Royal Navy Future Structure

Over the course of the 1990s and the 2000s, the Navy began a series of projects to improve its fleet, with a view to providing enhanced capabilities, although many programmes were reduced in scale. This led to the replacement of smaller and more numerous units with fewer, but larger, units. The main examples of this are the replacement of twelve Type 42 destroyers with six Type 45 destroyers and the replacement of the three 20,000-tonne Invincible-class aircraft carriers with two 65,000-tonne Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.

Surface Fleet
The Surface Fleet forms the core of the Royal Navy. Its specialised ships, from small patrol boats to aircraft carriers, have been protecting our nation’s interests at home and abroad since before the Battle of Trafalgar.

The Surface Fleet has been strengthened with the addition of two new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers: the HMS Queen Elizabeth, which was accepted into the fleet in 2017, and the HMS Prince of Wales, which will enter active service in 2020. These formidable warships are the largest ever constructed for the Royal Navy. Together, they will substantially increase our reach, acting both as a powerful symbol of Britain’s international influence and as a deterrent to those who would do us harm.
 * Fleet Headquarters at HMNB Portsmouth under Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces and Rear-Admiral Surface Ships Rear Admiral Andrew Burns OBE

Portsmouth Flotilla
There are many ships all over the country that, although not based in Portsmouth, come under the Portsmouth Flotilla, these are: The Archer Class ships - First Patrol Squadron, HMS Sabre & HMS Scimitar based in Gibraltar, Fishery Protection Ships (HMS Tyne, Mersey and Severn), HMS Clyde, based in the Falklands.
 * Flotilla Headquarters at Victory Building, Portsmouth under Station Commander Commodore Jeremy Bailey
 * HMS Victory - First Rate Ship of the Line, Not active, but still commisioned
 * Southern Diving Group
 * HMS Collingwood
 * Maritime Warfare Centre
 * Maritime Warfare School
 * Victory Squadron
 * Defence Diving School
 * Royal Navy Leadership Academy
 * Fleet Intelligence Centre

Carrier Force

 * HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) (Commisioned 2017)
 * HMS Prince of Wales (R09) (Commisioned 2020)

Destroyer Force

 * HMS Daring (D32)
 * HMS Dauntless (D33)
 * HMS Diamond (D34)
 * HMS Dragon (D35)
 * HMS Defender (D36)
 * HMS Duncan (D37)

Frigate Force

 * HMS Lancaster (F229)
 * HMS Iron Duke (F234)
 * HMS Westminster (F237)
 * HMS Kent (F78)
 * HMS St Albans (F83)

1st Patrol Squadron
The squadron is also known as the Gibraltar Squadron and all based at HMS Rooke.
 * HMS Scimitar (P284) - To Decommission in 2021
 * HMS Sabre (P285) - To Decommission in 2021

Fishery Protection Squadron

 * HMS Medway (P223) (Commissioned 2019)
 * HMS Trent (P224) (Commissioned 2019)
 * HMS Tamar (P225) (Commissioned 2020)
 * HMS Spey (P226) (Commissioned 2021)

Falkland Islands Protection Squadron

 * HMS Forth (P222) - Commissioned in 2018 based at Mare Harbour