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 - ::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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