List of Royal Navy vessels active in 1981
# List of Royal Navy vessels active in 1981

The following vessels were in commission, planned or under construction for Her Majesty's Royal Navy in 1981.

## Aircraft Carriers

* Centaur-class – Hermes.
* Invincible-class – Invincible, Illustrious, & Ark Royal.

## Destroyers

* Type 82 – Bristol.
* Type 42 – Sheffield, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow, Exeter, Southampton, Liverpool, Cardiff, & Coventry.
* County-class – London, Antrim, Glamorgan, Fife & Norfolk.

## Frigates

* Type 22 – Broadsword, Battleaxe, Brilliant, Brazen, Boxer & Beaver.
* Type 21 – Amazon, Antelope, Active, Ambuscade, Arrow, Alacrity, Ardent & Avenger.
* Leander-class (Type 12I) –
   * Batch 1 (Ikara Group): Aurora, Euryalus, Galatea, Arethusa, Naiad, Dido, Leander & Ajax.
   * Batch 2 (Exocet Group): Cleopatra, Sirius, Phoebe, Minerva, Danae, Juno, Argonaut & Penelope.
   * Batch 3 (Broad-Beamed Group): Achilles, Diomede, Andromeda, Hermione, Jupiter, Bacchante, Apollo, Scylla, Ariadne & Charybdis.
* Rothesay-class – Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Brighton, Rothesay, Londonderry, Falmouth, Berwick, Plymouth & Rhyl.
* Salisbury-class – Lincoln.
* Whitby-class – Torquay.

## Amphibious Units

* Fearless-class landing platform dock – Fearless & Intrepid.
* Round Table-class landing ship logistics (RFA) – Sir Bedivere, Sir Galahad, Sir Geraint, Sir Lancelot, Sir Percivale & Sir Tristram.
* Logistic Landing Craft (RCT) – HMAV Ardennes & HMAV Arakan.
* LCM (9) Type – 14 craft
* LCM (7) Type – 2 craft
* Avon-class RPL – 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
* LCP(R) – 3 craft

## Mine Warfare Forces

* Abdiel.
* Hunt-class – Brecon, Ledbury, Cattistock, Cottesmore, Brocklesby, Middleton, Chiddingfold, Dulverton & Hurworth.
* Wilton.
* 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

* Endurance

## Offshore Patrol Vessels

* Castle-class - Leeds Castle, Dumbarton Castle
* Island-class - HMS Anglesey, HMS Alderney, HMS Jersey, HMS Guernsey, HMS Shetland, HMS Orkney, HMS Lindisfarne

## Submarine Service

* Resolution-class – Resolution, Repulse, Renown & Revenge.
* Trafalgar-class – Trafalgar, Turbulent, + 1.
* Swiftsure-class – Swiftsure, Sovereign, Superb, Sceptre, Spartan & Splendid.
* Valiant-class – Valiant & Warspite.
* Churchill-class – Churchill, Conqueror & Courageous.
* Dreadnought
* Oberon-class – Oberon, Odin, Orpheus, Olympus, Osiris, Onslaught, Otter, Oracle, Ocelot, Otus, Opossum, Opportune & Onyx.
* Porpoise-class – Porpoise, Sealion & Walrus.
