HMS Eaglet (shore establishment)
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | HMS Eaglet |
| Commissioned: | 1904 |
| Status: | Active |
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| Class & type: | Stone frigate |
HMS Eaglet is a training centre for the Royal Naval Reserve. It serves Merseyside, North West England and North Wales, HMS Eaglet trains over 300 reservists each year and hosts the Royal Marine Reserve Merseyside, Liverpool URNU, HMS Charger and HMS Biter.
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, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.