HMS ''Cambria'' is the lead
Royal Naval Reserve
The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) 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 formed by merging the original Ro ...
unit in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. HMS ''Cambria''
's present headquarters is located on Cargo Road in Cardiff Bay.
History
HMS ''Cambria'' was commissioned as South Wales Division of the RNR in July 1947. Initially ''Cambria'' was based in Cardiff Docks, however, on the 15th of October 1980 the unit relocated to a new site in the former Service Married Quarters just off Hayes Point in Sully. In 2020, HMS ''Cambria'' returned to the Welsh Capital moving into a new £11,000,000 headquarters on Cargo Road. HMS ''Cambria'' shares its new headquarters with the
Royal Marines Reserve Cardiff Detachment and the Wales
University Royal Naval Unit.
Tawe Division
There are only three satellite units in the RNR. ''Cambria'' has a
Swansea
Swansea (; cy, Abertawe ) is a coastal city and the second-largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Swansea ( cy, links=no, Dinas a Sir Abertawe).
The city is the twenty-fifth largest in ...
based satellite unit – Tawe division. Tawe Division began as a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Wireless unit in 1932. Between 1984 and 1994 the unit was briefly commissioned as HMS Dragon, but it was later made subordinate to ''Cambria'' following recommendations made in
Options for Change.
Ceremonial Freedoms
* Freedom of the Vale of Glamorgan – 2012
* Freedom of the City of Swansea – 2018
* Freedom of the City and County of Cardiff – 2023
References
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Royal Navy shore establishments