Stone Frigates

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Stone Frigates - Shore Bases
Ship's Name	Function	Location & details	Commissioned	Paid Off
HMS Abatos
Pluto Training Establishment. Assembly of pipework & valve gear		Norfolk House, Rex House & Supermarine HQ building Woolston, Southampton	21-09-43	00-03-46
HMS Aeolus
Kite & Balloon Repair Depot repair of weather balloons.		High Street, Tring, Herts. Main Depot (now Metcalf & Sons) Premises also at corner of Akeman Street & Albert Street and a Nissen hut at the corner of Mortimer Hill & Brook Street within an existing garage site.	01-12-42	01-03-46
HMS Aggressive
Coastal Forces Base		Newhaven, the Paris Hotel & East Quay MTB base	1940	16-04-45
HMS Allenby
Combined Operations Base. Folkestone Base Transferred to War Office		Folkestone	14-03-44	10-04-45
Almondbank
RNAS Aircraft Repair Yard		Almondbank, Perth	Unknown	Unknown
Amersham
Combined Operations Base (not a ship)		Amersham, Bucks
HMS Appledore
Naval Base and Combined Operations Training Establishment To USN 24-07-43 & became USN Advanced Amphibious Base returned to RN 25-05-44		Appledore Docks, North Devon also Fremingham Camp, appledore	01-08-42	23-04-48
HMS Appledore II
Combined Operations Base		Ilfracombe (might have been HMS Excellent II originally) moved to Collingwood Hotel, Illfracombe during October 1943	17-09-43	30-11-46
HMS Ararat
Combined Operations Training Centre		Castle Toward, Dunoon, Argyll	01-06-42	Unknown
HMS Arbella
Combined Operations Landing Craft Training Establishment		RN requisitioned Boston Workhouse, Boston Lincolnshire	21-01-43	09-08-45
HMS Archnacarry
RN Commando Training Assessment School		Archnacarry, Inverness-shire	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Ariel
RN Air Radio & Air Mechanics Training Establishment		Warrington, Risley. Moved (Equipment & Trials Section) to Worthy Down 01-07-52	08-10-42	01-07-52
HMS Ariel II
RNAS		South Camp in use after the AR&AM moved to Worthy Down	01-07-52	00-12-52
HMS Ariel
RNAS/RN Air Electrical School		Worthy Down, Hampshire	01-07-52	c.1959
HMS Ariel II
RNAS/RN Air Electrical School		South Camp Worthy Down. Absorbed into new HMS Ariel II	01-07-52	00-10-59
HMS Ariel II
Air Electrical School		After the main school component moved to Lee-on-Solent, the remaining section became HMS Ariel II	31-10-59	00-12-60
HMS Ariel
Air Electrical School. Re-named HMS Ariel when ground training wing moved there from Worthy Down. Renamed HMS Daedalus		Lee-on-Solent. HMS Daedalus	31-10-59	04-10-65
HMS Armadillo
Combined Operations Camp & RN Beach Commando School for the formation and training of RN Beach Commando units. Site was transferred from War Office control 12-10-42		Ardentinny, Glenfinnart, Loch Long	05-11-42	30-09-45
HMS Attack
Coastal Forces Operational Base & Repair Centre		Portland used the former premises of HMS Osprey	15-01-41	31-12-45
HMS Attentive II
Dover Patrol Shore Base?		Dover Harbour	1914	31-10-19
HMS Attentive
Command Base for Portland		Portland	01-09-39	Unknown
USN Amphibious Supply Base
United States Navy's main Amphibious Supply Base in Europe (95 acres) during WWII. Construction began by US Navy Construction Battalion (the Sea Bees) on 12-10-43. Handed over to RN 1946 and used as a storage facility until 31-03-97 when it was paid off.		Topsham Road, Exeter. Also included sub-depots at Hawkerland Valley (60 acres) and Winslade Park (15 acres)	03-02-44 1946	c.1946 31-03-97
HMS Bacchante
Aberdeen Base (Rosyth Command)		Station Hotel, Aberdeen	11-09-39	31-12-45
HMS Badger
Minesweeper Base. HQ FO-in-C Harwich underground Operations Block below Hamilton House car park		Hamilton House Parkstone Quay, Harwich	13-09-39	21-10-46
HMS Beaver
RN Base Grimsby		Grimsby Dock	26-12-39	12-03-46
HMS Beaver II
RN Base Immingham		Immingham Dock	00-12-39	11-03-46
HMS Beaver III
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Launches		Immingham Dock	01-05-41	01-04-42
HMS Bee
Coastal Forces Base. (Western Approaches Command) A 'working up' base. On moving to Holyhead, the base became HMS Grasshopper in preparation for Operation Neptune		Weymouth. Used old Contraband Control Base, Edward & Alexandra Gardens Theatre, Pavilion Theatre & various hotels Moved to Holyhead in October 1943.	01-09-42	18-10-43
HMS Bee
Coastal Forces and Minesweeper Base		Holyhead	18-10-43	21-07-45
HMS Beehive
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Torpedo Boat & Motor Gun Boat. This is one of the original two WWII CF bases (1st Flotilla, Felixstowe). Felixstowe Dock RN Depot. Air Sea Rescue duties shared with the RAF station		Boomer Hall, Felixstowe. Also used hangar at RAF Felixstowe, the Pier Hotel (now 'Little Ships') functioned as the Wardroom, Cliff Hotel WRNS accommodation.	01-07-40	18-10-45
Bickleigh Camp
RM Commando Training Establishment		Bickleigh, Plymouth	1940	c.1946
HMS Birnbeck
Experimental Station (Directorate of Miscellaneous Weapons)		Brean Down Fort, Birnbeck Pier which links the mainland with an Island	02-10-42	31-01-46
HMS Blackcat
Combined Forces Base - came under HMS Drake IV		Devonport No.13 Wharf	26-12-43	16-07-45
HMS Blackcap
RNAS Stretton former RAF Station		Stretton, Warrington	01-06-42	04-11-58
HMS Blazer
Training Establishment & Gunnery Range		Isle of Wight	00-04-44	01-04-46
HMS Boscawen
Portland Naval Base formally HMS Victory XI		Portland	01-07-32	31-12-47
HMS Brighton
RN W/T Unit Training School		29 Queen's Road, Brighton	27-04-42	Unknown
HMS Bristol
RN Training Establishment		Muller's Orphanage (ex War Office), Ashley Down Road, Bristol. Now Bristol College	00-10-42	01-01-43
HMS BristolI
RN Training Establishment.		Muller's Orphanage (ex War Office), Ashley Down Road, Bristol. Now Bristol College	15-02-43	28-12-43
Bristol
University Royal Naval Unit
HMS Britannia
College, Dartmouth Renamed Dartmouth to release this name for Royal Yacht. The title Britannia Royal Naval College used from 1953.		Dartmouth. In WWII cadets sent to Eaton Hall, Eaton Cheshire and Howstrake Camp IoM until 21-09-46	00-09-05	01-07-53
HMS Britannia II
Dartmouth Trawler Base		Dartmouth, Re-named Dartmouth	00-06-40	23-12-43
HMS Britannia III
Dartmouth Coastal Forces Base - Motor Torpedo Boat & Motor Gun Boat		Dartmouth. Re-named HMS Dartmouth II	01-05-41	23-12-42
HMS Brontosaurus
No.2 Combined Operations Base. Initial training of officers & crews of large landing craft		Toward Point, Castle Toward, Dunoon, Argyll	07-08-42	31-07-46
HMS Bruce
Boy's Training School, formally HMS Jackdaw		RNAS Crail, Fife	29-04-47	25-10-49
Royal Marines Burmer Camp
RM Commando Seamanship Training Camp		Llwyngwry	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Bunting
Auxiliary Patrol Base		Harwich & Ipswich	25-02-40	10-11-44
HMS Buzzard
Temporary RNAS Base		Lympne Airport, Closed then re-opened as HMS Daedalus II 03-11-39 handed over to RAF 22-05-40	01-07-39	25-09-39
HMS Cabbala
RN Coding School. Tortworth Camp transferred to War Office 25-09-42. School then transferred to Lowton. Also included Higham Court (ex HMS Ganges), Gloucestershire which was vacated 09-11-42 and transferred to Brox Fare, Nottingham		Tortworth Court, Falfield, Gloucestershire. Lowton St Mary's Leigh, Lancashire	01-03-41	25-09-42
HMS Cabbala
RN Coding School		Lowton, Warringon	25-09-42	00-11-46
HMS Cabbala
RN Educational & Vocational Training School. Ex Fledgling		Millmeece, Eccleshall near Stafford	00-11-46	00-02-48
HMS Cabot
Training School Site now Wetherby Borstal		Bristol (Muller's Orphanage) then moved 15-09-42 to No.2 Hostel Thorpe Arch Royal Ordnance Factory.	13-07-40	15-07-44
HMS Cabot
Training School (Stewards & Cooks). Re-named HMS Demitrius, then HMS Ceres. Moved to Chatham. c.1958		Wetherby, York Road (opposite the Racecourse). Now a Borstal	15-09-42	c.1958
HMS Cadmus
Port of Avonmouth Base		Name selected not used?	01-09-39	15-10-45
HMS Caledonia
Oban Base		Originally called HMS St Andrews	01-07-43	30-09-45
HMS Caledonia
RN Apprentice Training Establishment. Formally Mechanical Training Establishment Moved to HMS Sultan. HMS Caledonia then became the main support base for RNRosyth (see below)		Rosyth	c.1939 01-12-46	17-12-85
HMS Caledonia
RN Support Establishment. Satellite to HMS Cochrane until it closed then HMS Caledonia became part of the Defence Lands Organisation. HMS Scotia is now a lodger unit		The old Caledonia building Rosyth	17-12-85	01-04-96
Cambria
RNR HQ Unit		Sully near Barry former married quarters and new building c.1980	c.1947	Extant
Cambridge
RN Gunnery Range		Wembury near Plymouth	09-08-56	1999?
Cambridge
University Royal Naval Unit Cambridge University Air Squadron		2 Chaucer Road, Cambridge	c.1994	Extant
HMS Camperdown
RNR Training Establishment. Closed as part of 'Options for Change'. Building demolished.		Marine Parade, Dundee	00-08-69	29-07-94
HMS Calliope
		Tyne Port	01-09-39	23-02-46
HMS Calliope
RNR Training Establishment		Gateshead, South Shore Road	06-67	Extant
RAF Calshot
Combined Operations Training - gunnery, navigation, signals & aircraft recognition courses for Petty Officers. Roll taken over by HMS St Barbara, Bognor.		RAF Calshot, Hampshire	Unknown	00-09-43
HMS Caserne Bir Hacheim
Free French Drafting Depot		Emsworth, Hampshire	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Caserne Birot
Free French Naval Establishment		Greenock	00-08-42	08-03-46
HMS Caserne Surcouf
Free French Naval Establishment		Clapham Common	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Celebrity
RN Trawler Base		Milford Haven	20-11-40	16-07-45
HMS Celtic
Royal Marine Boom Control Detachment		Oban Details unknown	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Centurion
RN Central Drafting Depot		Lythe Hill House, Haslemere. Transferred to Gosport 1970	05-04-57	00-06-70
HMS Centurion
RN Drafting Depot/Pay & Accounting Centre		Grange Road Gosport. Formally HMS Haslemere. Moved to HMS Sultan	16-10-70	31-03-94
HMS Ceres
RN Training Establishment		Weatherby, York Road. Formally HMS Demetrius. Moved to Chatham Barracks (HMS Pembroke) 01-04-58	01-10-46	01-04-58
HMS Ceres
RNR Communications Training Centre. Closed as part of 'Options for Change'		Yeadon, Harrowgate Road, Leeds. This is the site of the Leeds ROC Bunker	01-10-84	31-07-94
Ceres Division
RNR Training. Newest & smallest RN shore establishment. Is a tender to HMS Sherwood		Carlton Lodge, Carlton Barracks, Leeds	c.2000	Extant
HMS Cicala
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Torpedo Boat & Motor Gun Boat. Formally known as HMS Dartmouth II		Royal Hotel, Dartmouth	01-08-43	31-12-44
HMS Cicero
RN Training Ship & Rehabilitation Centre		Formally Wallington Camp, Fareham	23-10-47	19-04-48
HMS Claverhouse
(Rosyth Command) Coastal Forces Base Motor Launches		Port of Leith	01-09-39	13-08-45
HMS Claverhouse
RN Forth Reserve Division		Granton Square Edinburgh	01-10-46	00-03-59?
Claverhouse II
RN Mine Sweeper Base		Granton	08-06-41	1945
HMS Clio
Barrow-in-Furness Port		Barrow-in-Furness	29-08-39	1945
HMS Cochrane
Renamed Rosyth Naval Base 1962 (Rosyth Command).		Rosyth	01-06-38	1962
HMS Cochrane II
RNAS Donibristle		Used as Barracks	01-12-62	28-02-63
HMS Cochrane Ii
RN Supply & Accounting Base		Rosyth	1940	1945
HMS Cochrane III
RN Educational & Vocational Training School		Rosyth Primrose Camp	1942	1947?
HMS Cockfosters
RN Port Party Transit Camp and holding depot for personnel going to and returning from Germany. Replaced by HMS St Clement III		Exact location unknown	12-06-44	12-09-45
HMS Collingwood
RN Ports Training School, RN Special Reservists, Radar & Electrical Ratings, RN Weapons Engineering School		Fareham, Hampshire	10-01-40	Extant
HMS Collingwood II
RN Pay Centre		Southampton, South Western Hotel . Renamed HMS Victory	1941	Unknown
HMS Colonsay
RN Mine Sweeper Base		Grimsby	01-08-40	31-07-45
HMS Condor
RNAS airfield Absorbed Training Wing from Gamecock 11-11-58. Became RM Barracks		Arbroath Extant as RM Barracks	19-06-40	01-04-71
HMS Condor II
RNAS (WWI) aerodrome (opened 1912) became Marine Craft Base		Stannergate, Dundee	15-07-41	15-06-44
HMS Cook
RNZN Depot		Halifax House, Strand London. Re-named HMS Maori	Unknown	01-04-45
HMS Copra
Combined Operations Pay & Drafting Office		Commissioned at Chelsea Court, SW7, moved to Southend, then to Largs 05-10-45.	30-08-43	15-01-47
HMS Cressy
(Rosyth Command)
Crete Camp
RM Commando Practical Handling Camp (Landing Craft)		Barmouth	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Cricket
RN/RM Landing Craft Base. After the war the base became known as 'Cricket Camp' housing victims of the bombing of Southampton/Portsmouth		Burseldon, Manor Farm, Hampshire (now Manor Farm Country Park)	15-07-43	15-07-46
Royal Marines Fort Cumberland
Fort constructed 1803 RM Amphibious School		Portsmouth - now largely demolished	c.1803	Unknown
HMS Curlew
RNAS airfield, formally HMS Vulture, closed for flying 14-12-53		St Merryn, Cornwall	01-01-53	10-01-56

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HMS Daedalus
RNAS Aerodrome & Airfield. Transferred to RAF 01-04-18, handed back to RNAS 24-05-39. Renamed Ariel 31-10-59 but HMS Daedalus retained for HQ at Wykeham Hall. Re-named HMS Daedalus 05-10-65	Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire	1917	31-07-96
HMS Daedalus II
RNAS Temporary airfield	Lympne, Kent	01-01-40	00-05-40
HMS Daedalus II
RNAS Seaplane Base	Lawrenny Ferry, Pembroke	01-02-42	24-10-43
HMS Daedalus II
RN Aircraft Training Establishment. Formally Lympne	Old Bank House, Penhill Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme.	00-05-40	31-01-46
HMS Daedalus III
Camp Release Centre	Opened as Bedhampton Camp, named HMS Daedalus III 29-09-45	00-09-43	01-02-47
Dalditch Camp
RM Commando Training Camp	Dalditch, Budleigh Salterton, Devon	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Dalriada
RN Reserve HQ Unit. Reserve Training Centre Formally at HMS Inverkip (1969-1980 located in an underground Operations Block)	Navy Building, Eldon Street Greenock.	30-04-65	Unknown
HMS Dartmouth
Dartmouth Base. Formally Britannia II	Dartmouth	01-02-43	01-10-45
HMS Dartmouth II
Dartmouth Coastal Forces Base - Motor Torpedo Boats, Motor Gun Boats & Motor Launches. Formally HMS Britannia III, renamed HMS Cicala 00-08-43	Dartmouth	23-12-42	00-08-43
HMS Dartmouth III
Combined Operations Training Establishment. Renamed HMS Effingham 19-07-43	Dartmouth College & Eaton Hall	01-02-43	19-07-43
HMS Dauntless
WRNS Training Establishment from Westfield College NW3, then called HMTE Dauntless. Training transferred to Raleigh	Burghfield near Reading	11-12-53	14-08-81
Royal Marines Depot Deal
Former Army Barracks, became RM Depot in 1861. Royal Marines Band from 1950-1996	Deal, Kent. Site now waiting for re-development?	c.1861	c.1996
HMS Defiance
Devonport Training Establishment	Devonport	1954	20-04-59
HMS Defiance
Formally Fleet Maintenance Base. 12-03-81 became HMS Defiance. Absorbed into Drake	Devonport	21-04-78	31-03-94
HMS Demetrius
Accountant Branch & Supply & Secretariat Training Establishment. Renamed HMS Ceres 01-10-46	Wetherby, York Road opposite Racecourse, site now Borstal	15-07-44	01-10-46
HMS Dartmouth, HMS Britannia
Formally Britannia RN College	Dartmouth	01-07-53	Extant
HMS Diligence
Reserve Fleet Base	Hythe	03-03-53	30-04-63
HMS Dinosaur I
HQ for tank and landing craft training. Landing Craft Gunnery School	Troon, Ayrshire
HMS Dinosaur II
Landing Craft Base & Repair Centre (Western Approaches Command)	Irvine, Ayrshire. Renamed Fullarton		31-12-44
HMS Dipper
RNAS Airfield. Became a tender to HMS Heron & then reopened as satellite to HMS Heron Finally closing on 01-10-51	Hensdridge, Dorset	01-04-43	11-11-46
HMS Dolphin
Submarine Depot and School. Site taken over from RE in 1904, becoming a command on 31-08-12. Training only by 00-12-93.	Fort Blockhouse, Gosport Became an accommodation unit for Army Medical College. School transferred to HMS Raleigh 17-09-97.	1904	30-09-98
HMS Dolphin II
Accommodation for Dolphin. Became part of HMS Hornet	Gosport	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Dolphin III
Accommodation for Dolphin.	Gosport
HMS Dorlin
Combined Operations Base, No.3 Combined Training Centre, site formally used by RN Special Training Establishment - Battle Training for RN Beach Signals & Royal Signals sections.	Dorlin House, Acharacle, Argyll House now demolished Large training area also included the following camps: Glencripesdale Camp, Glenborrodale & Roshven Camps	23-03-42	28-11-44
HMS Dotterel
RNAS East Haven airfield	Ex Peewit	01-05-43
HMS Dragon
RN Communications Training Centre	King's Dock, then moved to Customs House, Cambrian Place, Swansea	01-10-84	30-06-94
HMS Dragonfly
Combined Operations Base. Became Mobile Landing Craft Advanced Assembly Depot and Landing Barge Base	Hayling Island	07-06-43	15-01-46
HMS Drake
Devonport Barracks & Base. Began as HMS Vivid, renamed HMS Drake 01-01-34. Incorporated Defiance from 01-04-94 Devonport is Plymouth's naval dockyard and is sited on the Hamoaze, overlooking Cornwall. It is the largest ship repair yard in the UK. There is a modern Submarine Refit Facility which opened in May 1980, this has two dry docks & a wet berth	Devonport plus Plymouth Airport from 00-09-39 to 01-05-42. Overflow camps at Yealmpton, Cornwood and Roborough plus Signal School at Glenholt	Unknown	Extant
HMS Drake I
Accounting Base	Devonport	c.1943	01-11-61
HMS Drake II
Accounting Base	Stoke Damerell School	c.1940	c.1958
HMS Drake IV
Accounting Base (Tenders)	Devonport	00-08-39	31-12-46
HMS Drake V
Royal Australian Navy Accounts	Devonport/Tavistock. Port Library	13-01-41	07-09-41
HMS Drake X
RN Reserve Fleet	Pembroke Dock	00-02-48	c.1952
HMS Dryad
Originally located at Portsmouth Harbour after the school transferred ashore in 1906. The Navigation & Direction School then moved to Southwick Park, Hampshire. The House became the Forward Planning and Operational HQ of the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force. The plywood map still hangs in the Wardroom. Closed in 2004 the School of Maritime Operations moved to HMS Collinwood.	Portsmouth Harbour - Naval Academy Building. Moved to Southwick Park and re-commissioned there on 27-09-41 The park is now the Defence Police College	01-01-06	2004
HMS Duke
RN Training Establishment. Became Royal Signals and Radar Establishment	Great Malvern	27-05-41	31-03-46
HMS Dundonald
Combined Operations Training Centre Holding & Training Base for RN Beach Commandos	Gailes Camp, Auchengate, Troon, Ayrshire	01-04-42	16-09-46
HMS Dundonald II
Combined Operations Signals School. School transferred to Fremlington House, Barnstaple	Located at Galies Camp on the Forth of Clyde	01-04-42	30-06-46
HMS Eaglet
Port of Liverpool & RN Training Establishment - Merchant Navy Defence Course. Western Approaches Command	Port of Liverpool	04-12-39	28-02-46
HMS Eaglet II
Birkenhead Base Formally known as HMS Irwell. Name changed back to HMS Irwell 15-08-42	Port of Birkenhead	20-09-39	15-08-42
HMS Eaglet III
Central Depot and Accommodation Establishment. Renamed HMS Mersey 24-12-40	David Lewis Northern Hospital Liverpool	20-09-39	24-12-40
HMS Eaglet
Liverpool RNR HQ	Princess Dock, Liverpool, then moved to new premises?	Unknown	Extant
Royal Marines Eastney
Royal Marine Barracks, constructed from 1862 Officers Mess now RM Museum	Eastney, Portsmouth. Included hutted camps: Portsmouth Gun Battery (renamed Melvile Camp 1960). Comacchio Camp.	Unknown	Closed
HMS Effingham
Combined Operations Base, formally HMS Dartmouth III. Transferred to HMS Westcliff 31-12-43	RN College Dartmouth	19-07-43	31-12-43
HMS Elfin
Submarine Base. Amalgamated with Dolphin (Rosyth Command)	Blyth	22-12-39	21-09-45
HMS Elfin II
Coastal Forces Base	Blyth	01-12-41	26-10-42
HMS Essex
Communications Training Centre	Shoeburyness, Ness Road	01-10-84	31-01-92
HMS Europa
Patrol Service Central Depot. Formally known as HMS Pembroke X this was the main admin HQ for motor fishing vessels, motor launches, & motor minesweeper vessels. Closed 01-06-46 then re-commissioned briefly as tender to HMS Pembroke IV until 27-08-46	Sparrow's Nest, Lowestoft Port	25-08-39	01-06-46
HMS Europa II
Overflow Camp to HMS Europa	Bungay	25-09-45	31-05-46
HMS Evolution
London Port Operations Base. Renamed HMS Odyssey 01-11-43	London Chelsea Court	17-09-42	01-11- 43
HMS Excalibur
New Entry Seaman Training Establishment (six week course). Formally HMS Tiger's Whelp Royal Marine MT Driver's Training	The Bunds Alsager, Stoke-on-Trent . Now Excalibur Trading Estate	22-12-42 00-05-46	31-12-47
HMS Excellent
RN Training Establishment & HMS Fraser Gunnery Range. Established 01-01-1869. Re-commissioned 01-05-1891. Oldest RN shore base	Whale Island	01-04-94	Extant
HMS Excellent II
Accounting Base.	Moved to Bournemouth, Westcliffe Gardens 01-05-42. Became Appledore II 17-09-43 and transferred to Ilfracombe	Unknown	17-09-43

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Exton Camp
Royal Marine Training Establishment, in 1941 became Depot RM Lympstone and in 1970 Commando Training Cam Royal Marines	Lympstone, Devon	c.1939	Extant
HMS Ferret
RNR Training Establishment Defence Intelligence Staff Branch	Chicksands, Bedfordshire	Unknown	Extant
HMS Fervent
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Torpedo Boat Motor Gun Boat & Motor Launches & Air Sea Rescue Launches	Royal Temple Yacht Club Ramsgate	10-10-39	17-09-45
HMS Fervent II
Details unknown	Ramsgate	00-04-41	00-10-45
HMS Fieldfaire
RNAS Airfield & RN Aircraft Repair Yard	Evanton, Ross-Shire	00-09-39	01-12-46
HMS Firebrand
Stranraer Base	Stranraer	16-09-39	31-07-45
HMS Firework
	Barrow-in-Furness
HMS Fledgling
Tender to HMS Daedalus II. Training of WRNS's as aircraft mechanics (airframe & engines, electrical & ordnance fitters. After decommissioning it was replaced by Educational & Vocational Training facility, HMS Cabbala was set up training released servicemen for the return to civilian life. This was decommissioned in February 1948.	Newcastle under Lyme, Millmeece, Eccleshall, Staffs. A Workers Hostel Camp on the west side of the Swynnerton ROF became Fledgling	15-04-43	21-01-46
HMS Flora
Invergordon Port (Rosyth Command)	Invergordon Aultbea, Loch Ewe Base	01-10-39	16-10-45
HMS Flora II
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Launches	Invergordon	01-09-42	04-11-43
HMS Flowerdown
Former RFC school & Radio Station. RN 30-09-29	Flowerdown near Winchester	c.1916 10-01-43	Extant?
HMS Flycatcher I & II
Former RAF Station	Ludham, Norfolk	04-09-44	16-02-45
HMS Flycatcher
Former RAF Station	Middle wallop, Hampshire	16-02-45	10-04-46
HMS Flying Fox
RNR HQ Unit	Winterstoke Road, Bristol	1972	Extant
HMS Foliot
Accommodation Camp for personnel on special service. Became HMS Foliot IV	Plymouth, Tamerton, Foliot	27-07-42	31-03-46
Foliot I
Combined Operations Landing Craft Accounting Base & Special Service HQ. From HMS Albatross. Hutted camp paid off 15-03-46 which then became an overflow barracks	Plymouth, Tammerton Foliot and Calstock	c.00-03-44	31-03-46
HMS Foliot II
Combined Operations Landing Craft Repair Base	Efford, Plymouth	c.00-07-43	c.00-12-44
HMS Foliot III
Combined Operations Landing Craft Base & holding base for personnel.	Brickleigh, Plymouth	c.00-07-43	c.00-10-46
HMS Foliot IV
Landing Craft Accounts	Granby Barracks, Plymouth	02-04-46	12-08-46
HMS Foral
HQ Force L	Southwold. Moved to St Felix School, Southwold	Unknown	c.00-06-44
HMS Forest Moor
Radio Station, former Army Camp	Darley, Harrowgate	03-10-60	c.1996
HMS Forte
Falmouth Naval Base	Falmouth	24-08-39	31-01-46
HMS Forte II
Falmouth Naval HQ	Tregwynt, Falmouth	10-05-41	Unknown
HMS Forte III
Unknown	Taylor's Garage, Falmouth	10-05-41	Unknown
HMS Forte IV
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Launches	Falmouth	07-08-41	06-11-44
HMS Fortitude
Ardrossan Base (Western Approaches Command)	Ardrossan	20-04-40	30-09-45
HMS Fortitude II
Coastal Forces Base	Ardrossan	07-05-41	Unknown
HMS Forward
The 5th HMS Forward was an underground Naval Intelligence Operations Centre built by 172nd Tunnelling Company, RE	On B2109 at South Heighton. Newhaven, East Sussex. Entrance used to be through Denton House (demolished 1996)	c.1941	31-08-45
HMS Forward II
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Torpedo Boats re-named HMS Aggressive	London and Paris Hotel	04-03-41	04-11-42
HMS Forward
RNR Communications Training Centre Regional Training Centre, Small Heath Birmingham University Royal Naval Unit	Birmingham. At Broad Street, then Sampson Road North, Camp Hill from c.1986 until 1999. New building built at Small Heath (opposite Birmingham City Football Club)	01-10-84	Extant
HMS Fox
Lerwick Base	Lerwick	25-08-39	30-09-45
HMS Fox II
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Torpedo Boat & Motor Launches	Lerwick	20-07-42	31-03-44
HMS Fullarton
Landing Craft Base. Formally HMS Dinosaur I	Irvine, Ayrshire	01-01-45	30-11-46
HMS Fulmar
Lossiemouth former RAF Station. Returned to RAF 29-09-72	Lossiemouth, Morayshire	02-07-46	29-09-72
Fulmar II
RNAS Twatt airfield	Twatt, Orkney	Unknown	00-09-46
HMS Galatea
RNR Drill Ship	Hedon, Hull, Earles Road	21-10-38	31-03-58
HMS Gamecock
Bramcote former RAF Station Naval Air Mechanic Training. Unit transferred to Arbroath 01-11-58. Site transferred to Royal Artillery Gamecock Barracks	Bramcote, Nuneaton, Warwickshire	12-12-46	25-03-59
HMS Ganges I & II
RN Training Establishment. Took name of Ganges in 1927 previously Shotley. RN Boys' Training School. In 1940 transferred to HMS St George, IoM, replaced by Hostilities Only Training. Re-opened as Boy's Training Establishment 00-07-45 until 1976	Shotley, Felixstowe Higham Court Camp near Gloucester used as overflow	04-10-05	00-10-76
Gibraltar Camp
RM Commando Basic Seamanship Training Camp (not a ship)	Llanegryn	Unknown	Unknown
Glasgow
Glasgow University Royal Naval Unit	Glasgow University Campus	c.1972	Extant
HMS Glendower
Seamanship Training Establishment	Pwlheli - New Butlins Camp	01-10-40	01-09-46
HMS Godwit
RNAS Hinstock, former MAP Satellite Landing Ground	Ollerton/Hinstock, Salop	14-06-43	28-02-47
HMS Godwit II
RNAS Weston Park, former MAP Satellite Landing Ground	Weston Park, Shropshire	c.1944	c.1945
HMS Godwit II
RNAS Peplow, former RAF Station	Peplow, Salop	c.1944	c.1945
HMS Goldcrest
RNAS Angle, former RAF Station. Name transferred to Dale, Angle then handed back to RAF	Angle, Pembrokeshire	15-05-43	07-09-43
HMS Goldcrest
RNAS Dale, former RAF Station. Transferred from Angle	Dale, Pembrokeshire	05-09-43	31-10-48
HMS Goldcrest II
RNAS Brawdy, former RAF Station. RN used it as satellite to Dale. Became HMS Goldcrest 04-09-52 until 01-04-71 then transferred back to RAF	Brawdy, Pembrokeshire. Also included a relief airfield at St Davids lent by the RAF 1947-1961	01-01-46	01-04-71
HMS Gordon
RNR Nautical Sea Training College for ratings going into Merchant Navy. Formally HMS Gamebird. Renamed HMS Gordon, then HMS General Gordon on 01-12-43. Reverted back to original name before being paid off.	Gravesend, Kent	27-01-41	30-11-44
HMS Gosling
New Entry Training Establishment for airframe fitters, radio mechanics, RM trainees & RNAS Defence Force. Became General Service Training Establishment 01-03-46	Risley, Warrington, Lancashire	01-07-42	21-10-47
HMS Grasshopper
Combined Operations Base for Operation Neptune, on site vacated by HMS Bee	Weymouth, including Alexandria Gardens Theatre, various hotels & Pavilion Theatre	15-10-43	28-04-44
HMS Great Nore
Thames Fort AA Tower under Army Control	Thames	00-08-43	Unknown
HMS Haig
Combined Operations Base	Rye, Isle of Wight	20-08-43 22-02-44	15-09-43 10-01-45
HMS Hallam
RNR Communications Training Centre Closed as part of 'Options for Change'	Claremont Crescent, Sheffield	01-10-84	31-01-92
HM Royal Hospital Haslar
HMS Headingley
WRNS Training Establishment	Wesley College, Headingley Leeds	27-01-44	14-01-46
HMS Helder
Combined Operations Base, formally at Nemo	Brightlingsea, using the Martello Tower and a camp at St Osyth
HMS Helicon
(Western Approaches Command) Aultbea Base	Loch Ewe	14-06-41	06-08-45
HMS Heron
RNAS Yeovilton airfield Included Charlton Horthorne & RAF Merryfield 21-11-56 - 1990	Yeovilton, Somerset.	18-06-40	Extant
HMS Heron II
RNAS Haldon, former civil airport	Haldon near Bishopsteighnton, Devon.	c.1941	c.1946
HMS Heron II
RNAS Charlton Horthorne	Charlton Horthorne, Somerset	26-05-42	01-04-45
HMS Heron II
RNAS Hensdridge	Hensdridge, Dorset	11-11-46	c.1957
HMS Hornbill
RNAS Culham RN Aircraft Receipt & Despatch Centre	Culham, Oxfordshire	01-11-44	c.1959
HMS Hornbill II
Former RAF Halesworth	Halesworth, Beccles, Suffolk. Includes Bungay airfield	01-07-45	18-07-53
HMS Hornet
Coastal Forces Depot - Motor Torpedo Boat - one of the original WWII CF bases and the last one to close. Became Joint Service Adventurous Training Centre which commenced on 23-05-64	Gosport, now Hornet Sailing Centre	19-04-21 20-12-39	Unknown 30-09-57
HMS Humming Bird
RNAS Zeals, former RAF Station	Zeals, Somerset	18-05-45	1502-46

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HMS Icarus
RNAS Houton Bay & Caldale, Scapa Flow Stations Central Depot for Air Services, Orkney	Orkney	01-10-17	c.1918
HMS Iolaire
Auxiliary Patrol Base		26-09-15	19-05-19
HMS Iron Duke
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Launches	Scapa Flow
HMS Jackdaw
RNAS Crail. After closure re-opened as HMS Bruce University Flying Squadron, Storage Depot & Joint Service Linguistic School	Crail, Fife	01-10-40	28-04-47
HMS Jackdaw II
RNAS Dunino, former RAF station. Became HMS Merlin III on 01-10-45	Dunino, Fife	01-12-42	c.1946
HMS James Cook
Combined Operations Beach Training Establishment Naval Beach Pilotage Training Establishment	Glen Caladh Castle, near Tighnabruaich, Bute	11-11-42	30-09-45
HMS Kestrel
Telegraphist Air Gunner School, School of Aircraft Maintenance, Educational & Vocational Training. Included airfields at Bush Barn, Haslemere, Somerford & Thorney Island Became HMS Ariel	Former RAF Worthy Down, Winchester.	24-05-39	00-07-52
HMS King Alfred
Training Establishment for Hostilities Only Ratings. Various sections (1943): HMS King Alfred (H) Main Building Kingsway HMS King Alfred (L) Lancing College, Shoreham-by-Sea (Admiralty Selection Board) HMS King Alfred (M) Mowden School, The Droveway, Hove.. Transferred to Exbury House 07-01-46. Ex RNR HQ. Drill Hall became HMS Forward	Hove Battery, Hove Marina, Sussex. Also used South Victoria Terrace. Municipal Swimming Baths, Underground Car Park at Hove Marina, Langfords Hotel (Third Avenue), Lawns Hotel (Kingsway) & a house called 'San Remo' used as WRNS accommodation. Exbury House, Southampton	14-09-39?	00-08-46
HMS King Alfred II
Training Establishment for RNVR Officers for Combined Operations HMS King Alfred (M) by 1943	Mowden School, The Droveway, Hove	c.1940	c.1944
HMS King Alfred
Training Establishment for RNVR Officers Moved from HMS King Alfred, Hove 07-01-46 and closed 05-08-46. Re-opened 10-08-46 as HMS Hawke	Exbury House, Southampton	07-01-46	05-08-46
HMS King Alfred
Training Establishment for RNVR Officers. At this time Hove became King Alfred II	Whale Island	01-06-94	Extant
HMS Kingfisher
Auxiliary Patrol Base. Amalgamated with Lowestoft 20-09-19 and then closed	Great Yarmouth	23-08-15	30-11-19
HMS Kredemnon
Degaussing Establishment	Weymouth College, Weymouth	01-06-40	12-07-40
HMS Landrail
RNAS Campbeltown, former Airport. Re-named HMS Landrail II when Machrihannish became parent station	Campbeltown	01-04-41	c.1945
HMS Landrail
RNAS Machrihannish. Transferred to Air Ministry 27-05-63	Machrihannish, Argyllshire	15-06-41	Extant
HMS Leigh
Southend-on-Sea Base.. Also included WRNS Signals Unit, Hampton, Beehive Lane, Great Badow near Chelmsford and a Naval Party at Holehaven Creek	Southend-on-Sea, Essex Southend Pier used as an assembly point for convoys. Pier badly damaged by fire in 1976	01-10-41	31-10-45
HMS Leigh II
Combined Operations Training Base	Princess, Haslemere & Kingsway Hotels. Butts Baltic Wharf, Aldrington Basin, Shoreham	07-10-42	31-12-45
HMS Lizard
Combined Operations Landing Craft Base Landing Craft Maintenance Base Shoreham Base	Shoreham, Haslemere Hotel, John Brown's Wharf	07-10-42	31-12-45
HMS Lochailort
Combined Operations Training School for Boat Officers. Former Infantry Training School	Inverailort Castle
HMS Lochinvar
Minesweeper Training Base 21-11-39 (Rosyth Command). Operational Minesweeper Base 00-01-41 until 00-03-46. Port Edgar re-named HMS Hopetoun Fishery Protection Squadron (19-03-63 - 01-09-75) moved to HMS Cochrane	Port Edgar/Granton	00-09-17	00-12-75
HMS Lochinvar II
Accounting Base	Granton/ Edgar	Unknown	Unknown
London
Combined Operations Command HQ (not a ship)	Admiralty House June to August 1940 then moved to 1a Richmond Terrace
HMS Lucifer
Swansea Base (Western Approaches Command) Name also included Cardiff, Avonmouth, Barry and Newport	Swansea Port	01-11-39	31-03-46
HMS Lynx
Dover Base, included Dover College	Dover Port	17-09-39	30-11-46
HMS Lynx II
Dover Landing Craft Base	Dover Port	01-01-45	09-08-45
HMS Manatee
Landing Craft Base & Combined Operations Base	Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, Norton & Savoy Camps & Malta Cottage - known as the Savoy Holiday Home	15-11-42	00-09-44
HMS Mantis
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Torpedo Boat, Motor Gun Boat & Motor Launches. Formally HMS Minos II	Lowestoft	26-07-42	30-06-45
HMS Maori
RNZN HQ in UK, formally known as HMS Cook	London	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Marryat
Admiralty Signal Establishment Extension. Formally HMS Sherbrooke	Glasgow	18-02-46	30-06-46
HMS Martello
Auxiliary Patrol Base & Minesweeper Base	Lowestoft	31-05-40	22-10-46
HMS Mastodon
Combined Operations Base - A holding base for crews	Beaulieu, Exbury House, Exbury, Hampshire	06-05-42	06-07-45
HMS Medina
FAA overflow Camp (Tender to HMS Daedalus) & Combined Operations Landing Craft Base	Puckpool, near Ryde, Isle of Wight	15-11-39	31-07-42
HMS Menace
RM Ports Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation	Unknown	03-12-41	c.1943
HMS Menestheus
Combined Operations (Western Approaches Command)
HMS Mentor
Minesweeper Base (Western Approaches Command)	Stornoway	16-09-39	15-11-44
HMS Mentor II
Coastal Forces Base	Stornoway	24-06-41	00-09-43
HMS Mercury
HM Signal School School of Maritime Operations. Communications & Navigation. Included RN W/T School, St Bedes near Eastbourne and WRNS Training Establishment at Soberton Towers. Closed under 'Options for Change'	Leydene House, East Meon near Petersfield. There was also an Experimental Section at Lythe Hill House, Haslemere and Production & Development Section at Whitwell Hatch Hotel, Haslemere.	16-08-41	00-08-93
HMS Mercury II
Experimental Signal Establishment Formally a Signal School set up in 1917 at Eastney. Moved to Lythe Hill House 1941.	Lythe Hill House, Haslemere Also Labs/workshops at King Edward School, Whitley, Valve Section at Waterlooville, Aerials at Nutbourne and Trials at Tantallon, near North Berwick.	25-08-41	c.1952
HMS Mercury II
Admiral Signal & Radar Establishment	Portsdown	c.1952	Unknown
HMS Merganser
RNAS Rattery Torpedo Bomber, Reconnaissance Aircrew School Naval Observer School	Crimond/Rattery, Aberdeenshire. Site sold c.1963, but c.1973, 484 acres bought back for use as a W/T Station	03-10-44	Extant (part)
HMS Merlin
RNAS Donibristle. Former WWI RNAS station and later used as an RAF station. RN Aircraft Repair & Storage Yard.	Donibristle, Fife. Also included RN Ancillary Repair Depot Dunfermline, RN Component Recovery Depot Forthbank, Alloa, RN Aircraft Propeller Works Dundee & Engine Storage Depot at Alloa.	24-05-39	23-10-59
HMS Merlin III
RNAS Dunino, formally Jackdaw	Dunino, Fife	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Midge I &HMS Midge II
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Torpedo Boat, Motor Gun Boat & Motor Launches	Great Yarmouth	01-01-41	21-07-45
HMS Minerva
Sheerness Reserve Fleet	Sheerness Dockyard	01-07-50	01-04-53
HMS Minos
Naval Base, Harbour Defence Base	Waveney Road, Lowestoft	01-07-40	30-09-45
HMS Minos II
Coastal Forces Base - Motor Torpedo Boat, Motor Gun Boat & Motor Launches. Re-named HMS Mantis	Waveney Road, Lowestoft	01-05-40	Unknown
HMS Miranda
Minesweeper Base	Great Yarmouth	16-10-40	21-07-45
HMS Mirtle
Mine Investigation Range	Disused quarry close to Vernon	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Monck I & HMS Monck II
Landing Craft Base Largs (Western Approaches Command) HQ Combined Operations Training, Largs Landing Craft Base Port Glasgow for the assembly & repair of troop landing craft.	Largs/Port Glasgow/Greenock.. The locations varied from Largs to Port Glasgow.	01-04-42?	30-09-46
HMS Mylodon
Combined Operations & Landing Craft Tank Base, RM Commando Training Establishmrent	Lowestoft/Great Yarmouth (sites taken over from Arbella)	19-01-43	28-06-43

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HMS Nabhurst
Mobile Naval Air Base X		Middle Wallop	01-09-45	12-10-45
HMS Nelson
RN Barracks, formally HMS Victory		Portsmouth	01-08-74	Extant?
HMS Nemo
Auxiliary Patrol Base		Brightlingsea, Essex	01-07-40	16-05-45
HMS Neptune
Chatham Reserve Fleet		Chatham	01-07-50	11-05-60
HMS Neptune
Submarine Base		Faslane	10-08-67	Extant
HMS Newt
Combined Operations Training Base Newhaven Base		West Quay, Newhaven	15-10-42	22-06-45
HMS Nighthawk
RNAS Drem, former RFC/RAF Station. Initially a tender to HMS Merlin, commissioned 01-06-45 as HMS Nighthawk. Returned to RAF 15-03-46. RAF Macmerry (on loan) was satellite to Drem		Drem, E Lothian	21-04-45	15-03-46
HMS Nightjar
RNAS Inskip Became Radio Station 1958		Inskip. Lancs	15-05-43	02-07-46
Nimrod
Training Establishment (Western Approaches Command). Tender to HMS Osprey		Campbelltown	01-03-40	28-02-46
HMS Niobe
Royal Canadian Navy Depot, formally Dominion. Moved to Smithston Institute, Greenock. Re-commissioned 09-02-46 at Haymarket London, paid off 31-08-65		Plymouth, Albert Road	01-03-41	01-04-46
HMS Northney
Landing Craft Training Establishment Combined Operations Camp. Landing Craft Base & Maintenance Facility		Hayling Island	15-06-40	01-01-46
HMS Northney II & HMS Northney III
Landing Craft Base assembly base for Landing Craft mobile units. Camp III Holding Base		Hayling Island	06-04-42?	21-01-46
HMS Northney IV
Sunshine Camp, formally Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisation Base		Hayling Island	25-11-42	21-01-46
HMS Nuthatch
RNAS Anthorn. RNAS Receipt & Despatch Unit. Became NATO Radio Station 27-11-64		Anthorn, Cumberland	07-09-44	28-02-58 Extant?
Northumberland
University Royal Naval Unit
HMS Northwood
RNR HQ, formally at Warrior. To Brackenhill House 28-03-88		Northwood, Middlesex	06-05-57	Extant
HMS Odyssey
Naval Party Accounting Base, formally HMS Excellent II		Collingwood Hotel, Ilfracombe	01-11-43	31-05-46
HMS Onset
Combined Operations Base. Landing Craft Receipt & Despatch and Storage. Transferred to HMS Irwell		Birkenhead	31-05-45	04-03-46
HMS Orlando
Accounts (Western Approaches Command)		Greenock	01-04-40	01-08-45
HMS Osborne
Cowes Base - merged with HMS TormentorII to form HMS Vectis		Cowes, Isle of Wight	00-01-42	08-06-42
HMS Osborne
Ryde Base parent base for all establishments on the Island		Ryde, Isle of Wight	01-10-42	15-08-45
HMS Osea
Motor Boat Base		Osea Island, Clacton-on-Sea	19-06-18	19-04-21
HMS Osprey
Combined Operations Base (Western Approaches Command)		Inveraray
HMS Osprey
Training Establishment, became Portland Base when Boscawen was paid off.		Portland Base	01-04-24	31-03-95
HMS Owl
RNAS Fearn, formall RAD Fearn		Fearn Ross-Shire	01-08-42	02-07-46
Oxford
University Royal Naval Unit
HMS Paragon
Minesweeper Base (Rosyth Command)		Hartlepool	27-10-39	30-11-45
HMS Paragon
RNR Communications Training Centre		Stockton, Finkle Street. Moved to Linthorpe Road, Middlesborough c.1989	01-10-84
HMS Pasco
Combined Operations. Landing Craft Signals School, formally PoW Camp		Glenbranter Camp, Strachur (Loch Fyne)	14-12-42	c.00.10-45
HMS Patrol
Lyness Scapa Flow Base		Lyness, Orkney Islands	c.1939	Unknown
HMS Peewit
RNAS Easthaven		East Haven, Angus	01-05-43	15-08-46
HMS Pellew
RNR Communications Training Centre		Sidewell Street/Dryden Road, Exeter	01-10.84	29-07-94
HMS Pembroke
RN Barracks		Chatham	30-04-03	c.1983
HMS Pembroke I
RN Accounting Base		Chatham	25-02-40	c.1960
HMS Pembroke II
RNAS Eastchurch. Transferred to RAF		Isle of Sheppy	00-06-13	01-04-18
HMS Pembroke II
Accounting Base		Chatham	25-2-40	c.1957
HMS Pembroke III
WRNS Accounting Base. Merged with HMS President I (1952). Also at New College (Oxford), Westfield College, Wesley College Leeds & Burghfield		London Mill Hill, including Chelsea Court, Soho, Barkeston Gardens Earls Court, Crosby Hall (Highgate) & Woodford Green	31-03-42	c.1952
HMS Pembroke IV
Chatham Accounting Base		RN Barracks Chatham & Gordon House, Star Hill Rochester	c.1919	20-03-46
HMS Pembroke V
Station X Bletchley Park		Bletchley Park but also Stanmore, Eastcote, Woburn Abbey, Stockgrove Park, Wavendon House, Wavendon Park Farm, Crawley Grange, RNSQ Crawley, Walton Hall, Walton Rectory, Gayhurst Manor & Steeple Claydon	c.1941	c.1942
HMS Pembroke VI
Chatham Accounting Section		Chatham	28-11-19	Unknown
HMS Pembroke VIII
Naval Humber Base, formally Wallington		Unknown	01-01-20	c.1921
Pembroke X	RN Patrol Service HQ. Became Europa	Lowestoft, Sparrow's Nest	21-120-39	14-03-40
HMS Peregrine
RNAS Ford, formally RAF Ford. Handed back to RAF, then re-commissioned		Ford, Sussex	24-05-39 15-08-45	30-09-40 13-11-58
HMS Phoenix
RN School of Chemical Warfare, formally Damage Control School. Became Naval Atomic Bacteriological, Chemical & Damage Control School. Tender to HMS Excellent		Stamshaw. Also Anti-Gas School Tipner	c.1946	Unknown
HMS Phoenix
Tipnor Ports Training Establishment. Re-opened as NBCD School, HMS Pheonix Whale Island on 31-08-93		Stamshaw	01-03-67	23-07-93
Port ZA
Formally known as Port B. Became HMS Trelawney 11-06-40 (Western Approaches Command)		Lochalsh Base	00-07-40	11-06-40
HMS President
RN Accounting Base		Various addresses in London including Royal Victoria Yard, Deptford, also Furze House	c.1918	Extant?
HMS President I
RN Accounting Base		Various addresses in London including Royal Victoria Yard, Deptford, also 18 Mardol Shrewsbury, Chelsea Court, London	c.1918	Unknown
HMS President II
RN Accounting Base		RN Barracks Chatham, moved 1940 to Lower Regent Street, then to Queen Ann's Mansion SW1	c.1916	Unknown
HMS President III
RN Accounting Base		Clark's College, 15 Whiteladies Road Bristol, moved to Dedworth Manor Windsor, then to Hodgson House Eton College (1945). Moved to Chelsea Court (1947) & merged into President I	c.1939	c.1946
HMS President IV
RN London Accounting Base		Unknown	c.1918	c.1926
HMS President V
RN Training School for Accounting Branch. Moved to Wetherby & merged into Demetrius		Highgate School, N6	01-11-41	14-07-44
HMS President
RNR HQ Unit		72 St Katherine's Way, London	Unknown	Extant
HMS Proserpine
Minesweeper Base		Scapa Flow	09-09-39	c.1946
HMS Purbeck
Dorset Range Clearance Establishment		Studland Bay	01-02-46	Unknown
HMS Pyramus
Minesweeper Base		Kirkwall, Orkney	06-09-39	31-07-45
HMS Pyramus II
Northern Patrol		Kirkwall, Orkney	29-01-40	00-06-42
HMS Quebec
Combined Operations. Training (Western Approaches Command). Training in landing operations.		Lamlas. Inveraray, Argyllshire Largge training area & includes the following: Chamois Camp, Kilbride Camp, Avenue Camp, Town Camp, Dukes Camp, Castle Camp & Shire Camp.	01-09-40	01-07-46
Quebec II
Combined Operations HQ Northern Patrol.		Hollywood Hotel, Largs	12-09-41	31-03-42
Quebec
Royal Canadian Navy Summer Camp		Farnham	Unknown	Unknown
Raleigh
Raleigh is the 6th ship to carry this name. It was built as a Training Establishment for men called up under the Military Training Act of 1938. RN Special Reservists (1940). In 1944 the base was handed over to forces of the USA and used as an embarkation base. Handed back to RN on 24-07-44. Stoker's TE (1947) when HMS Imperieuse closed. New Entry TE (1958). WRNS Part 1 Training was added following the closure of HMS Dauntless. In September 1983 the RN Supply School from HMS Pembroke came under Raleigh and the New Entry Training Artificer Apprentices transferred from HMS Fishguard.		Torpoint, Cornwall	09-01-40	Extant
HMS Rameses
Depot Ship for Minelaying Vessels		Rameses House, Grangemouth	01-01-18	03-03-19
Raven
RN School of Medicine		Eastleigh, Southampton also a lodger unit at RAF Christchurch	01-07-39	30-04-47
HMS Red Sands
Thames Fort		Thames	1942	Unknown
Rinaldo
Glamorgan Base		Barry	08-09-39	01-01-45
HMS Ringtail
RNAS Burscough		Burscough, Ormskirk, Lancashire	01-09-43	15-06-46
HMS Ringtail II
RNAS Woodvale, formally RAF Woodvale		Woodvale, Formby, Lancashire	07-04-45	28-01-46
HMS Roberston
Fleet Mail Office		GPO Reading	c.1942	Unknown
HMS Robertson
Combined Operations Base, formally a WWII Jewish Refugee Camp but originally it was a WWI Transit Camp		Kitchener Camp, Richborough, Kent	23-06-43	31-08-46
HMS Robin
RNAS Grimsetter, formally RAF Grimsetter		Grimsetter, Kirwall, Orkneys	15-08-43	31-07-45
HMS Rodent
Special Boat Unit HQ - Controlled RN Boom Commando (RM Boom Patrol Detachment) units, Pilotage Parties & Special Boat Sections		Coldhayes, Liss, Hampshire	30-10-43	17-02-44
HMS Romola
Minesweeper Base		Lowestoft	07-11-39	14-03-40
HMS Rooke
Boom Defence Central Depot		Rosyth	09-04-40	30-06-46
HMS Roseneath
Combined Operations Base, formally HMS Louisburg. Became USN Base Two (29-09-42). Re-commissioned 12-01-43 & paid off 19-08-43 before returning to USN as US Base Two until 05-05-45. Re-commissioned as a tender to HMS Monck to become Main Holding Base for UK Combined Operations personnel		Roseneath, Dumbartonshire	03-08-42 12-01-43 13-06-45	03-10-42 19-08-43 c.1948
HMS Rosmarkie
Landing Craft Base		Fortrose, Ross & Cromarty	01-12-43	25-04-44
HMS Roughs Fort
Thames Fort		Off Harwich	08-02-42	Unknown
HMS Royal Arthur
Central Reception Depot, formally Butlins Holiday Camp		Skegness	22-09-39	c.1946
HMS Royal Arthur
Petty Officers' Leadership School. After paid off, the name transferred to Petty Officer Camp Kingsmoor (from 16-03-50) which closed 05-03-93		Lypiatt Camp, Corsham, Wiltshire. Site now derelict	12-01-47	15-03-50
HMS Royal Charter
Minesweeper Base		Grimsby	04-06-40	18-08-41

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HMS Safeguard
Boom Defence Depot, formally HMS Rooke	Rosyth	01-07-46	c.1969
HMS St Andrew
Oban Base, renamed Caledonia	Oban	01-03-41	01-07-43
HMS St Barbara
AA Range. Task transferred to Dinosaur	Bognor Regis	10-09-43	14-06-45
HMS St Christopher
Coastal Forces Training School	Fort William	31-10-40	31-12-44
HMS St Clement & HMS St Clement I, II & III
Combined Operations Base.	Coal House Fort Tilbury, Essex St Clement I at Perrys, Tilbury	07-09-43	20-01-46
HMS St George
Boy's Training Establishment for boys evacuated from HMS St Vincent & HMS Caledonia	Douglas, Isle of Man	09-09-39	31-12-45
HMS St George & HMS St George II
Training School for Short Service Ratings open on the closure of HMS St George in the IoM. Transferred to HMS Raleigh c.1948 and barracks to War Office	Gosport	01-01-46	c.1948
HMS St George
Fraser Gunnery Range, formally Experimental AA Battery. Officer Training School	Eastney Portsmouth	16-09-63	01-08-68
HMS St Mathew
Combined Operations Training Base. Task transferred to HMS Quebec	Burnham-on-Crouch	08-11-43	31-10-45
HMS St Vincent
Boys' Training Establishment. Boys then evacuated to IoM and replaced by: Air Branch Officer's TE Signal School & Torpedo Training School. Reverted back to Boys' TE 01-12-45	Forton Barracks, Gosport	01-06-27	02-04-69
HMS St Vincent
WRNS Accommodation	Queen's Gate Terrace, London	c.1985	31-03-92
HMS St Vincent
Whitehall Communications Centre. Became part of HMS St Vincent	Whitehall, London	01-04-92	31-03-98
HMS Salcombe
Combined Operations Base, became HMS Tennyson (1944)	Salcombe Hotel & Imperial Hotel, Exmouth	17-07-43	10-01-44
HMS Sanderling
RNAS Abbotsinch, formally RAF Abbotsinch. Handed over to Ministry of Aviation	Abbotsinch near Glasgow	20-09-43	31-10-53
HMS Sanderling II
RNAS Machrihanish	Machrihanish	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Sandfly
Combined Forces Base	Peterhead	05-05-41	25-10-43
Sarepta
Experimental Hydrophone Establishment	Portland	01-03-18	c.1919
Satyr
Sunderland Base	Sunderland Port	01-09-39	15-09-45
HMS Scotia
Signals Training Establishment	Lowton St Mary's, Warrington	06-01-42	19-01-48
HMS Scotia
RNR HQ Unit	Rosyth, lodger unit at Caladonia	Unknown	Extant
HMS Seahawk
Coastal Forces Anti-Submarine Training School	Adrishaig	01-01-41	04-11-44
HMS Seahawk
RNAS Culdrose	Culdrose, Helston, Cornwall	17-04-47	Extant
HMS Sea Serpent
Combined Operations Base, formally Combined Operations 'Suspense Base'. Landing Craft Base. Former Ideal Holiday Camp & Gibson's Camp Bracklesham Bay, Bracklesham Hotel	Bracklesham Bay & Birdham, Chichester.	20-10-42	30-06-45
HMS Sefton
Combined Forces Base also known as HMS Forward II & HMS Aggressive	Newhaven	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Sentinel
Fife Base	Methil	01-09-39	15-11-45
HMS Sherwood
Communication Training Centre Reserve Training Centre	Nottingham, Carrington Street to 1986, then Chalfont Drive	01-10-84	Extant?
HMS Shivering Sands
Thames Fort	Thames	c.1942	Unknown
HMS Shotley
Shotley Port adjacent to Ganges	Shotley Gate, Suffolk	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Shrapnel
Southampton Base. Also included Government Training Centre Letchworth	Southampton Port	09-06-42	03-09-46
HMS Siskin
RNAS Dounreay, formally RAF Dounreay	Dounreay, Caithness	c.00-04-44	Unknown
HMS Siskin
RNAS Gosport. Became Sultan	Gosport	01-08-45	31-05-56
HMS Skirmisher
Milford Haven Base	Milford Haven Dock	12-09-39	31-08-45
HMS Skirmisher II
Coastal Forces Base	Pembroke Dock	01-05-41	11-11-44
HMS Southwick Fort
RNR HQ	Southwick, Fareham	11-06-58	31-03-94
HMS Sparrowhawk
RNAS Hatston	Hatston, Kirkwall, Orkney	02-10-39	01-08-45
HMS Sparrowhawk
RNAS Halesworth, formally RAF Halesworth. Transferred back to RAF	Halesworth, Suffolk	05-08-45	15-03-46
HMS Spartiate
Glasgow Base (Western Approaches Command)	Clyde Port	03-09-39	31-03-46
HMS Spartiate II
WRNS Training Establishment	Tullichewan	29-05-43	06-12-44
HMS Squid
Combined Operations Tank Landing Craft Repair Base. Merged into Shrapnel. Also made use of Elmfield Court, Oakville Mansions, Devonshire Buildings & Southern Railway Depot were all used by HMS Squid	Harland & Wolff 'B' Works, Southampton.	01-09-42	01-02-46
Squid II
Combined Operations Staff HQ	Westcliff Hotel, Hythe	26-02-44	19-04-45
HMS Standard
Naval Labour Corps Camp	Keilder Camp, Hexham, Northumberland	15-01-42	13-07-45
Stanger Head
Staines
Combined Operations Base (not a ship)
HMS Stopford
Combined Operations Base Landing Craft Base for 'working up' prior to operations. Passive Defence School & Balloon School	Bo'ness, West Lothian. Used the LNER Docks as its Landing Craft Base as well as Bo'ness Hosiery factory as quarters	18-04-42	15-09-45
HMS Sultan
Marine Engineering Training Establishment School of Aircraft Handling	Gosport, Hampshire	01-06-56	Extant
HMS Sunkhead Fort
Thames Estuary Defence Unit No.2	Off Harwich	01-05-42	c.1945
HMS Sussex
RNR HQ	Maxwell's Wharf, Hove, Sussex	28-04-51	31-03-94
HMS Sussex
University Royal Naval Unit	Shoreham	c.1990	Extant
HMS Tadpole
Coastal Forces Base. Merged with HMS Turtle	Sydenham's Yard, Pool also premises at Royal Motor Yacht Club, Sandbanks	24-05-44	30-11-44
HMS Temeraire
RN School of Physical Training. A modern complex constructed 1988. The name was first used for a shore base in 1955, at the former Yardman's Training School at Port Edgar. In 1960 this college closed and a HMS Temeraire Training Division was established at the Britannia Naval College, Dartmouth. When this college closed the name remained unused until 1971 when the RN Naval School of Physical Training was re-commissioned as HMS Temeraire at Pitt Street, Portsmouth which remained there until 1988 when it moved to its present site.	Portsmouth, Burnaby Road	22-09-10	Unknown
HMS Tennyson
Landing Barge Base, formally Salcombe	Imperial Hotel, Exmouth	10-01-44	24-07-45
HMS Tern
RNAS Twatt	Twatt, Orkney	01-01-42	20-10-45
HMS Tern II
RNAS Skaebrae satellite airfield to Sparrowhawk, formally RAF Skaebrae	Skaebrae	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Thunderer
Engineering College. Founded at Keyham on 01-07-1880, opened at Manadon 07-05-40. Keyham closed 09-05-40	Keyham & Manadon, Plymouth	01-12-46	15-09-95
HMS Tongue Sand Fort
Thames Estuary Defence Unit No.3 - this was the only fort to have sunk an enemy vessel	Thames	17-06-42	c.1948
HMS Torch & Torch II
(Western Approaches Command) Coastal Forces Base & Minesweeper Base	Hollyhead	11-09-39	c.1945
HMS Tormentor
Combined Operations Base Landing Craft Maintenance Base	Former Household Brigade Yacht Club, Hamble, Southampton	12-08-40	31-03-46
HMS Tormentor II
Training Camp. Amalgamated with HMS Osborne to form HMS Vectis, Isle of Wight	Cowes, Isle of Wight	00-05-42	08-06-42
HMS Tower
London Auxiliary Patrol Base	Unknown	10-01-41	31-07-45
Towyn Camp
RM Commando Training Group HQ. Formerly RAF Towyn	Towyn	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Treawney
Formally Port ZA & Motor Launch Base (Western Approaches Command)	Lochalsh	11-06-40	16-07-45
HMS Triphibian
Training Establishment, former War Office Camp	Squires Gate Camp, Lytham St Annes	01-11-43	22-02-44
HMS Triphibian II
Training Establishment	Uniacke Barracks, Harrowgate	18-11-43	29-02-44
HMS Tullichewan
Holding Base for Combined Operations personnel. Camp used by WRNS 1942-1944 for training	Tullichewan Castle Camp, Ballock	10-03-45	10-06-46
HMS Tunsberg
Norwegian Naval Depot	Liverpool Docks	18-12-41	Unknown
HMS Turnstone
Training Establishment. Preliminary Training of Air Fitters at Watford	Watford & Fulham	01-01-44	18-08-45
HMS Turtle
Combined Operations Training Establishment, Landing Craft Base & Assault Gunnery School. Absorbed HMS Tadpole during 1945	Shaftsbury Homes, Pool & Lake Camp Hamworthy (former BOAC HQ and Terminus)	07-10-42	01-03-46
HMS Valkyrie
Radar Training Establishment	Regent Camp, Douglas, Isle of Man	21-07-41	31-12-46
Valkyrie II & IV
Training Establishment	Central Camp, Douglas, Isle of Man	00-10-43	26-03-45
HMS Vectis
Combined Operations Base - formed by amalgamating HMS Tormentor and HMS Osborne Isle of Wight Base HQ Landing Craft Base. Formally known as HMS Osborne and HMS Tormentor	Seaview, Isle of Wight	08-02-42	20-05-45
HMS Vector
Radar Training Establishment. Merged into HMS Wildfire	Sheerness	c.1946	c.1948
HMS Vernon
Coastal Forces Base	Portsmouth
HMS Vernon
Torpedo & Underwater Weapons Training. Associated with the development of mine disposal and underwater countermeasures.	Portsmouth, Gunwharf, The site is now known as Gunwharf Quays and is the location of the Spinnaker Tower. Also at Roedean Girls School, Brighton (03-05-41 to 11-06-45) (known as HMS Vernon (R) (also a former Army Camp)	01-10-23	01-04-96
HMS Victory
RN Barracks, renamed HMS Nelson 1974		1903	01-08-74
HMS Victory I & Victory II
Accounting Base	46 Commercial Road, Goodings near Newbury	04-09-40	00-09-44
HMS Victory II
Training Depot	Crystal Palace	1914	21-03-19
HMS Victory III
Accounting Section. Merged with HMS Victory IV 1939 & transferred to Wooley Park, Wantage. Moved to Newbury 00-12-44. Task absorbed by HMS Victory II 1947	Wooley Park, Wantage	01-10-39	31-03-47
HMS Victory IV
Accounting Section	London & Petersfield	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Victory V
Southampton Base, formally HMS Collingwood II Renamed Shrapnel 1942	South Western Hotel, Government Training Centre, Redbridge & Gas Light & Coke Shop Fulham.	05-04-41	09-06-42
HMS Victory V
Ports Combined HQ	Unknown	30-06-44	Unknown
HMS Victory VI
Depot for RN & RNR Divisions	Crystal Palace	1914	21-03-19
HMS Vivid
Devon RN Barracks (the first shore barracks in the RN)	Mount Wise Plymouth	1889
HMS Vivid
RNR HQ Unit	Underground Operations Room, Mount Wise, Plymouth moved 1996 into Staff Officers' Mess	1957	Extant
HMS Vivid II HMS Vivid III
Accounting Base	Plymouth	1914	1918
HMS Vivid V
Accounting Base	Milford Haven	1919	07-10-21
HMS Volcano
Bomb Disposal Training Establishment	Holmbrook, Ravenglass, Cumberland	31-01-42	00-10-45
HMS Vulture
RNAS St Merryn. Renamed HMS Curlew 01-01-53	St Merryn	10-08-40	Unknown
HMS Vulture II
RNAS Treligga, Bombing & Gunnery Range	Treligga, Cornwall	1939	1955
HMS Wagtail
RNAS Heathfield, former RAF Ayr	Heathfield near Ayr	06-09-44	10-03-46
HMS Wallington
Auxiliary Patrol Base	Immingham Docks	06-11-15	01-01-20
HMS Warren
No.4 Combined Training Centre (senior officers) Combined Operations Base (Western Approaches Command) (Rosyth Command) Aircraft Recognition School	Hollywood Hotel, Largs. Included RAF Vanduara (Hotel Vanduara) located in Largs this building became HQ Combined Operations and is extant	12-10-42	31-12-46
HMS Warnford
Combined Operations Base (not a ship) Repair Base & Combined Operations Pilotage Parties Training Establishment	Warnford?	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Warrior
Fleet HQ/Joint Service Unit Northwood Name assumed 30-04-63 (the 7th ship) Formally HQ RAF Coastal Command	Eastbury Park Estate, Northwood, Middlesex	30-04-63	Extant
HMS Wasp
Coastal Forces Base	Lord Warden's Hall, Dover	02-09-40	14-11-44
HMS Watchful
Minesweeper Base	Great Yarmouth Port	01-09-39	31-07-45
HMS Waterrail
RNAS Campbeltown	Campbeltown	Unknown	Unknown
HMS Watford I
Government Training Centre RN Aircraft Training Establishment	Hempstead Road, Watford	09-06-42	Unknown
HMS Watford II
RN Air Fitter's Training Establishment	Hempstead Road, Watford	09-06-42	Unknown
HMS Waxwing
RN Camp	Townhill, Dunfermline, Fife	01-07-42	00-09-46
HMS Wellesley
RN Training Establishment	Royal Southern Hospital (part destroyed 00-05-41	08-05-40	31-01-46
HMS Wessex
Due to open 21-10-39 but overtaken by mobilisation. RNVR Solent closed and re-opened 00-06-46	South Western Hotel, moved to Royal Southern Yacht Club	00-06-46	01-03-94
HMS Westcliff
Combined Operations Base. Training element from HMS Effingham when this college transferred to USNR. Main Holding Base for Combined Operations personnel.	Southend-on-Sea	17-11-42	21-01-46
HMS Westcliff II
Combined Operations Holding Base	Southend-on-Sea	WWII	Unknown
HMS Westcliff III
Combined Operations Landing Craft Base	Burnham-on-Crouch	WWII	Unknown
HMS Western Isles
Work Up Base	Tobermory	17-07-40	03-11-45
HMS Wildfire
Sherness Base. Amalgamated with HMS Vector 04-11-47 to become Radar Plotter Training School	Sheerness Base	01-04-1889 16-02-37	00-03-33 01-0450
HMS Wildfire
Communications Training Centre & Reserve HQ Unit	Khyber Road, Chatham	10-09-64	02-09-94
Wildfire II
Accounting Base for Auxiliary Minesweepers	Sheerness Base	01-10-39	29-02-40
Wildfire III
Combined Operations Base. Tender to HMS Wildfire Motor Torpedo Boat, Motor Gun Boat & Motor Launches	Sheerness Base	07-12-42	15-10-46
HMS Wildfire
RNR Training Establishment	Brackenhill House, Northwood	Unknown	Extant
HMS Woolverstone
Combined Operations Landing Craft Base & Training Establishment	Ipswich/Harwich/Southwold various locations including Harwich Yacht Club, grounds of Woolverstone Hall, Harwich & St Felix School, Southwold	01-01-43	20-02-46

[norwichpaul]

Please Note that it has proved impossible to edit this list, no matter how hard I try, I cannot get all the names to line up centrally.

[Bigbear]

A post that is very close to my heart!

A couple of updates to the list:

HMS Callope is misspelled it is HMS Calliope, is still extant and is a Reserve Training Unit
HMS Sherwood is also still extant and is a Reserve Training Unit
Ceres division was officially opened in 2005 and is no longer a tender to HMS Sherwood
You can also add HMS Hibernia (Lisburn) Lodger at Thiepval Barracks. The RNR unit formally HMS Caroline moved there when HMS Caroline decommissioned in 2009

[norwichpaul]

Thanks Bigbear, unfortunately it is extremely difficult to edit tables here, every time you attempt an edit, so the table boxes slip in the entire post. It makes Word look positively brilliant!

[tigger]

Thanks Bigbear, unfortunately it is extremely difficult to edit tables here, every time you attempt an edit, so the table boxes slip in the entire post. It makes Word look positively brilliant!

mmm....not sure about that last part Paul. It's Word that is messing up the original html that causes your tables to be displayed incorrectly on here. If Word was outputting correctly formatted html your tables would be easy to edit on here (possibly...vbulletin is also a bit unusual in some respects) and would also have the correct four (or is it five?) column layout!