Themes

The Navy's People

• Naval Lives

• In Focus: Women in the Navy

• In Focus: Recreation and Time off

  • Personal Time

  • Living Conditions

  • Sports

  • Crossing the Line across the century

  • Parties onboard

  • NAAFI

• In Focus: Discipline and Punishment

Learning

• How To: Understand Naval Medals

Sports

Article highlights

• Keeping fit and healthy

• Sport in the Navy

• Sports at sea

• Sports and community relations

• Record breakers and extreme sports

Sports at sea

Whether running around the ship or doing designated circuits, the Royal Navy keeps its sailors fit at sea. The navy has sports equipment for playing onboard and when it comes alongside in ports.

Deck Hockey on Aircraft Carrier HMS Shah (RNM)

On earlier ships gymnastics apparatus, make-shift pools and games equipment were also carried. Sailors also have the opportunity to swim in the sea around the ship this is called 'hands to bathe'.

PTI (Physical training instructor) running the ships company round the deck of HMS King George V (RNM)

PT Circuits on HMS Marlborough (RN FPU)