Dockyard Reserve (Royal Navy)
From The Dreadnought Project
The Dockyard Reserve consisted of warships of the Royal Navy which were not in full commission. It was divided into three divisions:
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.[1]
The Dockyard Reserve was formed in 1891 from the Steam Reserve.[2] It was replaced by the Nucleus Crew System in 1905.
Footnotes
- ↑ Appendix C. Repairs of the Fleet. p. 59. The National Archives. ADM 116/942.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 22 December, 1891. Issue 33514, col B, p. 8.
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