Active Royal Navy Vessels in 1981

Aircraft Carriers

Centaur-class aircraft carrier - Hermes
Invincible class aircraft carrier - Invincible, Illustrious, & Ark Royal

Destroyers

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

Frigates

Type 22 - Broadsword, Battleaxe, Brilliant, Brazen, Boxer, & Beaver
Type 21 (Amazon) Class - Amazon, Antelope, Active, Ambuscade, Arrow, Alacrity, Ardent, & Avenger
Leander (Type 12l) Class -

Rothesay Class - Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Brighton, Rothesay, Londonderry, Falmouth, Berwick, Plymouth, & Rhyl
Salisbury Class - Lincoln
Whitby Class - Torquay

Amphibious Units

Fearless Class (LPD) - Fearless, & Intrepid
Round Table Class (Landing Ship Logistics) - RFAs - Sir Bedivere, Sir Galahad, Sir Geraint, Sir Lancelot, Sir Percivale, & Sir Tristram
Logistic Landing Craft (RCT) - Ardennes, & Arakan
LCM 9 Type - 14 craft
LCM 7 Type - 2 craft
Avon Class (Ramp Powered Lighters) - Avon, Bude, Clyde, Dart, Eden, Forth, Glen, Hamble, Itchen, Kennet, London, & Medway.
LCVP -

Landing Craft, Personnel - 3 craft

Mine Warfare Forces

HMS Abdiel
Hunt-class (MCMV) - Brecon, Ledbury, Cattistock, Cottesmore, Brocklesby, Middleton, Chiddingfold, Dulverton, & Hurworth
HMS Wilton
Ton Class -

Venturer Class - St. David, & Venturer
Ley Class - Aveley
Ham Class - Dittisham, Flintham, & Thornham

Ice Patrol Ship

HMS Endurance

Submarine force

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
HMS Dreadnought
Oberon Class - Oberon, Odin, Orpheus, Olympus, Osiris, Onslaught, Otter, Oracle, Ocelot, Otus, Opossum, Opportune, & Onyx
Porpoise Class - Porpoise, Sealion, & Walrus