Royal Navy

The **Royal Navy** (also known as the **RN** or **Senior Service**) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom.

## Information

### Capabilities

It is part of the greater Her Majesty's Naval Service and the Ministry of Defence, and maintains a fleet of ships, submarines, and aircraft, including two aircraft carriers, two amphibious transport docks, four ballistic missile submarines (which maintain the nuclear deterrent), six nuclear fleet submarines, six guided missile destroyers, 12 frigates, 11 mine-countermeasure vessels and 26 patrol vessels.

### Fighting Arms:

The Royal Navy is divided into five separate fighting arms, which comprise of:

* Fleet Air Arm
* Royal Fleet Auxiliary
* Royal Marines
* Royal Navy Submarine Service
* Royal Navy Surface Fleet

### Command Structure

* The monarch, Queen Elizabeth II is the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Navy, however the vast majority of actual powers of this role are delegated to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
* The professional head of the Royal Navy is the First Sea Lord and Naval Chief of Staff, who is an admiral and member of the Defence Council of the United Kingdom. The Defence Council delegates management of the Naval Service to the Admiralty Board, which is in turn chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence.

### Significant Locations

* The Naval Staff Offices are based in Whitehall, London and Navy Command Headquarters are based in Whale Island, Portsmouth.
* The Trident nuclear deterrent program, consisting of four Vangaurd class ballistic missile submarines, is based at HM Naval Base Dunloch, Scotland.

## Staff

For a more detailed breakdown, please see *Ranks and Insignia of the Royal Navy*.

### Commissioned Officers

* Rear Admiral Shaw

* Commander Neil Newsome
* Commander Haney
* Commander Miller
* Lieutenant Commander Mark Prentice
* Lieutenant Commander Erin Branning
* Lieutenant Commander Hennessy

* Lieutenant Simon Hadlow
* Surgeon Lieutenant Tiffany Docherty

### Warrant Officers

* Warrant Officer I McGarth
* Warrant Officer I Flemming
* Warrant Officer II Garden
* Warrant Officer II Swaith

### Senior Rating (Enlisted)

* Chief Petty Officer (Coxswain) Elliot Glover
* Chief Petty Officer Craig Burke
* Chief Petty Officer Matthew Doward
* Chief Petty Officer John Deerborne
* Chief Petty Officer Gary Walsh
* Chief Petty Officer Adams
* Chief Petty Officer Snaith
* Chief Petty Officer Ankrah
* Chief Petty Officer Grey

* Petty Officer Jackie Hamilton
* Petty Officer Tara Kierly

### Junior Rating (Enlisted)

* Leading Seaman Heather Cronin
* Leading Seaman Ross Harmison
* Leading Seaman Anderton
* Leading Seaman Barlow

* Able Seaman Wang
* Able Seaman Mallon
* Able Seaman Richmond
* Able Seaman Agarwal
* Able Seaman Patel

* Allerton
* Khan
* Thomson
* Hepburn
* Martin
* Slater

## Fleet

### Submarines

*Vanguard* class submarines:

* HMS *Vigil*
* HMS *Virtue*
* HMS *Vanquish*

*Astute* class submarines:

* HMS *Audacious*
* HMS *Archer*

## Trivia

* Due to copyright and licensing concerns, several visual changes needed to be made to various Royal Navy logos, insignia and uniform design throughout the show. This includes:
	+ Altering the design of the White Ensign flag worn on the left shoulder of sailors uniforms. In the TV series the Naval jack is located in the centre of the flag, whereas in reality it is located in the top right.
	+ The logo of the Royal Navy in the series is also different in appearance, due to using this altered White Ensign design.
	+ Serif font is used for markings on sailors operational uniforms, whereas in reality a sans-serif font is utilised.
	+ The designs of all branch qualification badges worn on the shoulders of staff are re-designed with a more minimalist tone than in reality.
	+ The designs of all rank insignia worn by commissioned and non-commissioned officers are redesigned slightly.

## Gallery

Alternate Naval Ensign design used in the series.Alternate Royal Navy logo and typeface used in the series.