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Royal Navy

The royal navy is a naval warfare branch for the British Military. The Royal Navy was established in the 1th Century. They are known as the Senior Service for being the oldest service branch.

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When was the beret introduced for ratings in royal navy?

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The beret was officially introduced for ratings in the Royal Navy in 1948. It replaced the traditional sailor's cap, known as the "square rig cap." The beret was adopted as part of a uniform modernization effort.

Is Royal Navy also called British Royal Navy or Royal British Navy?

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Yes, the Royal Navy is also referred to as the British Royal Navy or the Royal British Navy.

What flags are flown when the first sea lord is on board a royal navy ship?

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When the First Sea Lord is on board a Royal Navy ship, the Union Jack is flown at the stern of the ship. Additionally, a personal flag, known as the Admiral's flag, will be flown at the main mast to indicate the presence of an Admiral on board.

What is the motto of the royal navy?

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Royal Cambodian Navy's motto is 'Defending the Kingdom of Cambodia'.

What is Royal Navy's motto?

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The motto of Royal Navy is 'If you wish for peace, prepare for war'.

What is the motto of Royal Thai Navy?

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Royal Thai Army's motto is 'เพื่อชาติ ศาสน์ กษัตริย์ และประชาชน'.

When was the gunboat diplomacy used?

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Gunboat diplomacy was used during the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt in the early 1900s. He used this form of intimidation against the Japanese, first with the USS Nashville sent on a "goodwill" mission to intimidate Japanese authorities, for he believed that they were not scared enough of the United States. And then with the Great White Fleet when he sent the entire US Navy on a voyage around the world to show the strength of our navy. The world reaction was different all over the world to this show of strength, however, Japan decided to buildup their navy after the Great White Fleet stopped in Tokyo harbor and subsequently, the United States signed the Root-Takahira treaty to keep a status quo in the Pacific ocean to avoid conflict. The Japanese believe that Roosevelt used this strategy because he was racist toward Japanese natives.

What is Royal Navy Submarine Service's motto?

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The submarine service has never really had one official motto, though "Silent Service" is the most commonly used when referring to it. Each submarine and submarine squadron usually goes by its own motto, if they've established one, which is typical for individual units.

What is gunboat diplomacy?

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Gunboat Diplomacy is when a country intimidates another by way of military action. Gunboat Diplomacy is often used in reference to Theodore Roosevelt because he used gunboat diplomacy to intimidate the Chinese to open trade with the United States.

When was Royal Navy Submarine Service created?

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The first deep rescue of survivors from a submarine rescue was in 1939 from the USS Squalus (SS-192), using the McCann Rescue Chamber lowered from the Navy salvage/rescue vessel USS Falcon (ASR-2).

Squalus was performing a test dive in waters off of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, when her main induction valve failed, instantly flooding the aft torpedo room and drowning 26 submariners. Quick reaction by the remaining crew contained the casualty in the aft sections of the boat, and she settled on the bottom in 243 feet of water.

All 33 remaining crew were rescued over 13 hours (4 dives) using the McCann chamber. Following the accident, Squalus was successfully salvaged and recommissioned the USS Sailfish (SS-192), where she went on to complete 12 war patrols during WWII.

How many men where in the royal navy in 1914?

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34,600 currently employed, 36,000 places. Shortfall of approx 3.5%. The RN consists of 6,600 officers and 28,000 ratings. Distributed as (all figures approximated): 18,580 Surface Flotilla, 4,300 Submarine Flotilla, 5,440 Fleet Air Arm, 6,600 Royal Marine Commandos Figures correct as of Feb 2009.

How does the royal navy train their recruits?

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The first 9 weeks are spent in phase one training at HMS Raleigh. This is where civilians are turned into sailors. Following that one goes on trade training. For stewards this would be around two months whereas for Air Engineers this would be a further 13-14 months.

How much pension for a royal navy admiral?

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The typical Navy Admiral will have 30 years of service. That would entitle him to 75% of his base pay in retirement. That would be somewhere anywhere from $7500 to $12000 a month.

Why is the Royal Navy sometimes referred to as The Andrew?

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No-one, including the Royal Navy itself, is quite sure of the origins of this nickname, but one of the following (or maybe all three!) are possible explanations:

1.) Early C19th Royal Navy slang term for a warship - "an Andrew" (but no-one knows why!)...

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2.) "Andrew Miller" - allegedly a particularly "effective" commander of a Press Gang, who "recruited" thousands of sailors into the early C19th Royal Navy... but no records have been found of an Impressment Service officer of this name!

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3.) "Andrew Walker" - supposedly owner of a company that sold massive quantities of general stores, equipment etc to the C19th Royal Navy. But, again, there are no specific records of this - and one would expect there to be if this was, in fact, the case!

So, all a bit of a mystery really. Most likely, "Andrew Miller" and "Andrew Walker" were eponymous, almost mythological, figures who became symbolic entities in the popular culture of the C19th Royal Navy representing in the minds of sailors all those "higher ups" who controlled their lives.

Why you want to become a royal navy officer?

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There are many different reasons why people would want to join the Royal Navy, many people feel a sense of duty towards their country, others take pride in the work involved, which contrary to popular belief, involves a lot of helping people. One of the main reasons that people give for joining is the amount of traveling that can be done at no cost to them, seeing large parts of the world is possible for young people at an early age in a way that would be impossible in most jobs.

The reason for choosing to be an officer varies from person to person too, with a combination of things like better pay, better job prospects after leaving the navy and having more authority while in the navy. Some people just feel better suited to this role.

What category of colour vision do you need to be a mine clearance diver in the Royal Navy CP1 CP2 CP3 4 OR 5?

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The required standard of colour vision for service as a mine clearance diver in the Royal Navy is designated as being CP3, which requires a pass of the Ishihara test or the subsequent lantern test. Failing both of these results in a wires test, in which a pass would designate CP4 colour vision, failing the wires test leaves the candidate with CP5 colour vision, designated unfit for service.

Who was the first black officer in the British Royal Navy and when did he serve?

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http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ntfc/tull.htm Walter Tull for more info see and other online sources http://web.ukonline.co.uk/ntfc/tull.htm

When did the British Royal Navy first begin?

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No exact date has been recorded as to when the British Royal Navy was formed although we know it dated back to the 9th century AD, The Royal British Navy as we know it today was formed in 1660. In 1707 it progressed to the naval force of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

What does DD mean in the royal navy?

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DD means Destroyer DD means Destroyer

What is the highest rank in the royal Navy?

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In peace time Admiral. But there is a higher rank of Admiral of The Fleet used in war time.

What is the purpose of the Royal Navy?

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The Royal Navy have many purposes. If all of these were to be listed then the list would be never ending as they do not only have purposes in the United Kingdom, but also abroad in other coutries.

These are the four main purposes which the Royal Navy have:

1. To protect the shores of the UK.

2. To protect the shipping of the UK.

3. To enable the British Army to move from one area to another.

4. To protect the interests of the British government abroad.