HMS Eaglet (shore establishment)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | HMS Eaglet |
| Yard number | none |
| Commissioned | 1904 |
| Status | Active |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Stone frigate |
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 the Liverpool Royal Navy and Royal Marines Careers Office.
History
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The Mersey Division of the RNVR was established in Customs House, Liverpool under the command of Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 2nd Earl of Lathom in 1904, before moving to HMS Eagle (1804), a 50-gun frigate at Brunswick Dock, in 1911. Mersey Division was mobilised in 1914 to form part of the Royal Naval Division, serving at Gallipoli, the battles of Battle of Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele and Cambrai.[1]
To avoid confusion with a newer HMS Eagle (1918), the frigate was renamed HMS Eaglet in 1918. The ship was destroyed in a fire in 1926, and replaced by the First World War 24-class sloop HMS Sir Bevis, which was renamed Eaglet. The new Eaglet was berthed at Salthouse Dock. During the Second World War, Eaglet became the flagship of Commander-in-Chief Western Approaches. In 1971, the sloop was scrapped and HMS Eaglet moved ashore to a new HQ at Prince's Dock. In 1993, Eaglet received the freedom of the city of Liverpool.[1]
The current stone frigate is based on Brunswick Dock in Liverpool, opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1998.[1]
Current units
[edit]The following are based at the location:
- Headquarters, Naval Regional Command Northern England[2]
- Naval Regional Commander, Northern England and Isle of Man[3]
- Headquarters, Royal Marine Reserve Merseyside[4][5]
- Liverpool University Royal Naval Unit[5]
- Archer-class patrol vessels:[6][7]
- HMS Biter (P270) – serving Manchester and Salford University Royal Naval Unit
- HMS Charger (P292) – serving Liverpool University Royal Naval Unit
Famous attendees
[edit]- Ian Edward Fraser, VC RNR
Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c "History". RNR Officers Club Liverpool. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ "University Royal Naval Unit". North West Reserve Forces & Cadets Association. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "The Royal Navy Directory 2019" (PDF). Royal Navy. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "RMR Merseyside | Royal Marines". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Find a Unit". North West Reserve Forces & Cadets Association. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "FOIA request regarding the 1st Patrol Boat Squadron and its ships" (PDF). What do they know?. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "FOI(A) regarding the Royal Navy" (PDF). What do they know?. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
References
[edit]- Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8.
- Evans, B. (2003). HMS Eaglet; The Story Of The Royal Naval Reserves On Merseyside. Countyvise Publishing. ISBN 1901231380.
External links
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