Active Royal Navy Vessels in 1983

The following vessels were in commission, planned or under construction for Her Majesty's Royal Navy in 1983

Aircraft Carriers
Centaur-class aircraft carrier - Hermes

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

Destroyers
Type 82 destroyer - Bristol

Type 42 Destroyer - Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Exeter, Southampton, Liverpool, Cardiff, Manchester, Gloucester, Edinburgh, & York

County-class destroyer - 'Antrim, Glamorgan, & Fife

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

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

Leander (Type 12l) Class -


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


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


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

Rothesay Class - Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Rothesay, Londonderry, Falmouth, BerwickStand-by Squadron, Plymouth, & Rhyl

Whitby Class - Torquay

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

Round Table Class (Landing Ship Logistics) - RFAs - Sir Bedivere, 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 Trafalgar Class

Swiftsure Class

Valiant Class

Churchill Class

Oberon Class

Porpoise Class