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===Devonport Fleet Reserve===
===Devonport Fleet Reserve===
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment given:
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain of the Devonport Fleet Reserve" nat="UK">
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain of Devonport Fleet Reserve" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Metcalfe Lang|nick=William M. Lang|appt=14 August, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 218}}|end=1 December, 1896}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Metcalfe Lang|nick=William M. Lang|appt=14 August, 1894{{NLMar96|p. 218}}|end=1 December, 1896}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Harvey Rainier|nick=John H. Rainer|appt=31 March, 1898<ref>Rainier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/306.}}  f. 1080.</ref>|end=17 March, 1901<ref>Rainier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/306.|}} f. 1080.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=John Harvey Rainier|nick=John H. Rainer|appt=31 March, 1898<ref>Rainier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/306.}}  f. 1080.</ref>|end=17 March, 1901<ref>Rainier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/306.|}} f. 1080.</ref>}}
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===Medway Fleet Reserve===
===Medway Fleet Reserve===
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment given:
<div name=fredbot:office1 otitle="Captain of the Medway Fleet Reserve" nat="UK">
<div name=fredbot:office1 otitle="Captain of Medway Fleet Reserve" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hilary Gustavus Andoe|nick=Hilary G. Andoe|appt=29 July, 1890{{NLApr91|p. 241}}|end=1 August, 1891|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Hilary Gustavus Andoe|nick=Hilary G. Andoe|appt=29 July, 1890{{NLApr91|p. 241}}|end=1 August, 1891|precBy=New Command}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Swinton Colthurst Holland|nick=Swinton C. Holland|appt=15 July, 1893{{NLMar96|p. 246}}|end=7 July, 1896}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Swinton Colthurst Holland|nick=Swinton C. Holland|appt=15 July, 1893{{NLMar96|p. 246}}|end=7 July, 1896}}
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===Portsmouth Fleet Reserve===
===Portsmouth Fleet Reserve===
Dates of appointment given:
Dates of appointment given:
<div name=fredbot:officePo otitle="Captain of the Portsmouth Fleet Reserve" nat="UK">
<div name=fredbot:officePo otitle="Captain of Portsmouth Fleet Reserve" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Thomas Sturges Jackson|nick=Thomas S. Jackson|appt=26 March, 1896<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|end=19 December, 1896<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|as=Command of Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Thomas Sturges Jackson|nick=Thomas S. Jackson|appt=26 March, 1896<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|end=19 December, 1896<ref>Jackson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  p. 681.</ref>|as=Command of Fleet Reserve at Portsmouth}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Lacon Hammet|nick=James L. Hammet|appt=11 January, 1898<ref>Hammet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 572.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=James Lacon Hammet|nick=James L. Hammet|appt=11 January, 1898<ref>Hammet Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 572.</ref>}}
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==Dockyard Reserves==
==Dockyard Reserves==
A number of Royal Dockyards maintained their own Reserve force.
===Portsmouth Dockyard Reserve===
===Portsmouth Dockyard Reserve===
Dates of appointment given:
See [[Portsmouth Royal Dockyard#Captains of Dockyard Reserve]].
<div name=fredbot:office2 otitle="Captain of the Portsmouth Dockyard Reserve" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Reginald Friend Hannam Henderson|nick=Reginald H. F. Henderson|appt=5 January, 1898<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578879}} f. 609.</ref>|end=28 June, 1899<ref>Henderson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.|D7578879}} f. 609.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Wilson|nick=William Wilson|appt=24 June, 1901<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.|D7588976}} f. 205.</ref>|end=28 February, 1903<ref>Wilson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/17.|D7588976}} f. 205.</ref>}}
</div name=fredbot:office2>


===Devonport Dockyard Reserve===
===Devonport Dockyard Reserve===
Dates of appointment given:
See [[Devonport Royal Dockyard#Captains of Dockyard Reserve]].
<div name=fredbot:office2a otitle="Captain of the Devonport Dockyard Reserve" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=William Marrack|nick=William Marrack|appt=30 June, 1899<ref>Marrack Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/94.|D7578916}}  f. 861.</ref>|end=24 January, 1902<ref>Marrack Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39/94.|D7578916}}  f. 861.</ref>}}
</div name=fredbot:office2a>
 
===Chatham Dockyard Reserve===
Dates of appointment given:
<div name=fredbot:office2b otitle="Captain of the Chatham Dockyard Reserve" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Walter Hodgson Bevan Graham|nick=Walter H. B. Graham|appt=21 January, 1901<ref>Graham Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}}  f. 547.</ref>}}
</div name=fredbot:office2b>


===Medway Dockyard Reserve===
===Chatham (or Medway) Dockyard Reserve===
Dates of appointment given:
See [[Chatham Royal Dockyard#Captains of Dockyard Reserve]].
<div name=fredbot:office2c otitle="Captain of the Medway Dockyard Reserve" nat="UK">
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Edward Henry Bayly|nick=Edward H. Bayly|appt=20 August, 1902|end=4 February, 1904}}
</div name=fredbot:office2c>


==Footnotes==
==Footnotes==

Latest revision as of 00:01, 14 September 2022

The Fleet Reserve and the Dockyard Reserve consisted of warships of the Royal Navy which were not in full commission but were available for service at various levels of notice.

History

They were formed in 1891 from the Steam Reserve.[1] The ships were manned by working parties drawn from the Naval Depôts.[2]

The Fleet Reserve was divided into two divisions:[3]

  • A Division—Ships ready for service at 48 hours' notice.
  • B Division—Ships ready for service at about 30 days' notice.

The Dockyard Reserve had three further divisions for more elderly vessels or those under protracted refit:[4]

  • C Division—Ships under or awaiting refit, and which retained their stores on board.
  • D Division—Ships under or awaiting thorough overhaul. New ships building or completing.
  • E Division—Ships not likely to be used again.

Both Reserves were replaced by the Nucleus Crew System in 1905.

Fleet Reserves

Devonport Fleet Reserve

Dates of appointment given:

Medway Fleet Reserve

Dates of appointment given:

Portsmouth Fleet Reserve

Dates of appointment given:

Dockyard Reserves

A number of Royal Dockyards maintained their own Reserve force.

Portsmouth Dockyard Reserve

See Portsmouth Royal Dockyard#Captains of Dockyard Reserve.

Devonport Dockyard Reserve

See Devonport Royal Dockyard#Captains of Dockyard Reserve.

Chatham (or Medway) Dockyard Reserve

See Chatham Royal Dockyard#Captains of Dockyard Reserve.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 22 December, 1891. Issue 33514, col B, p. 8.
  2. ↑ Appendix C. Repairs of the Fleet. p. 61. The National Archives. ADM 116/942.
  3. ↑ Appendix C. Repairs of the Fleet. p. 59. The National Archives. ADM 116/942.
  4. ↑ Appendix C. Repairs of the Fleet. p. 59. The National Archives. ADM 116/942.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 218.
  6. ↑ Rainier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/306. f. 1080.
  7. ↑ Rainier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/306. f. 1080.
  8. ↑ Chichester Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 208.
  9. ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
  10. ↑ Prothero Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1056.
  11. ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 241.
  12. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 246.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 277.
  14. ↑ MacLeod Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 824.
  15. ↑ Forsyth Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 471.
  16. ↑ Corry Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 235.
  17. ↑ Pocklington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
  18. ↑ Pocklington Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1049.
  19. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
  20. ↑ Jackson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. p. 681.
  21. ↑ Hammet Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 572.
  22. ↑ Burr Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 86/174.

Bibliography

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