Surface Fleet
The Royal Navy's fighting arm of surface warships.
Under it
- Coastal Forces SquadronThe 14 Archer-class patrol boats, split into North, South, East and West groups.
- HMS Argyll (F231)Type 23 (Duke-class) frigate
- HMS Bangor (M109)Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessel
- HMS BelfastType 26 (City-class) frigate, not yet in service
- HMS Brocklesby (M33)Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
- HMS CardiffType 26 (City-class) frigate, not yet in service
- HMS Cattistock (M31)Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
- HMS Chiddingfold (M37)Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
- HMS Daring (D32)Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer
- HMS Dauntless (D33)Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer
- HMS Defender (D36)Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer
- HMS Diamond (D34)Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer
- HMS Dragon (D35)Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer
- HMS Duncan (D37)Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer
- HMS Forth (P222)Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel. It was accepted in January 2018 and arrived at its home port of Portsmouth the following month.
- HMS GlasgowType 26 (City-class) frigate, not yet in service
- HMS Grimsby (M108)Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessel
- HMS Hurworth (M39)Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
- HMS Iron Duke (F234)Type 23 (Duke-class) frigate
- HMS Kent (F78)Type 23 (Duke-class) frigate
- HMS Ledbury (M30)Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
- HMS Magpie (H130)Survey launch, hydrographic squadron
- HMS Medway (P223)Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel. She is listed among the ships based at Portsmouth and is forward deployed to the Falkland Islands as of early 2026.
- HMS Middleton (M34)Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel
- HMS Northumberland (F238)Type 23 (Duke-class) frigate
- HMS Penzance (M106)Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessel
- HMS Portland (F79)Type 23 (Duke-class) frigate
- HMS Prince of Wales (R09)Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
- HMS Protector (A173)The Royal Navy's ice patrol ship. She does hydrographic survey work and supports the British Antarctic Survey, and routinely deploys to the South Atlantic in the ice season. Devonport is the home port for the Navy's hydrographic ships.
- HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08)Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
- HMS Richmond (F239)Type 23 (Duke-class) frigate
- HMS Scott (H131)Ocean survey vessel
- HMS Shoreham (M112)Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessel
- HMS Somerset (F82)Type 23 (Duke-class) frigate
- HMS Spey (P234)Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel. She was commissioned at Portsmouth in January 2021 and has been forward deployed to the Indo-Pacific region since 2021.
- HMS St Albans (F83)Type 23 (Duke-class) frigate
- HMS Stirling Castle (M01)Mine warfare ship carrying autonomous surface and underwater systems
- HMS Sutherland (F81)Type 23 (Duke-class) frigate
- HMS Tamar (P233)Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel. She arrived at her home port of Portsmouth in April 2020 and has been forward deployed to the Indo-Pacific region since 2021.
- HMS Trent (P224)Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel. She was commissioned in August 2020 and is listed among the ships based at Portsmouth.
- HMS VenturerType 31 (Inspiration-class) frigate, under construction
- HMS Westminster (F237)Type 23 (Duke-class) frigate
- Mine and Threat Exploitation Group (MTXG)Plans and runs the Navy's mine and threat exploitation squadrons.
- Portsmouth FlotillaGroups ships under HMNB Portsmouth, including the fishery protection ships Tyne, Mersey and Severn, which are not based in Portsmouth.
Sources
- Surface Fleet | Royal Navy Royal Navy