By tradition and to maintain the intrigue, we will go from the end of the rating to the beginning. The former ruler of the seas, along with the loss of this status, also lost the status of a colonial empire. What is the Royal Navy of Great Britain now? There are now 33,000 men serving in it. In addition to two very problematic aircraft carriers, which spend the lion's share of time in repair docks, there are about a hundred warships, including 6 Type 45 air defense destroyers, 13 Type 23 missile frigates, 2 Albion-class landing ships, and 3 Cove-class logistic landing ships, 4 Vanguard-class strategic missile submarine cruisers, and seven Trafalgar and Astute-class multipurpose nuclear-powered submarines. Now it is these 4 submarine missile carriers that constitute the main power of the British fleet.
27 май 2024
