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Reserve Fleet
Active
c. 1700–1960
Country
 United Kingdom
Branch
 Royal Navy
Type
Fleet
Garrison/HQ
Portsmouth

The Reserve Fleet was a Royal Navy formation of decommissioned vessels which could be brought to a state of readiness at time of war.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Vice-Admirals commanding


  • 3 Flag Officers commanding


    • 3.1 Reserve divisions under Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet


      • 3.1.1 Portsmouth Division


        • 3.1.1.1 Rear Admiral Commanding Portsmouth Reserve




      • 3.1.2 Devonport Division


        • 3.1.2.1 Rear Admiral Commanding Devonport Reserve




      • 3.1.3 Nore Division


        • 3.1.3.1 Rear Admiral Commanding Nore Reserve


        • 3.1.3.2 Captain Commanding Nore Reserve




      • 3.1.4 Rosyth Division


        • 3.1.4.1 Vice-Admiral/Rear Admiral Commanding Rosyth Reserve




      • 3.1.5 Portland Division


        • 3.1.5.1 Rear Admiral Commanding Portland Reserve






    • 3.2 Vice-Admiral Reserve Fleet destroyers




  • 4 References


  • 5 Sources


  • 6 External links





History[edit]


In the early years of the 18th century ships were "laid up in ordinary" at various British naval bases so establishing the Reserve Fleet as a repository for serviceable but decommissioned ships.[1]


The Reserve Fleet was brought to readiness for the First World War.[2] It continued to exist in the inter-war years but in 1930 the Admiralty reduced it in size on the basis that war was unlikely in the ensuing 10 years.[3] At the start of the Second World War the Reserve Fleet, under the command of Vice Admiral Sir Max Horton,[4] was again brought to a state of readiness.[5] Some 15,000 men were called up in May 1939 to man the Reserve Fleet which became ready for service on 15 June 1939.[6] During the 1950s ships were regularly 'cocooned' for the Reserve Fleet[7] and it ceased to exist in 1960.[8]



Vice-Admirals commanding[edit]


Admirals commanding included:[9]



  • 1919–1920 Vice-Admiral Sir Henry Oliver

  • 1920–1922 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Phillimore

  • 1922–1923 Vice-Admiral Sir Douglas Nicholson

  • 1923–1924 Vice-Admiral Sir William Goodenough

  • 1924–1926 Vice-Admiral Sir Victor Stanley

  • Mar – Oct 1926 Vice-Admiral Sir Rudolph Bentinck

  • 1926–1928 Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Watson

  • 1928–1929 Vice-Admiral Sir William Boyle

  • 1929–1930 Vice-Admiral Percival Hall-Thompson

  • 1930–1932 Vice-Admiral Sir Frank Larken

  • 1932–1934 Vice-Admiral Sir William Kerr

  • 1934–1935 Vice-Admiral Edward Astley-Rushton

  • 1935–1937 Vice-Admiral Sir Gerald Dickens

  • 1937–1939 Vice Admiral Sir Max Horton


command then disbanded until 1944



Flag Officers commanding[edit]


Included:[10]



  • 1944–1945 Rear-Admiral Charles Harris

  • 1945–1947 Rear-Admiral Leslie Ashmore

  • 1947–1948 Rear-Admiral Reginald Servaes

  • 1948–1951 Vice-Admiral Sir Robin Bridge

  • 1951–1953 Vice-Admiral Sir Henry McCall

  • 1953–1954 Vice-Admiral Sir Ian Campbell

  • 1954–1955 Vice-Admiral Sir John Eaton

  • 1955–1956 Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Cazalet

  • 1956–1958 Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Onslow

  • 1958–1959 Vice-Admiral Sir Guy Sayer

  • 1959–1960 Rear-Admiral John Grant



Reserve divisions under Admiral Commanding, Reserve Fleet[edit]



Subordinate officers included[11][12]


Portsmouth Division[edit]



Rear Admiral Commanding Portsmouth Reserve[edit]


  • Rear-Admiral Edward F. Bruen, 1 February 1919 – 23 April 1919

  • Rear-Admiral Cole C. Fowler, 23 April 1919 – 23 April 1920

  • Rear-Admiral Clement Greatorex, 23 April 1920 – 1 October 1921

  • Rear-Admiral Edmond H. Parker, 1 October 1921



Devonport Division[edit]



Rear Admiral Commanding Devonport Reserve[edit]


  • Rear-Admiral Douglas R. L. Nicholson, 1 February 1919 – 18 March 1919

  • Rear-Admiral James A. Fergusson, 18 March 1919 – 9 April 1919

  • Rear-Admiral Maurice Woollcombe, 9 April 1919 – 9 April 1920

  • Rear-Admiral Philip H. Colomb, 9 April 1920

  • Rear-Admiral Charles D. Johnson, 9 April 1921


Captain Commanding



  • Captain Alfred A. Ellison, 16 May 1922 – 1 November 1922

  • Captain Rowland H. Bather, 15 April 1922 – 1 July 1922 (temporary)

  • Captain John E. Cameron, 1 November 1922 – April, 1924

  • Captain Herbert A. Buchanan-Wollaston, 25 July 1927 – 17 April 1928

  • Captain Edward B. Cloete, 3 November 1929 – 4 May 1931



Nore Division[edit]



Rear Admiral Commanding Nore Reserve[edit]


  • Rear-Admiral A. Thomas Hunt, 1 February 1919 – 8 March 1919

  • Rear-Admiral Henry L. Mawbey, 17 March 1919 – 17 March 1920

  • Rear-Admiral Vivian H. G. Bernard, 17 March 1920 – 17 March 1921

  • Rear-Admiral William J. S. Alderson, 17 March 1921 – 15 April 1922



Captain Commanding Nore Reserve[edit]


  • Captain Lawrence W. Braithwaite, 24 April 1925 – 17 August 1926

  • Captain Arthur L. Snagge, c. 1927

  • Captain Claude C. Dobson, 17 October 1931 – 17 October 1933

  • Captain Richard M. King, 17 October 1933 – 16 January 1935 (and as Captain of Cardiff)

  • Captain Hamilton C. Allen, 16 January 1935 – 24 July 1935

  • Captain John H. Young, 1 October 1935 – 1 September 1936



Rosyth Division[edit]



Vice-Admiral/Rear Admiral Commanding Rosyth Reserve[edit]


  • Vice-Admiral Sir Trevylyan D. W. Napier, 1 February 1919 – 1 May 1919

  • Rear-Admiral Charles F. Corbett, 1 May 1919 – 1 May 1920

  • Rear-Admiral Crawford Maclachlan, 1 May 1920

  • Captain Henry P. Boxer, 28 January 1937 – 1 June 1938



Portland Division[edit]



Rear Admiral Commanding Portland Reserve[edit]

  • Rear-Admiral Sir Douglas R. L. Nicholson, 1 November 1919 – 1 April 1920


Vice-Admiral Reserve Fleet destroyers[edit]


Vice-Admiral Commanding


  • Vice-Admiral Sir R. H. T. Balkes (1939-1945) (retired)


References[edit]





  1. ^ Pinnock, William (2012). "The Guide to Knowledge, Volume 1". Rare Books Club. p. 420. ISBN 978-1153734462..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone 1841–1920". National Archives. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2012.


  3. ^ Moretz, p. 82


  4. ^ "Reserve Fleet". Orbat. Retrieved 23 September 2012.


  5. ^ "Britain's Reserve Fleet 1939". British Pathe. Retrieved 23 September 2012.


  6. ^ "Maritime War-The British Shore Organisation". The War at Sea. Retrieved 23 September 2012.


  7. ^ "Reserve Fleet 1950". British Pathe. Retrieved 23 September 2012.


  8. ^ "Royal Navy Maintenance and Supply Ships". Royal Navy Ships. Retrieved 23 September 2012.


  9. ^ Senior Royal Navy Appointments Archived 15 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.


  10. ^ "Naval Commands and Flag Officers (Hansard, 10 April 1946)". hansard.millbanksystems.com. Hansard, vol 421 cc1897-9. Retrieved 15 February 2018.


  11. ^ Harley, Simon; Lovell, Tony. "Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)". dreadnoughtproject.org. The Dreadnought Project.Org, 5 September 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.


  12. ^ Mackie, Colin. "Royal Navy Senior Appointments from 1865" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie, pp.143-144, December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.




Sources[edit]



  • Moretz, Joseph (2002). The Royal Navy and the Capital Ship in the Interwar Period: An Operational Perspective. Routledge. ISBN 978-0714651965.


External links[edit]













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