HMS Eaglet (shore establishment)

HMS "Eaglet" is a training centre for the Royal Navy Reserve. It serves Merseyside, North West England and North Wales, HMS "Eaglet" trains over 300 reservists each year and shares a new building with RMR Merseyside in Liverpool.

History

The Mersey Division of the RNVR was established in Customs House, Liverpool in 1904, before moving to HMS "Eagle", 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. To avoid confusion with a newer HMS "Eagle", the frigate was renamed HMS "Eaglet" in 1919. 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 Princes Dock. In 1993, "Eaglet" received freedom of the city of Liverpool.

Tenders

*The River class minesweepers HMS "Humber" and HMS "Ribble" until 1995.
*The "Archer" class patrol vessel HMS "Biter" at Manchester URNU and HMS "Charger" at Liverpool URNU, the current tender.

Famous attendees

*Ian Edward Fraser, VC RNR

References

*Colledge
* [http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server/show/nav.2812 HMS Eaglet's History]