Fleet Reserve (Royal Navy)
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The Fleet Reserve consisted of warships of the Royal Navy which were not in full commission but were available for service at relatively short notice. It was divided into two divisions:
A Division.—Ships ready for service at 48 hours' notice.
B Division.—Ships ready for service at about 30 days' notice.[1]
The Fleet Reserves, replaced by the Nucleus Crew System in 1905, were organised on a geographical basis at the Royal Dockyards. The ships were manned by working parties drawn from the Naval Depôts.[2]
Medway Fleet Reserve
- Captain Hilary G. Andoe, 29 July, 1890.[3]
- Captain Swinton C. Holland, 15 July, 1893.[4]
- Captain Robert F. Hammick, 8 July, 1896.[5]
- Captain William C. C. Forsyth, 14 February, 1899.[6]
- Captain Alvin C. Corry, 14 February, 1902.[7]
- Captain Archibald J. Pocklington, 1 November, 1903.[8]
Position abolished 1 June, 1905.[9]
Footnotes
- ↑ Appendix C. Repairs of the Fleet. p. 59. The National Archives. ADM 116/942.
- ↑ Appendix C. Repairs of the Fleet. p. 61. The National Archives. ADM 116/942.
- ↑ The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th March, 1891. p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List, Corrected to the 18th February, 1896. p. 246.
- ↑ The Navy List, Corrected to the 18th September, 1898. p. 277.
- ↑ Forsyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 471.
- ↑ Corry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 235.
- ↑ Pocklington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
- ↑ Pocklington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
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