Very few blue water navies in the world, and the Royal navy is still one of them.
To be blue water capable you need to have the ability to deploy a vessel for an extended time beyond the borders of your own country and to have the ability to project your power.
The following countries maintain a Blue water navy:
Category 1
United states
Category 2
United Kingdom
France
Category 3
Russia
India
Italy
Spain
Brazil
Category 4
China
Japan
Australia
South Korea
Germany
Category definitions:
1 Global reach with substantial ability to project power beyond its home waters
2 Limited global reach but maintains a substantial ability to project power beyond home waters
3 Has ocean going capability with limited ability to sustain extended on station periods and limited power projection,
4 Heavy regional influence with very limited ability to operate globally on extended operations yet maintains a sizeable force.
Latter two category are often referred to as Green water capable.
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