Ship recognition Flashcards
HMS Victory
- Flagship of the First Sea Lord
- The oldest naval warship still in commission
- 104-gun first-rate ship
- Laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765
Queen Elizabeth Class
- Aircraft carrier
- Can carry up to 60 aircraft
- Capacity of 1,600
- High speed of 25 knots
Albion Class
Amphibious assault ships
- LPD (Landing Platform Dock)
- Goalkeeper system
- Close range guns
- 405 embarked military personnel, with a 710 at overload
- High speed of 18 knots
HMS Albion
Duke Class
- Anti submarine warfare frigate
- 4.5 MK 8 GUN
- Harpoon anti-ship missile system
- Vertical launch Seawolf anti-air missile system
- Sting ray anti-submarine torpedo tubes
- Merlin/Lynx helicopter
- Close range guns
- High speed of 28 knots
Daring Class
- Anti Air Warfare Destroyer
- 30mm Gun
- 4.5 Gun
- Vertical Launch Seaviper System
- Harpoon Anti Ship Missile System
- Lynx Helicopter
- Close Range Guns
- High speed of 32 knots
River class and Island Class
Patrol ship
Carries equipment for roles such as:
disaster relief
anti-pollution
fire-fighting
rescue work
interception of other vessels
Hunt class and Sandown class
MCMVs
(Mine Counter-Measure Vessel)
Locate and destroy naval mines, combining the roles of minesweeper and minehunter
Archer class
URNU
(University Royal Navy Unit)
Patrol and training ship
RFA
(Royal Fleet Auxiliary)
Support the Royal Navy to maintain operations around the world
Commanded and crewed by civilians
Transports Army and Marine personnel
Primary role is to supply:
Fuel
Ammunition
supplies
Bay class
(RFA)
Class of ship within the RFA
Dock landing ships
Vanguard Class
SSBN
(Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear)
- Continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent
- Capable of carrying 16 Trident d5 missiles
–each missile can carry 12 Warheads
Trafalgar class and Astute class
SSN (Ship Submersible Nuclear)
- Role: “Hunter Killer, Surveillance and Reconnaissance”
- Spearfish Torpedo for Anti-Submarine and Anti-Surface Warfare
- Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM)
Queen Elizabeth class
HMS Queen Elizabeth
HMS Prince of Wales
Albion class
HMS Albion
HMS Bulwark