Active Royal Navy Vessels in 1981

The following vessels were in commission, planned or under construction for Her Majesty's Royal Navy in 1981

Aircraft Carriers
Centaur-class aircraft carrier - Hermes

Invincible class aircraft carrier - Invincible, Illustrious, & Ark Royal

Destroyers
Type 82 destroyer - Bristol

Type 42 Destroyer - Sheffield, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Exeter, Southampton, Liverpool, Cardiff, & Coventry

County-class destroyer - London, Antrim, Glamorgan, Fife, & Norfolk

Frigates
Type 22 - Broadsword, Battleaxe, Brilliant, Brazen, Boxer, & Beaver

Type 21 (Amazon) Class - Amazon, Antelope, Active, Ambuscade, Arrow, Alacrity, Ardent, & Avenger

Leander (Type 12l) Class -


 * Batch 1 (Ikara Group): Aurora, Euryalus, Galatea, Arethusa, Naiad, Dido, Leander, & Ajax.


 * Batch 2 (Exocet Group): Cleopatra, Sirius, Phoebe, Minerva, Danae, Juno, Argonaut, & Penelope


 * Batch 3 (Broad-Beamed Group): Achilles, Diomede, Andromeda, Hermione, Jupiter, Bacchante, Apollo, Scylla, Ariadne, & Charybdis

Rothesay Class - Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Brighton, Rothesay, Londonderry, Falmouth, Berwick, Plymouth, & Rhyl

Salisbury Class - Lincoln

Whitby Class - Torquay

Amphibious Units
Fearless Class (LPD) - Fearless, & Intrepid

Round Table Class (Landing Ship Logistics) - RFAs - Sir Bedivere, Sir Galahad, Sir Geraint, Sir Lancelot, Sir Percivale, & Sir Tristram

Logistic Landing Craft (RCT) - Ardennes, & Arakan

LCM 9 Type - 14 craft

LCM 7 Type - 2 craft

Avon Class (Ramp Powered Lighters) - Avon, Bude, Clyde, Dart, Eden, Forth, Glen, Hamble, Itchen, Kennet, London, & Medway.

LCVP -


 * LCVP 1: 9 craft


 * LCVP 2: 8 craft


 * LCVP 3: 9 craft

Landing Craft, Personnel - 3 craft

Mine Warfare Forces
HMS Abdiel

Hunt-class (MCMV) - Brecon, Ledbury, Cattistock, Cottesmore, Brocklesby, Middleton, Chiddingfold, Dulverton, & Hurworth

HMS Wilton

Ton Class -


 * Mine Hunters: Bilderston, Brereton, Brinton, Bronington, Bossington, Gavinton, Hubberston, Iverston, Kedleston, Kellington, Kirkliston, Maxton, Nurton, & Sheraton


 * Minesweepers: Alfringston, Bickington, Crichton, Cuxton, Glasserton, Hodgeston, Laleston, Pollington, Shavington, Upton, Walkerton, Wotton, Soberton, Stubbington, Lewiston, & Crofton.

Venturer Class - St. David, & Venturer

Ley Class - Aveley

Ham Class - Dittisham, Flintham, & Thornham

Ice Patrol Ship
HMS Endurance

Submarine force
Resolution Class - Resolution, Repulse, Renown, & Revenge

Trafalgar Class - Trafalgar, Turbulent, + 1

Swiftsure Class - Swiftsure, Sovereign, Superb, Sceptre, Spartan, & Splendid

Valiant Class - Valiant, & Warspite

Churchill Class - Churchill, Conqueror, & Courageous

HMS Dreadnought

Oberon Class - Oberon, Odin, Orpheus, Olympus, Osiris, Onslaught, Otter, Oracle, Ocelot, Otus, Opossum, Opportune, & Onyx

Porpoise Class - Porpoise, Sealion, & Walrus