Ships of the RN

Question 1

What are the RN’s ships, from largest to smallest?

Answer 1

• Landing Platform Helicopter (ocean)
• Landing Platform Dock (Albion)
• Type 45 Destroyer (Daring)
• Type 23 Frigate (Duke)
• Hunt MCMV
• Sandown MCMV
• Patrol Vessel (River)
• Scimitar
• P2000

Question 2

What is the flagship of the Royal Navy?

Answer 2

HMS Ocean (Landing Platform Helicopter)

Question 3

What are the names of the LPD ships?

Answer 3

HMS Albion

HMS Bulwark

Question 4

Name four of the Type 45 Destroyers?

Answer 4

HMS Dragon

HMS Duncan

HMS Daring

HMS Diamond

Question 5

Name four of the Type 23 Frigates?

Answer 5

HMS Richmond

HMS Westminster

HMS Iron Duke

HMS Lancaster

Question 6

Name three of the Hunt Class?

Answer 6

HMS Middleton

HMS Quorn

HMS Ledbury

Question 7

Name three of the Sandown class?

Answer 7

HMS Blyth

HMS Penzance

HMS Bangor

Question 8

What are the capabilities of the LPH?

Answer 8

• 3 x Phalanx (CIWS), 4 x 30mm guns, 4 x minigun
• Carries over 1,275 crew, air crew and marines
• Can carry 12 sea king and 6 lynx
• Top speed: 17 knots
• 22,500 tonnes

Question 9

What are the capabilites of the LPD?

Answer 9

• 2 x CIWS, 2 x 20mm guns
• Can carry over 1,000 crew and troops
• Vehicle deck can carry x6 challenger tanks or 30 vikings
• Floodable well deck that can carry x4 LCU
• Can also carry x4 LCVP
• Can carry x3 helicopters
• Top speed 18 knots
• 18,500 tons

Question 10

What are the capabilites of the Daring class?

Answer 10

• 1 x 4.5” gun, sea viper missile system, 2x Phalanx (CIWS)
• Sea Viper can carry Aster missiles - range of 120km
• Can carry a Merlin or Lynx
• Carries 190 personnel
  
  • Anti-air defence using SAMSON Radar able to track over 2,000 moving targets
• Top speed 29 knots
• 7,350 tons

Question 11

What are the capabilites of the Iron Duke Class?

Answer 11

• Harpoon & seawolf systems, 1x 4.5” gun, 2 x 30mm cannon, 2x torpedo tubes, miniguns and GPMG
• Seawolf is anti-air (range 10km)
• Harpoon is anti-ship (range over 100km)
• Can carry Lynx or Merlin
• Carries 185 crew
• Max speed 28 knots
• 4,900 tons

Question 12

What are the capabilites of the Hunt class?

Answer 12

• Built of glass reinforced plastic
• Carries Seafox mine disposal system
• Fitted with hyperbaric diving chambers
• 1x 30mm gun, 2x miniguns, 3x GPMG
• Carries 45 crew
• Top speed 17 knots
• 750 tons

Question 13

What are the capabilites of the Sandown class?

Answer 13

• Glass reinforced plastic hull
• Carries seawolf mine disposal system
• 1 x 30mm gun, 2x miniguns, 3x GPMG
• Crew of 34
• Top speed 13 knots
• 600 tons

Question 14

What are the Survey ships of the Royal Navy?

Answer 14

Scott Class- HMS Scott

Echo Class - HMS Echo & HMS Enterprise

They are Survey Vessels Hydrographic Oceanographic (SVHO)

Question 15

How many helicopters can HMS Ocean carry?

Answer 15

18 helicopters (12 sea king, 6 lynx)

Question 16

What armament does HMS Ocean carry?

Answer 16

3 x Phalanx (CIWS)

4 x 30mm guns

4 x minigun

Question 17

How many Landing Craft Utility and Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel can the LPD’s carry?

Answer 17

4 x LCU

4 x LCVP