List of Royal Navy military equipment of the Cold War explained

This is a list of Royal Navy military equipment of the Cold War. It is the combat equipment used on Royal Navy ships of this era, including naval artillery, anti-aircraft weapons, radar and other things.

Naval guns

• BL 15-inch Mk I naval gun^[1]
• QF 6-inch Mark N5 gun^[2]
• QF 5.25-inch naval gun^[3]
• QF 4.5-inch Mk I – V naval gun^[4]
• 4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun^[5]

Torpedoes

• Tigerfish^[6]

Anti-surface weapons

• Sea Skua^[7]

CIWS

• Goalkeeper CIWS^[8]
• Phalanx CIWS^[9]

Anti-aircraft weapons

• Seaslug^[10]
• Seacat^[11]
• Sea Dart^[12]
• Sea Wolf^[13]

Anti-submarine weapons

• Limbo^[14]
• Ikara^[15]

References

1. Web site: navweaps.com WNBR_15-42_mk1.
2. Web site: shapeways.com t1-350-hms-tiger-class-6-quot-50-15-2cm-qf-mkn5-gun-x2.
3. Web site: navweaps.com WNBR_45-45_mk5.
4. Web site: Navweapons.com WNBR_45-45_mk5..
5. Web site: Mark 8 4.5 inch 55 caliber 113mm naval gun. 2021-10-31. www.seaforces.org.
6. Web site: Tigerfish Torpedo :: Rochester Avionic Archives. 2021-11-03. rochesteravionicarchives.co.uk.
7. Web site: Sea Skua. 2021-11-03. Weaponsystems.net. en.
8. Web site: Goalkeeper Close-in Weapon System CIWS. 2021-11-03. www.seaforces.org.
9. Web site: Invincible Class Aircraft Carriers - Naval Technology. 2021-11-03. www.naval-technology.com. en-GB.
10. Web site: Glaze. Ben. 2017-01-24. Surface-to-air missile accidentally fired into Wales by Royal Navy ship. 2021-10-31. WalesOnline. en.
11. Web site: Sea Cat anti-aircraft missile system Missilery.info. 2021-10-31. en.missilery.info.
12. Web site: Sea Dart Missile: A Parting Salute. 2021-10-31. Defense Media Network. en-US.
13. Web site: Sea Wolf SAM Missile GWS Guided Weapon System Royal Navy. 2021-10-31. www.seaforces.org.
14. Web site: projectile, mortar, anti-submarine, Mark NC22. 2021-11-03. Imperial War Museums. en.
15. Web site: Ikara Missile. 2021-11-03. www.nepeannaval.org.au.