RANVR
Encyclopedia
Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RANVR) is a defunct reserve force
of the Royal Australian Navy
. The current Royal Australian Naval Reserve
was formed in June 1973, from a merger of the RANVR and the RANR (Seagoing).
During World War II
, most Australia
n coastwatchers
were commissioned as officers in the RANVR. Some RANVR's also served in the Royal Navy
.
HMS Lady Shirley
was a fishing trawler requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1940 and converted for anti-submarine warfare
. It went into service in January 1941 and served with the 31st Anti-Submarine Group based at Gibraltar under the command of Lt Cdr Arthur Henry Callaway DSO
RANVR sinking German submarine U-111
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Military reserve force
A military reserve force is a military organization composed of citizens of a country who combine a military role or career with a civilian career. They are not normally kept under arms and their main role is to be available to fight when a nation mobilizes for total war or to defend against invasion...
of the Royal Australian Navy
Royal Australian Navy
The Royal Australian Navy is the naval branch of the Australian Defence Force. Following the Federation of Australia in 1901, the ships and resources of the separate colonial navies were integrated into a national force: the Commonwealth Naval Forces...
. The current Royal Australian Naval Reserve
Royal Australian Naval Reserve
The Royal Australian Naval Reserve is the volunteer reserve force of the Royal Australian Navy in Australia.The current Royal Australian Naval Reserve was formed in June 1973 by merging the former RANR and the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve....
was formed in June 1973, from a merger of the RANVR and the RANR (Seagoing).
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, most Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n coastwatchers
Coastwatchers
The Coastwatchers, also known as the Coast Watch Organisation, Combined Field Intelligence Service or Section C, Allied Intelligence Bureau, were Allied military intelligence operatives stationed on remote Pacific islands during World War II to observe enemy movements and rescue stranded Allied...
were commissioned as officers in the RANVR. Some RANVR's also served in the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
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HMS Lady Shirley
HMS Lady Shirley
HMS Lady Shirley was a fishing trawler requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1940 and converted for anti-submarine warfare. In its brief career it sunk German submarine U-111.-Service record:...
was a fishing trawler requisitioned by the Royal Navy in 1940 and converted for anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare
Anti-submarine warfare is a branch of naval warfare that uses surface warships, aircraft, or other submarines to find, track and deter, damage or destroy enemy submarines....
. It went into service in January 1941 and served with the 31st Anti-Submarine Group based at Gibraltar under the command of Lt Cdr Arthur Henry Callaway DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
RANVR sinking German submarine U-111
German submarine U-111 (1940)
German submarine U-111 was a Type IXB U-boat of the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. U-111 was ordered by the Kriegsmarine on 8 August 1939 in violation of the Treaty of Versailles and as part of the German naval rearmament program known as Plan Z. Her keel was laid down by AG Weser in...
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