HMS Eaglet (shore establishment)

HMS Eaglet is a Royal Navy Reserve unit based in Liverpool. She is the main occupant of the Royal Navy Regional Headquarters in Liverpool, Merseyside. The base (often also colloquially referred to as HMS Eaglet) is also the home to a number of units, including: Royal Marines Reserve Merseyside, Naval Regional Command Northern England, Liverpool URNU, HMS Biter, HMS Charger, Sea Cadet Corps, and the Liverpool Royal Navy and Royal Marines Careers Office.

History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Eaglet
Yard numbernone
Commissioned1904
StatusActive
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General characteristics
Class and typeStone frigate

History

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A Wren arrives at the entrance to Eaglet, 1942.

The Mersey Division of the RNVR was established in Customs House, Liverpool under the command of Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 2nd Earl of Lathom in 1904, before moving to HMS Eagle (1804), 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.[1]

To avoid confusion with a newer HMS Eagle (1918), the frigate was renamed HMS Eaglet in 1918. 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 Prince's Dock. In 1993, Eaglet received the freedom of the city of Liverpool.[1]

The current stone frigate is based on Brunswick Dock in Liverpool, opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in 1998.[1]

Current units

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The following are based at the location:

Famous attendees

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c "History". RNR Officers Club Liverpool. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ "University Royal Naval Unit". North West Reserve Forces & Cadets Association. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "The Royal Navy Directory 2019" (PDF). Royal Navy. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "RMR Merseyside | Royal Marines". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Find a Unit". North West Reserve Forces & Cadets Association. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "FOIA request regarding the 1st Patrol Boat Squadron and its ships" (PDF). What do they know?. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ^ "FOI(A) regarding the Royal Navy" (PDF). What do they know?. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

References

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  • HMS Eaglet, Royal Navy [1]
  • RMR Merseyside, Royal Navy [2]

53°23′15″N 2°58′52″W / 53.3875°N 2.9812°W / 53.3875; -2.9812