Sea

Royal Navy

Naval Service

Security domain
Sea
What it is
service · service (level 3)
Founded
1546
Acknowledged by
royalnavy.mod.uk (official site)
Active headcount
32,520 (2026) official, high confidence
Reserve
3,230
Headcount source
UK MoD quarterly service personnel statistics, 1 April 2026
Website
www.royalnavy.mod.uk
Identifiers
factbase.org/org/5HN0G7YR43 · Q172771

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