Ship Classes
Explore Royal Navy ship classes by era, type, and historical significance.
Ark Royal-class aircraft carrier
Type: Aircraft Carrier
Era: WWII
Fleet carrier operations
Audacious-class aircraft carrier
Type: Aircraft Carrier
Era: Post-WWII
Large postwar carrier
Bellerophon-class battleship
Type: Battleship
Era: Early 20th Century
Follow-on to Dreadnought design
Centaur-class aircraft carrier
Type: Aircraft Carrier
Era: Post-WWII
Adaptable carrier design
Colossus-class aircraft carrier
Type: Aircraft Carrier
Era: WWII / Postwar
Light fleet carrier
Colossus-class battleship
Type: Battleship
Era: Early 20th Century
Compact dreadnought design
County-class cruiser county
Type: Heavy Cruiser
Era: Interwar / WWII
Treaty heavy cruiser
Courageous-class battlecruiser
Type: Battlecruiser
Era: WWI / Interwar
Converted carriers
Dreadnought-class battleship
Type: Battleship
Era: Early 20th Century
Revolutionary all-big-gun battleship
Hermes-class aircraft carrier
Type: Aircraft Carrier
Era: Interwar / WWII
First purpose-built carrier
Illustrious-class aircraft carrier
Type: Aircraft Carrier
Era: WWII
Armoured flight deck carriers
Implacable-class aircraft carrier
Type: Aircraft Carrier
Era: WWII
Fleet carrier development
Indefatigable-class battlecruiser
Type: Battlecruiser
Era: Early 20th Century
Improved early battlecruiser
Invincible-class battlecruiser
Type: Battlecruiser
Era: Early 20th Century
First battlecruisers
King George V-class battleship 1911
Type: Battleship
Era: WWI
Enhanced dreadnought firepower
Majestic-class aircraft carrier
Type: Aircraft Carrier
Era: Post-WWII
Exported carrier class
Neptune-class battleship
Type: Battleship
Era: Early 20th Century
Experimental turret arrangement
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
Type: Aircraft Carrier
Era: Modern
Largest warships ever built for the Royal Navy
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
Type: Battleship
Era: WWI / WWII
Fast battleship concept
Revenge-class battleship
Type: Battleship
Era: WWI / WWII
Cost-effective battleship design
River-class frigate river-class-frigate
Type: Royal Navy
Era: 1942–1960s
River-class Frigate | Royal Navy History
St Vincent-class battleship
Type: Battleship
Era: Early 20th Century
Improved dreadnought design
Type 21 frigate
Type: Frigate
Era: Cold War
General-purpose frigate used in the Falklands War