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List of Royal Navy shore establishments

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    This is a list of shore establishments (or stone frigates) of the Royal Navy and Corps of Royal Marines.

    Current Royal Navy shore establishments

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    Royal Navy bases and establishments in the United Kingdom (Portsmouth establishments: HMS Collingwood, HMS Excellent, HMS Sultan, HMS Temeraire, Institute of Naval Medicine)
    List of Royal Navy shore establishments is located in Bahrain
    HMS Jufair
    HMS Jufair
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    Royal Navy support facility in Bahrain
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    Mare Harbour, the base for Royal Navy vessels in the Falkland Islands & South Atlantic
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    Air stations

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    Training establishments

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    Other

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    Defence Munitions Centres

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    Formerly Royal Naval Armaments Depot and formally elements of Defence Equipment and Support.

    Testing establishments

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    Overseas naval facilities

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    Current Royal Marines establishments

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    Royal Marines Establishments - Green: RM Units, Blue: Royal Navy Establishments, Red: Training, Roundel: Fleet Air Arm station

    Bases

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    Significant RM presences are also located in

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    Royal Marines Band Service

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    Royal Marines Reserve

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    Current Royal Naval Reserve units and establishments

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    The modern Royal Naval Reserve has fifteen Units (with 3 satellite units). These are:

    Former shore establishments

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    Former Imperial fortresses

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    Former naval bases

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    Main article: Royal Navy Dockyard

    Former air stations

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    Main article: List of air stations of the Royal Navy

    Former Royal Naval Hospitals

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    Main article: Royal Naval Hospital

    Former shore bases

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    A to D

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    E to K

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    L to R

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    S to Z

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    Other

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    Royal Naval Armaments Depots

    Main article: Royal Naval Armaments Depot

    Royal Naval Stores Depots

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    Royal Navy Aircraft Yards

    See also

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    References

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    41. ^ Archives, The National. "RN Store Depot, Llangennech: construction of depot". discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk. National Archives, 1940–1942. Retrieved 30 July 2017.

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