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Royal Naval Reserve
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The Royal Naval Reserve 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
Members of the Royal Naval Reserve training at Tramore, County Waterford, c. 1905
Members of the Royal Naval Reserve training at Tramore, County Waterford, c. 1905
A First World War RNR Lieutenant wearing the "wavy navy" rank insignia of reserve officers
A First World War RNR Lieutenant wearing the "wavy navy" rank insignia of reserve officers
Lieutenants of the RNR (left) and RNVR (right) during the Second World War—note the difference in insignia styles.
Lieutenants of the RNR (left) and RNVR (right) during the Second World War—note the difference in insignia styles.
The crew of HMS Castle Harbour, assigned to the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda as the Examination Service vessel (tha
The crew of HMS Castle Harbour, assigned to the Royal Naval Dockyard in the Imperial fortress colony of Bermuda as the Examination Service vessel (that inspected merchant ships at Five Fathom Hole, under the guns of St. David's Battery - designated the Examination Battery, prior to their entering the shipping channel through Bermuda's reef). Crew members shown included a Royal Naval Reserve officer at left, a Royal Navy officer, regular and temporary ratings,
Edward Smith (sea captain)
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Commander Edward John Smith was a British merchant sea captain and naval officer, who became best known as the captain of the ill-fated ocean liner RMS Titanic.
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…Captain Sir Samuel Robinson – Captain, Empress of Australia; rescue work at Yokohama after 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. Captain Edward John Smith – held the rank of commander within the RNR. He was captain of the White Star Line ships RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic, among others. Captain Ronald Niel…
Captain Smith in his summer whites
Captain Smith in his summer whites
Left to right: William Murdoch, Joseph Evans, David Alexander, and Edward Smith aboard Olympic
Left to right: William Murdoch, Joseph Evans, David Alexander, and Edward Smith aboard Olympic
Smith (right) with Chief Purser Hugh McElroy on 11 April 1912, one of the last photos taken of either man.
Smith (right) with Chief Purser Hugh McElroy on 11 April 1912, one of the last photos taken of either man.
Illustration of the sinking of the Titanic
Illustration of the sinking of the Titanic