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The number of vessels in the Royal Navy fleet, including aircraft carriers, destroyers frigates and submarines has fallen from 166 in 1975 to 66 in 2025, according to The Associated Press' analysis of figures from the Ministry of Defense and the House of Commons Library.
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ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Some countries pump out aircraft carriers to project power across the globe; others build research megastructures to plumb the ocean depths.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
But the few concrete actions the prime minister has sought to take, such as the deployment of a British aircraft carrier, have taken far longer to implement than expected and have signaled a military unequipped to respond efficiently to threats.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
The number of vessels in the Royal Navy fleet, including aircraft carriers, destroyers frigates and submarines has fallen from 166 in 1975 to 66 in 2025, according to the Associated Press’ analysis of figures from the Ministry of Defense and the House of Commons Library.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
Some countries pump out aircraft carriers to project power across the globe; others build research megastructures to plumb the ocean depths.
—Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026
But the few concrete actions the prime minister has sought to take, such as the deployment of a British aircraft carrier, have taken far longer to implement than expected and have signaled a military unequipped to respond efficiently to threats.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2026
The number of vessels in the Royal Navy fleet, including aircraft carriers, destroyers frigates and submarines has fallen from 166 in 1975 to 66 in 2025, according to the Associated Press’ analysis of figures from the Ministry of Defense and the House of Commons Library.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Aircraft carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aircraft%20carrier. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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