Royal Naval Reserve
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The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom.
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 These have since been replaced by the straight rank lacing used in the full-time RN, with the addition of a small 'R' in the centre of the executive curl. 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)
- HMS Cambria (Sully, Wales)
- HMS Dalriada (Greenock)
- HMS Flying Fox (Bristol)
- HMS Calliope (Gateshead)
- HMS President (London)
- HMS Eaglet (Liverpool)
- HMS Vivid (Devonport)
- HMS Sherwood (Nottingham)
- HMS King Alfred (Portsmouth)
- HMS Forward (Birmingham)
- HMS Caroline (Belfast)
- HMS Wildfire (Northwood)
- HMS Ferret (Chicksands)
The University Royal Naval Units, although under the jurisdiction of BRNC Dartmouth, are also a part of the Royal Naval Reserve, with students holding the title "Midshipman RNR".
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), Canadian Naval Reserve, 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.
