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Abbreviations


Armed Forces - Royal Navy - n2a5 - Royal Naval Reserve Units

ROYAL NAVY COMMAND AND ORGANISATION

ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE (RNR) UNITS


The RNR is a part time organisation, which complements the Royal Navy in times of war, conflict and in peacetime when there is a requirement. Entry into the RNR is the same as for the regular service.

Training takes place on evenings and at weekends at the units listed below:
HMS Calliope Gateshead
HMS Cambria Penarth
HMS Dalriada Greenock
HMS Eaglet Liverpool
HMS Ferret Chicksands
HMS Flying Fox Bristol
HMS Forward Birmingham
  HMS Hibernia Lisburn
HMS President London
HMS King Alfred Portsmouth
HMS Scotia Pitreavie
HMS Sherwood Nottingham
HMS Vivid Devonport
HMS Wildfire Northwood
RNR numbers in mid 2013 were approximately 2,600 and are planned to be around 3,100 by 2018. Units of the Royal Marines Reserve (RMR) are listed in the Royal Marines section.

University Royal Naval Units are located as follows:
HMS Archer Aberdeen
  HMS Smiter Oxford
HMS Exploit Birmingham
HMS Puncher London
  HMS Dasher Bristol
HMS Trumpeter Cambridge
HMS Biter Manchester
HMS Example Northumbria
HMS Pursuer Glasgow
HMS Ranger Sussex
HMS Charger Liverpool
HMS Blazer Southampton
HMS Express Wales
HMS Explorer Yorkshire
URNU ships are part of the 1st Patrol Boat Squadron