Royal Naval Reserve
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The present Royal Naval Reserve was formed in 1958, merging the former Royal Naval Reserve, founded in 1859 as a reserve of professional seamen, and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR), a reserve of volunteers founded in 1903. The RNR is often called the "Wavy Navy" after the wavy sleeve stripes of officers in the RNVR and RNR during World War II. These have since been replaced by the straight rank lacing used in the full-time RN, with the addition of a small 'R' in the centre of the loop. There are plans in motion now to remove this R, as the RNR is further integrated with the regular Royal Navy.
The modern RNR has fourteen Royal Naval Reserve Units (with 7 satellite units). These are:
- HMS Scotia (Rosyth)
- *Tay Division (Dundee)
- *Forth Division (Edinburgh)
- HMS Cambria (Sully, Wales)
- *Tawe Division (Swansea)
- HMS Dalriada (Greenock)
- *Govan Division
- HMS Flying Fox (Bristol)
- HMS Calliope (Gateshead)
- HMS President (London)
- *Medway Division (Chatham, Kent)
- HMS Eaglet (Liverpool)
- *Menai Division (Llandudno)
- HMS Vivid (Devonport)
- HMS Sherwood (Nottingham)
- *Ceres Division (Leeds)
- HMS King Alfred (Portsmouth)
- HMS Forward (Birmingham)
- HMS Caroline (Belfast)
- HMS Wildfire (Northwood)
- HMS Ferret (Chicksands)
There are also naval reserve forces operated by other Commonwealth of Nations navies, e.g. the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR), the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNZNVR), etc. Previously there were also colonial RNVR units, e.g. the Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (SSRNVR), Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (HKRNVR) and the South African Division of the RNVR.
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