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The 73 pages that link to Royal Navy, each with the reason it gives.

• Alistair MacLeanRelated: His wartime naval service informed the shipboard settings of his early fiction.

• Flag semaphoreRelated: Naval fleets adopted flag signaling to exchange orders between ships at sea.

• Fourth Anglo-Dutch WarRelated: Its command of the sea enabled British blockades and attacks on Dutch commerce.

• Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIRelated: Its Queen Elizabeth-class carriers operate the F-35B.

• Lord MountbattenNarrower topic: Mountbatten joined the service as a young officer and built his career within it.

• Mutiny on the BountyNarrower topic: Its discipline and hierarchy frame the film’s conflict aboard a naval vessel.

• Battle of Quiberon BayNarrower topic: Its blockade and fleet operations constrained France before the battle.

• Battle of the Denmark StraitNarrower topic: Its pursuit of Bismarck began immediately after the battle.

• Frederick MarryatNarrower topic: Marryat served in its ranks, supplying firsthand knowledge for his naval novels.

• Japanese curryRelated: The British naval curry stew is often linked to curry’s introduction in Japan.

• Norman WisdomRelated: Wisdom joined the Navy as a teenager and served during the Second World War.

• Robin Knox-JohnstonRelated: Knox-Johnston served in the Royal Navy before becoming a professional sailor.

• Union JackRelated: Naval practice helped popularize the name “Union Jack” for the flag.

• Channel DashCompared with: Its failure to stop the passage exposed gaps in Britain’s Channel defenses.

• Charles Algernon ParsonsRelated: The Navy’s adoption of turbine propulsion turned Parsons’s invention into strategic technology.

• Clements MarkhamRelated: Markham entered the Navy as a young man and served in the Arctic before becoming a geographer.

• History of GibraltarRelated: British naval power sustained Gibraltar’s role as a base guarding Mediterranean access.

• Islands of the ForthRelated: Naval defense and wartime installations left a lasting imprint on several Forth islands.

• Knit capRelated: Sailors’ watch caps helped popularize this style of knitted headwear.

• Lothar von Arnauld de la PerièreCompared with: The Royal Navy was the principal naval power his submarine campaign sought to challenge.

• Middle Eastern theatre of World War IRelated: Naval power enabled Allied operations around the Dardanelles, Persian Gulf, and eastern Mediterranean.

• Navy blueRelated: Its dark uniforms are closely tied to the historical name and identity of navy blue.

• William GoldingRelated: Golding served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, including at sea.