| KERNEL | Heart of the British navy is in Hull (6) |
| ANNIVERSARY | Commemoration near navy is in need of shifting? About right (11) |
| OFMAN | Self-governing island in the Irish Sea at the geographical heart of the British Isles, the Isle ... |
| ALFRED | Anglo-Saxon king and only English monarch known as "the great" who is often claimed to be the founder of the British navy (6) |
| MODERN | Up-to-date and fashionable with the British navy (6) |
| NURSES | They find uses in the British navy for such devoted women |
| ANSON | Admiral George ___, whose reforms of the British navy contributed to its success in the Seven Years' War of 1756- 63 (5) |
| TERAGRAM | In a familiar way ex-PM returns, getting the whole weight of the British Navy (8) |
| ADMIRALTY | Board in charge of the British navy |
| ASTERN | Moving east, the navy is behind (6) |
| NAILED | Navy is unsuccessful, leaderless and gets hammered (6) |
| JARGON | Legendary vessel impounded by Japanese navy is Greek (6) |
| FORTMCHENRY | Coastal bastion of Baltimore, the site of a successful defence against the British Navy in 1814 (4,7) |
| GROG | Diluted drink of rum issued to the British Navy whose name derived from the nickname of admiral Edwa |
| JEZEBEL | Diluted drink of rum issued to the British Navy whose name derived from the nickname of admiral Edwa |
| GROA | Diluted drink of rum issued to the British Navy whose name derived from the nickname of Admiral Edward Vernon (4) |
| ROYALMARINES | In the British Navy, a corps of soldiers specially trained in amphibious warfare (5,7) |
| FRIGATE | In the British Navy, a type of versatile warship (7) |
| INTERIM | Time I joined the British navy, but in the meantime, this will have to do |
| NUMBERONE | First lieutenant, in the British Navy |
