Naval Reserve Ensign flown by vessels commanded by officers in the RNR.

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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 These have since been replaced by the straight rank lacing used in the full-time RN, with the addition of a small 'R' in the centre of the executive curl. There are plans in motion now to remove this R, as the RNR is further integrated with the regular Royal Navy. 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

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)

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". Rosyth (pronounced Ross-sythe) (Scottish Gaelic: Ros Saoithe) is located on the Firth of Forth on Scotlands east coast, a mile (1. ... Dundee (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Dèagh) located on the North bank of the river Tay, is a royal burgh and the fourth largest city in Scotland. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Swansea (Welsh: , mouth of the Tawe) is a city and county in South Wales in the United Kingdom, situated on the coast immediately to the east of the Gower Peninsula. ... Greenock (Grianaig in Scottish Gaelic) is a large burgh and a burgh of barony in the unitary authority region of Inverclyde in western Scotland, forming part of a continuous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east. ... Bristol (IPA: ) is a city, unitary authority and ceremonial county in South West England, 115 miles (185 km) west of London and located at With a population of 400,000, and metropolitan area of 550,000, it is Englands sixth, and the United Kingdoms ninth, most populous city... Five ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Calliope after the muse Calliope in Greek mythology. ... Map sources for Gateshead at grid reference NZ2460 Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear in north-east England on the south side of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne which covers the North Bank. ... Several ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS President, after the office of president meaning one who presides over an assembly. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... Chatham is an English town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway in the county of Kent. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Llandudno South Parade (on the north shore) viewed from the Great Orme, with the twin mounds of Deganwy Castle in the distance Llandudno Bay and the Little Orme viewed from the Great Orme Llandudno Pier viewed from the Happy Valley gardens A sunny corner in the Happy Valley gardens Llandudno... Devonport in 1909, courtesy WW1 Archive Devonport Dockyard and the Hamoaze from the Rame Peninsula, Cornwall Her Majestys Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (HMS Drake), commonly called Devonport Dockyard, is a major Royal Navy base located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth in Devon. ... Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ... Statistics Population: 443,247 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SE297338 Administration Metropolitan borough: City of Leeds Metropolitan county: West Yorkshire Region: Yorkshire and the Humber Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Yorkshire Historic county: Yorkshire (West Riding) Services Police force: West Yorkshire Police Ambulance service... Portsmouth is a city of about 189,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of Great Britain. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... HMS Caroline is a C-class light cruiser of the British Royal Navy (RN). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Northwood is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ... Chicksands is a village in the Mid Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, and part of the civil parish of Campton and Chicksands. ... A University Royal Naval Unit or URNU is a Royal Navy training establishment connected to a University, or a number of universities concentrated in one geographical area. ... International exchange cadets on the BRNC campus Cadets at BRNC participate in a team problem-solving exercise. ... A midshipman is a subordinate officer, or alternatively a commissioned officer of the lowest rank, in the navies of several English-speaking countries. ...

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. The Commonwealth of Nations (CN), usually known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former colonies of the United Kingdom. ... The Royal Australian Naval Reserve (RANR) is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Australian Navy in Australia. ...