exercise Mine Layer – Could operate as operational mine layer if required.
- ^ Prototype Coastal Minesweeper/Hunter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Vessels belong to Royal Navy Reserve.
- ^ Replacement announced on 15 July 1980 for 4 or 5 new build boats to carry Trident missiles.