It's just called the Royal Navy.
Yes, the Royal Navy is also referred to as the British Royal Navy or the Royal British Navy.
The British Royal Navy is far more advanced, modern and technologically sophisticated than the Indian Navy. The sailors of the Royal Navy are also more experienced.
As of July 2014, the British Royal Navy has 95 ships. The Royal Navy also has 149 aircraft and 33 landing craft.
The Royal Naval Hospital (also abbreviated as RNH) was a type of hospital operated by the British Royal Navy, therefore belonging to the United Kingdom.
In the British Royal Navy, a Fang-Farrier is the nickname for the on-board dentist. They are also sometimes called "Toothwright" or, inspired by a popular film, they might be called "Top Gum" if they are on an aircraft carrier.
Yes. This tradition goes back to the British Royal Navy where Royal Marines were used to help with discipline and quell mutinies. Now they are used for a variety of roles. Also, sheep would be too obvious!
They are also known as "Duke Class". There are currently over 16 of these in service in the Royal Navy alongside the other warships.
Yes, you can be. Every navy ship has a Master At Arms (chief on-board police officer) and and his assistant officers, which are called Patrolmen. Their job is to enforce the laws of the Royal Navy, Britain and Maritime. Every navy ship also has some kind of cell or solitude area for those arrested on board.
He is considered the father of the Royal Navy one of the Senior Services which means the Royal Navy was founded first and this is also very rare
No. Chief Petty Officer is a rank used in the US Navy and the Coast Guard. It is also used in the Royal Navy (United Kingdom),the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, New Zealand Navy, Indian Navy and probably other navies of Commonwealth and former commonwealth nations.
Captain Cook sailed for the British Royal Navy. However, he was also sponsored by the Royal Geographical Society to undertake specific missions for scientific purposes. He was actually hired in 1766 by the Royal Society to travel to the Pacific Ocean to observe and record the transit of Venus across the Sun and also for the Royal Geographical Society.
During World War 2 about 1.5 million Scottish men volunteered to fight. This includes members of the British Army Navy and Air Force as well as the Merchant Navy. These were composed of: The British Army - 804000 men The Royal Navy - 147000 men The Royal Air Force - 197000 men The Merchant Navy - 40000 menIn addition to these volunteers there were also many Scottish men who fought in the Home Guard the Royal Artillery and other auxiliary forces bringing the total amount of volunteers to 1.5 million.
The Battle of Martinique, also Combat de la Dominique, took place on April 17, 1780, during the American War of Independence in the West Indies between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy.