Uniforms of the Royal Navy
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The uniforms of the Royal Navy have evolved gradually since the first uniform regulations for officers were issued in 1748. The predominant colours of Royal Navy uniforms are navy blue and white. Sinc
Officers, a Chief Petty Officer and Ratings of the Royal Navy on parade in No. 1 dress uniform.
Captain Edward Vernon (1723–1794)
Ceremonial Day Dress, as worn by Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns
Blue No. 1C dress (with aiguillette) worn by Sir Philip Jones.
Royal Navy
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The Royal Navy is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom, responsible for defending the country, the Crown Dependencies, and the Overseas Territories from naval attack or invasion. It is a comp
Uniforms of the Royal Navy
…The uniforms of the Royal Navy have evolved gradually since the first uniform regulations for officers were issued in 1748. The predominant colours of Royal Navy uniforms are navy blue and white. Since reforms in 1997 male and female ratings have worn the same ceremonial uniform. Royal Naval uniforms have served…
A late 16th-century portrait of the Spanish Armada battling Royal Navy warships
HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, is still a commissioned Royal Navy ship, although she is now permanently kept in dry-dock.
Bombardment of Algiers in north Africa by the Anglo-Dutch fleet in an attempt to stop the Barbary slave trade, 27 August 1816
The capture of Chusan during the First Opium War on 1 October 1841