- HMS Flying Fox
HMS "Flying Fox" is a
Royal Naval Reserve unit located inBristol ,England . Training over 100 reservists on Thursday evenings in Bristol, HMS Flying Fox serves Avon, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire.History
Bristol Division was one of the five divisions of the
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve formed in 1903. AfterWorld War I , the division was reformed and a new drill ship, a Fleet Sweeping Vessel (Sloop) - HMS Flying Fox - was berthed at Bristol in 1924. Renamed Severn Division afterWorld War II , HMS Flying Fox moved ashore to its present HQ in 1972.Co-located on the site in Winterstoke Road are the Naval Regional Officer for Wales and West of England, the SW Area Sea Cadet HQ and Officers' Careers Liaison Officer.
[http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/images/hmsflyingfox.jpgHMS Flying Fox]
Location
Winterstoke RoadBristolBS3 2NS
External links
* [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2867 For the latest news visit the HMS Flying Fox home page]
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