ROYAL NAVY SHORE ESTABLISHMENTS AND NAVAL RESERVE UNITS

MAJOR BASES

HM NAVAL BASE - PORTSMOUTH

Function:  Home base to surface ships, notably Carriers, Type 42 Destroyers and Type 23 Frigates.  

Other Functions: Fleet Headquarters Commander-in-Chief Home Command organisation.



HM NAVAL BASE -  DEVONPORT  (PLYMOUTH)

Function:  Largest naval base in Western Europe. Home port for Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs), Large Assault Ships, Type 22 and Type 23 Frigates, Hydrographic Ships. There are over 5,000 ship movements annually.

Other Functions:  Flag Officer Sea Training, RN Hydrographic School.



HM NAVAL BASE - CLYDE

Function: Home base to UK’s Nuclear Deterrent Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBNs). Also base to SSNs and minewarfare vessels.

Other Functions: HMS Caledonia at Rosyth provides support for naval personnel standing by ships and submarines in refit.

 

RN AIR STATION - YEOVILTON

Function: Home base to RN Sea Harriers, naval helicopter squadrons and other fixed wing aircraft. Yeovilton operates over 100 aircraft of different types. Nearly 4,000 uniformed and civilian personnel work at RNAS Yeovilton.

Other Functions: Training of aircrew and engineers of resident aircraft types. RN Fighter Controller School trains ground and airborne AEW controllers.
 

Function: RNAS Culdrose supports the Anti- Submarine Warfare and Airborne Early Warning helicopter squadrons of the Royal Navy. Eight Naval Air Squadrons are based at RNAS Culdrose, both front line and training Squadrons.

Other Functions:  Responsible for the Operational and Advanced Flying Training of helicopter pilots, observers and aircrewmen. 

HMS CALEDONIA

As a DLO facility HMS Caledonia’s role is to provide support services to both the Royal Navy and the MoD in the East of Scotland. As stated previously HMS Caledonia supports the requirements of personnel operating on RN vessels from HM Naval Base Clyde.



TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS

BRNC DARTMOUTH

The principal function of the College is the training of young officers for service in the Royal Navy. A large number of students from friendly Navies are also trained here.

A variety of other course are undertaken including leadership and teambuilding Programmes, seamanship, navigation and other naval subjects.

HMS COLLINGWOOD (FAREHAM)

HMS Collingwood is the lead establishment of the Maritime Warfare School (MWS) and the largest naval training centre in Western Europe . The MWS is a federated training establishment incorporating HMS Excellent, the Defence Diving School , the RN Physical Training School, the School of Hydrography and Meteorology in Plymouth and the Royal Marines School of Music in Portsmouth Naval Base. At any one time the MWS is training about 10 per cent of the Royal Navy and has an annual throughput of over 30,000 Officers and Ratings, both regular and reserve.
 

HMS DRYAD (PORTSMOUTH)

Dryad provides training to over 5000 students a year, attending over 265 different types of courses. An annual budget of some £36 million is required to manage assets which include an estate of some 300 acres. Within the framework of the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency (NRTA), the primary aim of the Maritime Warfare School (MWS) is to deliver outstanding Maritime Warfare Training, providing the required number of Warfare Personnel appropriately trained for their individual tasks. The Maritime Warfare School currently consists of HMS Collingwood, Dryad and Excellent.
 

HMS Excellent (Portsmouth)

HMS Excellent has proud and important traditions but is also one of the newest establishments, having been recomissioned in 1994 to deliver a wide range of different training functions. These include damage control and fire fighting and harbour training on board HMS Bristol for RNR personnel, cadet forces and youth organisations.

HMS Excellent provides support for a number of lodger units, most notably the Headquarters of Commander in Chief Fleet, and the UK's Operational Battle Staffs.

HMS Raleigh (Torpoint)

HMS Raleigh is the initial entry training establishment for all junior ratings entering the Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Reserve. About 2,500 people work in the Establishment and a New Entry of up to some 100 ratings joins most weeks of the year.

HMS Raleigh also provides professional courses in military training, seamanship, logistics and submarine operations as well as vital training for ships' team preparing for operational deployments. Raleigh is also home to the band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Plymouth.

HMS Sultan (Gosport)

HMS Sultan is the school of Marine and Air Engineering for the Royal Navy. Training of Marine and Air Engineers of Foreign and Commonwealth Navies is also undertaken. Large numbers of officer and rating students are trained annually e.g. the Ship Systems Group alone has a throughput of some 1,000 students per year. There are five other similar training groups

HMS Sultan is also home to the Admiralty Interview Board, and other lodger units including the Central Air and Admiralty Medical Board.

HMS Temeraire (Portsmouth)

HMS Temeraire houses the staff of the Directorate of Naval Physical Training and Sport (DNPTS), the Royal Navy School of Physical Training and the Fleet Recreation Centre.