H. M. NAVAL BASE -  DEVONPORT 

Function:  Largest naval base in Western Europe. Home port for Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs), Type 42 Destroyers, Type 23 Frigates, Hydrographic Ships. 

Other Functions:  Flag Officer Sea Training R.N. Hydrographic School.

H.M. NAVAL BASE - CLYDE

Function: Home base to UK’s Nuclear Deterrent Ballistic Missile Submarines (SSBNs). Also base to SSNs and minewarfare vessels.

Other Functions: HMS Caledonia at Rosyth provides support for naval personnel standing by ships and submarines in refit.

 

R.N. AIR STATION - YEOVILTON

Function: Home base to RN Sea Harriers, naval helicopter squadrons and other fixed wing aircraft. Yeovilton operates over 100 aircraft of different types. Nearly 4,000 uniformed and civilian personnel work at RNAS Yeovilton.

Other Functions: Training of aircrew and engineers of resident aircraft types. RN Fighter Controller School trains ground and airborne AEW controllers.

R.N. AIR STATION - CULDROSE

Function: RNAS Culdrose supports the Anti- Submarine Warfare and Airborne Early Warning helicopter squadrons of the Royal Navy. Eight Naval Air Squadrons are based at RNAS Culdrose, both front line and training Squadrons.

Other Functions:  Responsible for the Operational and Advanced Flying Training of helicopter pilots, observers and aircrewmen. 

TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS

BRNC DARTMOUTH

Function: The principal function of the College is the training of young officers for service in the Royal Navy.  A large number of students from friendly Navies are also trained here.

Other Functions: A variety of other course are undertaken including Leadership & Teambuilding Programmes,  seamanship, navigation and other naval subjects.

H.M.S. RALEIGH

Function: H.M.S. Raleigh is the new entry training establishment for all junior ratings entering the Royal Navy and the Royal Naval Reserve. About 2,500 people work in the Establishment and a New Entry of up to some 100 ratings joins almost every week of the year.

Other Functions:  Also houses the Royal Naval Supply School, the Royal Naval Submarine School, the Royal Naval Seamanship School and schools for Firefighting and Nuclear Biological Chemical Defence.

H.M.S. EXCELLENT

Function: H.M.S. Excellent provides a wide range of different training functions and support services, preparing personnel for life at sea.  H.M.S. Bristol is a retired 7,000 ton destroyer, berthed alongside at H.M.S. Excellent, She is used for Harbour Training of RN, RNR and other R.N. related organisations. It was on the 22nd March 1993 that Bristol took over from HMS Kent as the RN Cadet Forces accommodation and Training Ship vide DCI[RN]64/93

Other Functions: Support for HMS Bristol, Head Quarters Royal Marines HQRM and the fleet support units which are responsible for fire fighting and damage control training whilst at sea.

H.M.S. COLLINGWOOD

Function: HMS Collingwood is the Royal Navy’s School of Communications and Weapon Engineering and is one of the largest training establishments in Europe.

Other Functions: Training is split into 3 faculties - Communications, Engineering Principles and Weapon Engineering. The training is carried out by both civilian and uniformed personnel.

H.M.S. DRYAD

Function: The School of Maritime Operations (SMOPS) trains Warfare personnel appropriately for their individual tasks. SMOPS provides training to over 5000 students a year, attending over 265 different types of courses.

Other Functions: Training of UK and foreign students in both above and under water warfare is the principal task. H.M.S. Dryad is also the specialist navigation school of the Royal Navy.  

H.M.S. SULTAN

Function: H.M.S. Sultan is the school of Marine and Air Engineering for the R.N. Training of Marine and Air Engineers of Foreign and Commonwealth Navies is also undertaken. Large numbers of officer and rating students are trained annually e.g. the Ship Systems Group alone has a throughput of some 1400 students per year.  There are five other similar training groups

Other Functions: Also home to the Admiralty Interview Board, and other lodger units including the Central Air and Admiralty Medical Board.