How many battleships did great Britain have?

The Royal Navy has had over 100 battleships in its history, starting with the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906. During the First World War, the Royal Navy had 24 battleships in service, and by the start of the Second World War, it had increased to 30. During the war, the Royal Navy lost 10 battleships, but also commissioned seven new ones, bringing its total number of battleships at the end of the war to 27. The last battleship to be built for the Royal Navy was HMS Vanguard, which was launched in 1944 and remained in service until 1960.