Active Royal Navy Vessels in 1983

The following vessels were in commission, planned or under construction for Her Majesty's Royal Navy in 1983<ref name=Foot01/>
Aircraft Carriers
Centaur-class aircraft carrier -
Invincible class aircraft carrier - Invincible, Illustrious, & Ark Royal<ref groupNote nameNote01/>
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,<ref groupNote nameNote03/> & Bloodhound<ref groupNote nameNote03/>
- Amazon, Active, Ambuscade, Arrow, Alacrity, & Avenger
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::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,<ref groupNote nameNote06/> Rothesay, Londonderry,<ref groupNote nameNote06/> Falmouth, Berwick , Plymouth, & Rhyl
Whitby Class - Torquay
Amphibious Units
- Fearless, & Intrepid
- RFAs - Sir Bedivere, Sir Geraint, Sir Lancelot, Sir Percivale, & Sir Tristram
- Ardennes, & Arakan
LCM 9 Type - 14 craft
LCM 7 Type - 2 craft
- 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<ref groupNote nameNote04/>
- Brecon, Ledbury, Cattistock, Cottesmore, Brocklesby, Middleton, Chiddingfold, Dulverton, & Hurworth
HMS Wilton<ref groupNote nameNote05/>
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
 
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