This is an alphabetical list of the names of all ships that have been in service with the Royal Navy, or with predecessor fleets formally in the service of the Kingdom of England or the Commonwealth of England.
The list also includes fictional vessels which have prominently featured in literature about the Royal Navy.
[1] Unlike many other naval services, the Royal Navy designates certain types of shore establishment (e.g. barracks, naval air stations and training establishments) as "ships" and names them accordingly.
These establishments are often referred to in service slang as stone frigates.
Due to the large number of names the list has been split into smaller lists: Many novels and films about the Royal Navy feature fictional ships, but most use real names.