Royal Naval Reserve

Royal Naval Reserve
Active1859–present
Country United Kingdom
AllegianceKing Charles III
Branch Royal Navy
TypeNaval reserve
RoleVolunteer Reserve
WebsiteRoyal Naval Reserve
Commanders
Flag Officer ReservesRear Admiral Philip Hally
Commander Maritime ReservesCommodore Jo Adey[1]
Commodore-in-ChiefPrince Michael of Kent, GCVO
Insignia
White Ensign
Naval jack

The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is one of the two volunteer reserve forces of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. Together with the Royal Marines Reserve, they form the Maritime Reserve. The present RNR was formed by merging the original Royal Naval Reserve, created in 1859, and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR), created in 1903. The Royal Naval Reserve has seen action in World War I, World War II, the Iraq War, and War in Afghanistan.

  1. ^ "Maritime Reserves welcome new leader". royalnavy.mod.uk. Royal Navy. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.