***Posting in Parts, trying to post all the tinypic links and text all at once is too much
for me, so bear with me. I wanted to at least put parts of it up as to stem all
questions from the influx of new players)***

Welcome to the UK. First off, let me say you have made a great first choice in terms
of nations. UK enjoys numerous advantages that make it a great beginner nation as
opposed to the others. Some of these include

-Higher survivability forgive mistakes
-Hard hitting guns forgive bad aim
-Early available ships break up the grind
-Straightforward game-play style (for the most part)

These (and more I probably forget to mention) make UK a very easy to pick-up for
beginners. This is not to say that UK is necessarily more powerful than the other
nations, but in terms of learning curve it is the most forgiving to a new player who is
stilltrying to grasp the basics.

In this guide I will cover mainly the physical aspects of the ships as well as some
basic playing tips for the Royal Navy. I will only passingly touch upon some of the
more basic things such as sailor selection and classing, and basic game
interface/mechanics. For such questions refer to such resources such as

www.nf-guides.com (created by Obst)

http://tinyurl.com/2mgz29
(A UK Crew Recommendation guide by LordNelson86)

http://tinyurl.com/2jf85k
(A dated general UK guide by JodoYodo)

http://tinyurl.com/2wtctt
(Both a general sailor and beginner tactic guide by Majorpain10)

ZXZXZX's UK guide stickied in this forum is also a great resource, but its age and its
rough English (not his first language) were the main motivations for my attempt.

I also encourage you to search the UK forums for guides specific to your ship (hitting
enter does not initiate a search cause NF forums are ghetto, push the SEARCH
button graphic) They will go more indepth than I am able to about each ship.

Please leave suggestions below. Thanks to loansniper for KM testing. Testing was
done with a 100+ level crew, with all modifications necessary made in lieu of the
ONF patch. BB345 will be added after their respective ONF patches, as those classes
will probably be the most dramatically changed.

***Thanks to LordKelvin for giving inspiration for the format of this guide***

Edit by ljsevern: Title change