Ship recognition Flashcards

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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
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Queen Elizabeth Class

  • Aircraft carrier
  • Can carry up to 60 aircraft
  • Capacity of 1,600
  • High speed of 25 knots
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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
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HMS Albion

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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
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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
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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

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Hunt class and Sandown class

MCMVs

(Mine Counter-Measure Vessel)

Locate and destroy naval mines, combining the roles of minesweeper and minehunter

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Archer class

URNU

(University Royal Navy Unit)

Patrol and training ship

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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

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Bay class

(RFA)

Class of ship within the RFA

Dock landing ships

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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

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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)
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Queen Elizabeth class

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HMS Queen Elizabeth

HMS Prince of Wales

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Albion class

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HMS Albion

HMS Bulwark

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Duke class

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HMS Lancaster

HMS Iron Duke

HMS Richmond

HMS Argyll

HMS Monmouth

HMS Montrose

HMS Westminster

HMS Northumberland

HMS Somerset

HMS Sutherland

HMS Kent

HMS Portland

HMS St Albans

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Daring class

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HMS Dragon

HMS Diamond

HMS Duncan

HMS Defender

HMS Daring

HMS Dauntless

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Vanguard class

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HMS Vanguard

HMS Victorious

HMS Vigilant

HMS Vengeance

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Trafalgar class

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HMS Trenchant

HMS Talent

HMS Triumph

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Astute class

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HMS Astute

HMS Ambush

HMS Artful

HMS Audacious