Ships of the Royal Navy

Ships by name: A B C D–F G–H I–L M–N O–Q R–T U–Z
fleet aircraft carriers escort carriers seaplane carriers amphibious assault shipping battlecruisers dreadnought battleships pre-dreadnought battleships ironclads bomb vessels breastwork monitors corvettes and sloops cruisers destroyers torpedo boats fireships frigates gun-brigs gunboats and gunvessels mine countermeasure vessels monitors patrol and attack craft royal yachts ships of the line submarines support ships survey vessels shore establishments hospitals and hospital ships air stations aircraft wings fleets and major commands squadrons and flotillas early English ships (1409–1660) early Scots ships (1329–1707)
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Active ships

HMS Protector (2011–) which carries the survey motor boat (SMB) James Caird IV.^[1]^[2]

Echo-class multi–purpose survey vessels
- HMS Echo (2003–) which carries SMB Sapphire.^[3]
- HMS Enterprise (2003–) which carries SMB Spitfire.^[4]
Survey Motor Launch
- HMS Magpie (2018–)

Decommissioned ships

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Bulldog class
- HMS Beagle (1968–2002)
- HMS Bulldog (1968–2001)
- HMS Fawn (1968–91)
- HMS Fox (1968–89)
HMS Roebuck (1986–2010)

Echo class
- HMS Echo (1958–85)
- HMS Egeria (1959–85)
- HMS Enterprise (1959–85)
Ham class
- HMS Waterwitch (ex–HMS Powderham) (1964–86)
- HMS Woodlark (ex–HMS Yaxham) (1964–86)
Ton class
- HMS Mermaid (ex–HMS Sullington) (1964–68)
- HMS Myrmidon (ex–HMS Edderton) (1964–68)

HMS Merlin (1666–1698), the Navy's first hydrographic survey vessel
HMS Hecate (1839–65)
HMS Myrmidon (1867–88)
HMS Triton
HMS Fantome (1906–14, 1920–24)
HMS Endeavour (1913–42)
HMS Melisande (1918–19)
HMS Challenger (1932–53)
HMS White Bear (1939–45)
HMS Vidal (1954–71)
Hunt class
- HMS Beaufort (1920–35)
- HMS Fitzroy (1920–38)
- HMS Flinders (1920–38)
- HMS Kellett (1920–38)
24 class
- HMS Iroquois (1923–31)
- HMS Herald (ex–HMS Merry Hampton) (1924–39)
- HMS Ormonde (1924–36)
Bittern class
- HMS Stork (1936–39)
Hastings class
- HMS Folkestone (1938)
- HMS Scarborough (1938)
Halcyon class
- HMS Franklin (1938–52)
- HMS Gleaner (1938–39)
- HMS Jason (1938–39)
- HMS Scott (1939–64)
- HMS Seagull (1946–50)
- HMS Sharpshooter (1946–62) – renamed HMS Shackleton, 1955
Bay class
- HMS Dampier (1948–68)
- HMS Owen (1949–65)
- HMS Cook (1950–64)
- HMS Dalrymple (1950–66)