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The military Navy of the [[United Kingdom]].

The '''Royal Navy''' is the [[navy|naval]] branch of the [[military]] forces of the [[United Kingdom]]. With 91 commissioned vessels, it is considered the world's second most powerful navy in terms of global force projection, after the [[United States Navy]].<ref>[http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.3867 Royal Navy website]</ref><ref>[http://zope06.v.servelocity.net/hjs/sections/britain_world/naval_trident Henry Jackson Society website]</ref> As of November 2006, the Naval Service (including the [[Royal Marines]]) had 38,710 regular personnel.