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HMS King Alfred is a Royal Naval Reserve shore establishment in Portsmouth, England. The unit has a complement of over 200 reservists and provides training facilities to other lodger units, including the local Royal Marines Reserve (RMR) City of London (Portsmouth Detachment), and local University Royal Naval Unit (URNU). [1] [2]
Since the Royal Navy rebrand in 2003 that cost circa £100,000, the Royal Naval Reserve has been without its own logo; when one is required, the Royal Navy logo is used with the word Reserves added below, and there is no logo for the entire Maritime Reserve. [11] The older Royal Naval Reserve logo is still used as the watermark for passing out ...
HMS Sparrowhawk, Royal Naval Air Station Hatston, Kirkwall, Orkney, 1939 - 1948; HMS Tern, Twatt Orkney RNAS Twatt; HMS Urley, Second World War flying station on the Isle of Man, RNAS Ronaldsway. HMS Vulture Royal Naval Air Station St Merryn (later HMS Curlew 1952-56), Cornwall, 1937-1952
From 1994-1996 the Second Sea Lord became responsible for managing reserves. Later that year the new post of Flag Officer, Training and Recruitment took over responsibility for reserves until 2004. In 2005 the Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland became responsible for the Royal Naval Reserve, holding the joint title of Flag Officer ...
Between 1918 and 1939, the Royal Air Force had provided the Fleet Air Arm to the Royal Navy, and Royal Naval Air Stations were consequently operated by Royal Air force personnel. On 24 May 1939, operation of the Fleet Air Arm was returned to full Admiralty control under the Inskip Award , with Royal Air Force personnel replaced by Royal Naval ...
Re-designated a Reserve Training centre on 1 Oct 1994. 1996 - Moved to a new site within Royal Naval Support Establishment HMS Caledonia on 15 May 1996. Official rededication ceremony conducted on 12 Oct 1996 in the presence of Prince Michael of Kent as Honorary Commodore RNR. 1999 - Tay Division of HMS Scotia set up in Dundee.
HMS Eaglet is a Royal Navy Reserve unit based in Liverpool. She is the main occupant of the Royal Navy Regional Headquarters in Liverpool, Merseyside.The base (often also colloquially referred to as HMS Eaglet) is also the home to a number of units, including: Royal Marines Reserve Merseyside, Naval Regional Command Northern England, Liverpool URNU, HMS Biter, HMS Charger, Sea Cadet Corps, and ...
Bristol Division was one of the five divisions of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve formed in 1903. After the First World War the division was reformed and a new drill ship, the 24-class sloop HMS Flying Fox, was berthed at Bristol in 1924.