Editing Royal Navy (section)

====Survey ships====
[[File:HMS Protector Assisting the Antarctic Community. MOD 45156397.jpg|thumb|{{HMS|Protector|A173|6}}, a Royal Navy [[British Antarctica|Antarctic]] [[patrol ship]]]]

{{HMS|Protector|A173|6}} is a dedicated [[Antarctica]] patrol ship that fulfils the nation's mandate to provide support to the [[British Antarctic Survey]] (BAS).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2011/05/hms-protector-ready/| title=HMS ''Protector'' ready| publisher=Think Defence| date=26 May 2011| access-date=27 September 2013| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213120125/http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2011/05/hms-protector-ready/| archive-date=13 February 2016| df=dmy-all}}</ref> {{HMS|Scott|H131|6}} is an ocean survey vessel and at 13,500 tonnes is one of the largest ships in the Navy. As of 2018, the newly commissioned {{HMS|Magpie|H130|6}} also undertakes survey duties at sea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/survey/coastal-survey-ship/hms-magpie|title=HMS Magpie (H130) {{!}} Royal Navy|website=Royal Navy|language=en|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref> The Royal Fleet Auxiliary plans to introduce two new [[Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ship]]s, in part to protect undersea cables and gas pipelines and partly to compensate for the withdrawal of all ocean-going survey vessels from Royal Navy service.<ref name="MROSS">{{cite news |title=Lima Charlie: New Royal Navy Ship That Will Safeguard The Internet |url=https://www.forces.net/services/navy/lima-charlie-new-royal-navy-ship-will-safeguard-internet |access-date=4 November 2021 |work=[[BFBS]] |date=27 May 2021}}</ref> The first of these vessels, [[RFA Proteus]], entered service in October 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=A guide to RFA Proteus – the UK's new seabed warfare vessel |url=https://www.navylookout.com/a-guide-to-rfa-proteus-the-uks-new-seabed-warfare-vessel/ |access-date=11 October 2023 |work=Navy Lookout |date=10 October 2023}}</ref>