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His Majesty's Naval Service (or, when the reigning monarch is female, Her Majesty's Naval Service) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare and maritime service. [1] [2] It consists of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve and Naval Careers Service. [3]
The Royal Naval Association (RNA) is an association of current and former British Naval Service personnel (Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Women's Royal Naval Service, Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Naval Auxiliary Service, as well as Merchant Navy veterans who ...
A service number beginning with D designated a Royal Navy male rating, W a Royal Navy female rating, C male officers, and V female officers. P designated a Royal Marines other rank, while N a Royal Marine officer.
The Naval Careers Service (NCS) was formed on 1 April 1963 when the Naval Recruiting Service was renamed. [2] It is one of the four components of Her Majesty's Naval Service – alongside the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines and the Reserve Naval and Marine Forces – and is governed by the Admiralty Board of the Defence Council. [3]
HMS Trent is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel, named after the River Trent.This is the sixth Royal Navy ship named Trent.She is the third Batch 2 River-class vessel to be commissioned and is forward deployed to Gibraltar for operations in the Mediterranean and Gulf of Guinea.
HMS Northumberland is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy.She is named after the Duke of Northumberland.She is the eighth RN ship to bear the name since the first 70-gun ship of the line in 1679, and the ninth in the class of Type 23 frigates.
RNRMC (full name Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity) is a charity registered in England, Wales and Scotland. [1] Its purpose is to support sailors, marines, and their families, including those from the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Maritime Reserves, QARNNS (Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service), the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and former members of the now defunct Women's Royal Naval Service.
The Navy Command is the current headquarters body of the Royal Navy, and as of 2012 its major organisational grouping. [1] It is a hybrid, neither a command, nor simply an installation.