naval technology Flashcards
what is the lifeblood of the country that the royal navy protects and why
the economy and trade as 95% of britains economic activity is dependant on the seas
in WW1, in which battle did the Gland Fleet win and what did it secure
battle of jutland (1915) which maintained control of the seas and secured supply routes to britain
in WW2 which battle did the British win which secured what
battle of taranto where the first carrier bourne attack was successful, securing british supply routes to the Mediterranean
during the _____ war the __________ ______ had an important role of protecting the __________ and its ________ routes from threats from the ________ _______
cold, royal navy, channel, trade, soviet union
as warefare became more hi tech, what was established in south wales and how was it effective
a submarine listening station at RAF brawdy in south wales which helped deter them from entering british waters
what was another important role of the royal navy and an example
stopping invasions e.g victory at Trafalgar meant napoleon could no longer launch an invasion of britain
which british leaders made it their priorities to build up the navy to protect the british isles and how
henry VII, elizabeth I and oliver cromwell both made expansion of the navy a priority for national security
during the ________ ______, what was the main role of the navy and where was this seen
middle ages and to supply and transport troops. e.g during 100 years war with france where the ships werent designed for fighting
towards the end of what century was the navy’s role expanded beyond a military role and example
20th e.g they now provide humanitarian assistance for natural disasters in Sri Lanka and Philippines
during what crisis did the royal navy evacuate fleeing citizens
Libya crisis and Lebanon crisis in 2011
why is there more continuity than change in the development of naval warefare across the period
for the most part they had been focused on protecting the british’s trade and economy and development has taken place to prevent invasion
