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  2. Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme - Wikipedia

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    The Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS) is a university sponsorship programme for students who want to join the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force or Engineering and Science branch of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Civil Service as technical officers after they graduate; Army sponsored students are destined for either the Royal Corps of Signals, Royal Electrical and Mechanical ...

  3. Royal Navy - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Navy ranks, rates and insignia form part of the uniform of the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy uniform is the pattern on which many of the uniforms of the other national navies of the world are based (e.g. Ranks and insignia of NATO navies officers, Uniforms of the United States Navy, Uniforms of the Royal Canadian Navy, French Naval ...

  4. History of the Royal Navy (after 1707) - Wikipedia

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    Royal Navy ships were involved in attempts to cut the nets of Icelandic trawlers, and later equipped with ramming equipment to intentionally strike Icelandic ships. After Iceland ended diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom and threatened to withdraw from NATO, a peace settlement was reached. The conflict resulted in British recognition ...

  5. List of active Royal Navy ships - Wikipedia

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    The total displacement of the Royal Navy's commissioned and active ships is approximately 362,200 tonnes. The Royal Navy also includes a number of smaller non-commissioned assets. The naval training vessels Brecon and Hindostan can be found based at the Royal Navy stone frigates HMS Raleigh and the Britannia Royal Naval College, respectively

  6. Royal Navy Chaplaincy Service - Wikipedia

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    Chaplains join the Royal Navy as experienced clergy of their denomination. They undergo naval training at Britannia Royal Naval College alongside other Royal Navy officer cadets. Those serving with the Royal Marines may be selected to attempt commando training: if successful they become Royal Navy Commandos and wear the Commando green beret and ...

  7. List of task forces of the Royal Navy - Wikipedia

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    This is a List of task forces of the Royal Navy. A task force can be described as a temporary grouping of naval units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission [ 1 ] they vary in size but usually comprise two or more task groups.

  8. List of fleets and major commands of the Royal Navy

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    The professional head of the Royal Navy is known as the First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff (1SL/CNS).. There are presently two senior subordinates to the 1SL: the Second Sea Lord, who is also the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff; and the Fleet Commander.

  9. List of ships of the line of the Royal Navy - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of ships of the line of the Royal Navy of England, and later (from 1707) of Great Britain, and the United Kingdom.The list starts from 1660, the year in which the Royal Navy came into being after the restoration of the monarchy under Charles II, up until the emergence of the battleship around 1880, as defined by the Admiralty.