HMS Calliope (shore establishment)
{{Short description|Royal Naval Reserve unit in Tyne and Wear, England}}
{{coord|54.9686|-1.6013|type:landmark|display=title}}
| {{Infobox ship begin}}
{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Sage and Tyne Bridge.jpg |Ship caption=HMS Calliope, to the right on the river bank }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United Kingdom |Ship flag=Image:Naval Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg |Ship name=HMS Calliope |Ship operator= |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded= |Ship builder= |Ship yard number= |Ship laid down= |Ship launched= |Ship sponsor= |Ship christened= |Ship completed= |Ship acquired= |Ship commissioned=1905 |Ship recommissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport= |Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship captured= |Ship fate= |Ship status=Currently operational |Ship notes= |Ship badge=100px }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class=Stone frigate |Ship notes= }} |
HMS Calliope is a training centre and 'stone frigate' of the Royal Naval Reserve, located in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear.
History
A Tyne-based division of the Royal Naval Reserve was established in 1905, and used the old Calypso-class third-class cruiser {{HMS|Calliope|1884|6}} as its drill ship. She served until 1951, when she was sold for scrapping, and was replaced by the Shoreham-class sloop HMS Falmouth (L34). Falmouth was renamed Calliope, and was berthed at Elswick. She served until 1968, when she too was sold for scrapping, after the Tyne Division moved ashore to a new headquarters, which retained the name HMS Calliope.{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/articles/2009/04/06/calliope_feature.shtml|title=Behind the scenes at HMS Calliope|publisher=BBC|access-date=27 January 2018}} In October 1985 it was awarded a place on the Roll of Honorary Freeman of the City of Newcastle.{{cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/city-parade-honour-royal-navy-1656809|title=City parade honour for Royal Navy|publisher=The Chronicle|date=23 February 2013|access-date=27 January 2018}}
Present day
Located next to the Gateshead Millennium Bridge HMS Calliope is the principal training centre for the North and North East of England, and serves as the home base for some 150 reservists. Members take part in local representational activities and Remembrance Day parades in Newcastle and Gateshead. A number of tenders have been assigned to the unit over the years, including the {{sclass2|River|minesweeper}} {{HMS|Orwell|M2011|6}} and the {{sclass|Archer|patrol vessel}} {{HMS|Example|P165|6}}.{{cite web |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/north-says-ta-100-good-1469985 |title=North says TA for 100 good years |publisher=Newcastle Chronicle |date=11 May 2008 |access-date=18 May 2021}}
Affiliated units
- Royal Marine Reserve (RMR) Scotland - RMR Tyne (Detachment)
- University Royal Naval Unit Northumbrian, serving the universities of Newcastle, Northumbria, Durham and Sunderland{{cite web|url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/bases-and-stations/training-establishments/university-royal-naval-units/northumbrain|title=URNU Northumbrian|publisher=Royal Navy|accessdate=28 July 2022}}
- Newcastle Armed Forces Career Service
- Trojan Squadron of the Defence Technical Undergraduate Scheme
- Durham School CCF
- Royal Grammar School, Newcastle
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/maritime-reserves/royal-naval-reserve/units/calliope HMS Calliope at the Royal Navy's website]
- {{Cite Colledge2006}}
{{Royal Navy shore establishments}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Calliope}}
Category:Royal Navy bases in England