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^^^^^^ Good point, Tailhook. Serious about crackers. | |||
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FULL INVENTORY IN 2026 166 SHIPS Navy TYPE CLASS SHIP NAME HULL NUMBER STATUS YEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS Aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth HMS Queen Elizabeth R08 Active 2017 Queen Elizabeth HMS Prince of Wales R09 Active 2019 DESTROYERS Anti-air guided-missile destroyer Type 45 / Daring HMS Daring D32 Active 2009 Type 45 / Daring HMS Dauntless D33 Active 2010 Type 45 / Daring HMS Diamond D34 Active 2011 Type 45 / Daring HMS Dragon D35 Active 2012 Type 45 / Daring HMS Defender D36 Active 2013 Type 45 / Daring HMS Duncan D37 Active 2013 FRIGATES Guided-missile frigate Type 23 / Duke HMS Somerset F82 Active 1996 Type 23 / Duke HMS Sutherland F81 Active 1997 Type 23 / Duke HMS Kent F78 Active 2000 Type 23 / Duke HMS Portland F79 Active 2001 Type 23 / Duke HMS St Albans F83 Active 2002 Anti-submarine frigate Type 26 / City HMS Glasgow F88 Fitting Out 2027 Type 26 / City HMS Cardiff F89 Fitting Out 2028 General-purpose frigate Type 31 / Inspiration HMS Venturer F12 Fitting Out 2027 Type 31 / Inspiration HMS Active F08 Fitting Out — Anti-submarine frigate Type 26 / City HMS Belfast F90 ORDERED 2029 Type 26 / City HMS Birmingham F91 ORDERED 2030 Type 26 / City HMS Sheffield F92 ORDERED — Type 26 / City HMS Newcastle F93 ORDERED — Type 26 / City HMS London F94 ORDERED — Type 26 / City HMS Edinburgh F95 ORDERED — General-purpose frigate Type 31 / Inspiration HMS Formidable F11 ORDERED — Type 31 / Inspiration HMS Bulldog F09 ORDERED — Type 31 / Inspiration HMS Campbeltown F10 ORDERED — MINE WARFARE SHIPS Minehunter Hunt HMS Ledbury M30 Active 1981 Hunt HMS Cattistock M31 Active 1982 Hunt HMS Brocklesby M33 Active 1983 Hunt HMS Middleton M34 Active 1984 Hunt HMS Hurworth M39 Active 1985 Sandown HMS Bangor M109 Active 2000 Mine countermeasures mothership Stirling Castle HMS Stirling Castle M01 Active 2025 Static Training Ship Hunt Brecon M29 Non Commissioned 1979 Sandown Hindostan (ex-Cromer) M103 Non Commissioned 1992 OTHER SHIPS First-rate ship of the line — HMS Victory — Active 1778 Experimental vessel — XV Patrick Blackett X01 Non Commissioned 2022 PATROL BOATS Patrol boat Archer HMS Archer P264 Active 1985 Archer HMS Biter P270 Active 1986 Archer HMS Smiter P272 Active 1988 Archer HMS Pursuer P273 Active 1988 Archer HMS Blazer P279 Active 1988 Archer HMS Dasher P280 Active 1988 Archer HMS Puncher P291 Active 1988 Archer HMS Charger P292 Active 1988 Archer HMS Ranger P293 Active 1988 Archer HMS Trumpeter P294 Active 1988 Archer HMS Express P163 Active 1988 Archer HMS Example P165 Active 1985 Archer HMS Explorer P164 Active 1986 Archer HMS Exploit P167 Active 1988 Archer HMS Tracker P274 Active 1998 Archer HMS Raider P275 Active 1998 Cutlass HMS Cutlass P295 Active 2022 Cutlass HMS Dagger P296 Active 2022 Offshore patrol vessel River HMS Tyne P281 Active 2003 River HMS Severn P282 Active 2003 River HMS Mersey P283 Active 2003 River HMS Forth P222 Active 2018 River HMS Medway P223 Active 2019 River HMS Trent P224 Active 2020 River HMS Tamar P233 Active 2020 River HMS Spey P234 Active 2021 SUBMARINES Fleet submarine Astute HMS Astute S119 Active 2010 Astute HMS Ambush S120 Active 2013 Astute HMS Artful S121 Active 2016 Astute HMS Audacious S122 Active 2021 Astute HMS Anson S123 Active 2022 Astute HMS Agamemnon S124 Active 2025 Ballistic missile submarine Vanguard HMS Vanguard S28 Active 1993 Vanguard HMS Victorious S29 Active 1995 Vanguard HMS Vigilant S30 Active 1996 Vanguard HMS Vengeance S31 Active 1999 Fleet submarine Astute HMS Achilles S125 ORDERED 2028 Ballistic missile submarine Dreadnought HMS Dreadnought — ORDERED 2030 Dreadnought HMS Valiant — ORDERED — Dreadnought HMS Warspite — ORDERED — Dreadnought HMS King George VI — ORDERED — SUPPORT SHIPS Ocean survey — HMS Scott H131 Active 1997 Icebreaker & survey — HMS Protector A173 Active 2011 Survey motor launch Sea class 18 m variant HMS Magpie H130 Active 2018 Passenger transfer vessels ALN-139 Sea Harrier — Non Commissioned 2017 ALN-139 Buccaneer — Non Commissioned 2017 ALN-139 Sea Vixen — Non Commissioned 2017 ALN-139 Swordfish — Non Commissioned 2017 Workboat Sea class — — (34 ships) Non Commissioned 2024 UNMANNED VESSELS Extra-Large Uncrewed Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) — XV Excalibur — Non Commissioned 2025 Autonomous surface vessel — Madfox — Non Commissioned 2021 Autonomous minehunting Arcims RNMB Hussar — Non Commissioned 2021 Arcims RNMB Hazard — Non Commissioned 2021 Arcims RNMB Hebe — Non Commissioned 2021 Arcims RNMB Halcyon — Non Commissioned 2021 Arcims RNMB Harrier — Non Commissioned 2021 Arcims RNMB Hydra — Non Commissioned 2021 Arcims RNMB Hellcat — Non Commissioned 2025 Autonomous surface vessel K-3 Scout — — (20 ships) Non Commissioned 2026 Uncrewed Surface Vessel Thales Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) RNMB Apollo — Non Commissioned 2021 Thales Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) RNMB Abdiel — Non Commissioned 2022 Thales Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) RNMB Ariadne — Non Commissioned 2025 Thales Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) RNMB Adventure — Non Commissioned 2026 Thales Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) — — (2 ships) ORDERED — Link _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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British Army Personnel and Equipment Army Category Numbers Army Personnel 108,413 Main Battle Tanks 288 Armored Vehicles 94,064 Self-Propelled Artillery 14 Towed Artillery 126 Rocket Artillery Systems 43 The British Army operates several advanced armored and reconnaissance platforms designed for modern battlefield operations. Some of the country’s key military systems include: Challenger 2 Main Battle Tanks Challenger 3 modernization program Boxer armored vehicles Ajax reconnaissance vehicles The Challenger 3 program is one of the UK’s major military modernization projects aimed at improving firepower, battlefield survivability, digital integration, and combat efficiency for future warfare scenarios. The United Kingdom is also investing heavily in advanced battlefield technologies, including artificial intelligence, drone systems, electronic warfare capabilities, cyber defense, and network-centric combat systems that allow faster communication and real-time battlefield coordination. With its highly trained troops, combat experience, advanced armored systems, and strong NATO integration, the British Army Strength 2026 remains one of the most capable and respected land forces in Europe. Link _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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What they have and what they can field are different issues. All reports I’ve seen say they could only field 20-40 MBTs in a 30-60 day window. There has also been a formal complaint that the current PM is claiming security spending (MI5/MI6) in their defense budget to try and pad spending numbers. Their frigate and destroyer numbers are misleading too. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/po...nce-spending-claims/ https://www.independent.co.uk/...efence-b2701635.html https://www.navylookout.com/ro...tee-report-suggests/ __________________________ | |||
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That Russ Read is apparently the Russ Read that is a foreign policy reporter and Pentagon correspondent for The Daily Caller News Foundation. He's not that far off as to Army. According to the House of Commons Library, as of April 2026 it consisted of around 70,000 personnel. Two (2) divisions with supporting units can cover those (30,000-40,000 each). As to the Royal Navy, I have no idea. But he seems to be right about the six (6) destroyers. Regardless, I'm not stepping foot in England until things get back to normal. Not even to the area where "time stands (stood?) still". Fwiw, https://commonslibrary.parliam...-briefings/cbp-7930/ *************************** Knowing more by accident than on purpose. | |||
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^^^ When they are working. But more importantly, if they deployed both at the same time, assuming they both were working, they’d essentially deplete their entire support fleet of destroyers and frigates leaving nothing for their home waters or elsewhere. https://sldinfo.com/2026/06/fr...ins-shrinking-fleet/ https://www.naval-technology.c...ss-carriers/?cf-view To be fair, they might have fixed most of the classes problems but I’m not confident they have. In any event, if they had to deploy to the Falkland Islands again, they couldn’t do it. They would have better carrier(s) but not enough frigates and destroyers to protect them let alone their other interests at home and abroad. https://dalyhistory.wordpress....ates-and-destroyers/ __________________________ | |||
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BB61, I suspect we're both familiar with actual vs. reported ship and fleet readiness status, and how they affect a country's ability to carry out foreign policy. I was simply pointing out either the intellectual dishonesty or truly gross incompetence of Mr. Read's post on X. Reviewing his current and previous jobs on LinkedIn, I would have expected him to at least acknowledge the two largest (and latest) capital ships in the UK fleet. But of course it's easy to simply overlook facts when they don't fit the intended narrative. "The Truth, when first uttered, is always considered heresy." | |||
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I found these reports from Mark Felton on the state of the UK navy to be both enlightening and discouraging: The Shocking State of Britain's Navy 2026 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gru2EDJvj9Q British Navy Doom Loop - Can Terminal Decline Be Halted? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBe_36XfZb4 | |||
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/\ /\ /\ Blimey! *************************** Knowing more by accident than on purpose. | |||
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Wow! Sad... "managed decline". The UK has been our closest ally, at least since the WWII era, but things have changed recently (since 1996). The Islamification of Britain is a large part of it. "Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." -- Justice Janice Rogers Brown "The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth." -rduckwor | |||
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Only one of which can operate at a time, when not laid up in drydock for repairs. And uses "ski-jump" launching, which means the aircraft can't take off fully fueled and weaponed. This from the country that invented the aircraft carrier. | |||
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^^^^ Fair enough. But the carriers aren’t really a credible threat if you can’t use them or protect them. I’ve watched the British military capability slowly deteriorate for years. Recently, General Sir Nick Carter, former chief of their defense staff, warned that Britain was becoming Belgium with nuclear weapons because of the lack of military spending. https://x.com/gerryhassan/stat...781862904090816?s=61 __________________________ | |||
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