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Royal Navy Active Fleet - December 2008
Major Units

HMS Daring - In service 10 Dec-2008
HMS Dauntless - Constructors trials
HMS Dragon - Launched 27-Nov-2008
HMS Superb - Decommissioned 30-Sep-2008.

Aircraft Carriers - 
Invincible Class - CVS

Ark Royal - R07
Illustrious - R06
Invincible - R05

Vanguard Class 
Submarines - SSBN

Vanguard - S28
Vengeance - S31
Victorious - S29
Vigilant - S30

Destroyers - Type 42

Edinburgh - D97
Exeter - D89
Gloucester - D96
Liverpool - D92
Manchester - D95
Nottingham - D91
Southampton - D90
York - D98

Assault/Amphibious Ships

Albion - L14
Bulwark - L15
Ocean - L12

Swiftsure Class 
Submarines - SSN

Sceptre - S104
Superb - S109 *

Destroyers - Type 45 
Daring Class

Daring - D32 - In Service Dec-2008 *
Dauntless - D33 - Constructors trials *
Defender - D36 - Building
Diamond - D34 - Building 25-Feb-2005
Dragon - D35 - Launched 17-Nov-2008
Duncan - D37 - Building 29-Feb-2008

Trafalgar Class 
Submarines - SSN

Talent - S92
Tireless - S88
Torbay - S90
Trafalgar - S107
Trenchant - S91
Triumph - S93
Turbulent - S87

Frigates - Type 22 
Cornwall Class

Campbeltown - F86
Chatham - F87
Cornwall - F99
Cumberland - F85

Astute Class 
Submarines - SSN

Ambush - Building 22-Oct-2003
Artful - Building  11-Mar-2005
Astute - S119 - Launched 08-Jun-2007 *
Audacious - Ordered 21-May-2007 *

Frigates - Type 23 
Duke Class

Argyll - F231
Iron Duke - F234
Kent - F78
Lancaster - F229
Monmouth - F235
Montrose - F236
Northumberland - F238
Portland - F79
Richmond - F239
Somerset F82
St Albans - F83
Sutherland - F81
Westminster - F237

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