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Royal Navy

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

Royal Navy Fighting force that defends Britain's coastal waters and its merchant shipping. The first naval fleet in Britain was built by Alfred the Great in 878 to fight off the Viking raids. In the 16th century, Henry VII built the first specialist naval ships and established the first dockyards. The following centuries saw a struggle for naval supremacy between Britain, France, and the Netherlands, culminating in the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). British victory heralded the supremacy of the Royal Navy that lasted into the 20th century. Since World War II, the role of the Royal Navy has diminished.

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Royal Navy

The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military | 2001 | Copyright

Royal Navy RN the navy of the United Kingdom. It was the most powerful navy in the world from the 17th century until World War II. It is the “Senior Service” of the British armed forces, its headquarters, the Admiralty, having been founded during the reign of King Henry VIII in the 16th century.

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Royal Navy

The Oxford Companion to British History | 2002 | | Copyright

Royal Navy. See navy.

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Royal Navy

A Dictionary of British History | 2004 | | Copyright

Royal Navy See navy.

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	2008 Royal Navy Logistics officers' conference--a NAVSUP perspective. Newspaper article from: Navy Supply Corps Newsletter; 9/1/2008
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