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The US Navy Has Shrunk, but the Royal Navy Has Nearly Disappeared

The Royal Navy—once the pride of the United Kingdom—has shrunk to around two dozen warships, insufficient to project power in any meaningful sense.
Both the U.S. Navy and Britain’s Royal Navy have shed significant tonnage since the Cold War, but the scale of Britain’s contraction dwarfs America’s, in proportional terms. The U.S. fleet fell short ...
A Royal Navy submarine has arrived in Australia for an historic visit to strengthen the UK’s commitment to the security of the Indo-Pacific.