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Meanings and definitions for NR
What does NR stand for? What does NR mean?
- National Review, an American political magazine
- Newsround, a BBC news programme for children
- Nollywood Reinvented, a film review website
- Not Rated, when referring to a lack of an MPAA or ESRB rating.
- NR postcode area, UK, for the area surrounding Norwich, England
- Nauru (ISO 3166-1 country code)
.nr, the country code top-level domain for Nauru
- North Riding of Yorkshire, England
- Northern Rhodesia
- New Rockford, North Dakota, US
- National Resources Division, the domestic division of the United States Central Intelligence Agency
- Naval Reactors, the governing body of the United States Navy Nuclear Power Program
- National Rail, a generic term for most passenger rail in the United Kingdom
- Northern Railway
- Northern Rock, a United Kingdom bank
- Norwegian Computing Center (NR, in Norwegian: Norsk Regnesentral)
- Networked Robotics Corporation
- New Right (Netherlands), a former Dutch political party
- .nr, the country code top-level domain for Nauru
- Nanorod, in nanotechnology and materials science
- New Radio, a fifth generation (5G) wireless technology
- Noise reduction, the process of removing noise from a signal
- Nuclear receptor, a class of receptor proteins in the cell
- Nicotinamide riboside, a form of Vitamin B3
- Non-redundant, used in sequencing (see Sequence clustering)
- Numerical Recipes, a series of books on numerical computation (domain "NR.com")
- Reactive nitrogen (Nr)
- NR Vulpeculae, a red supergiant star
- NR class, an Australian diesel locomotive class
- Non Resident Nepali (NRN)
- Southern Ndebele language (ISO 639-1 code NR)
- Equivalent of the Numero sign (Nr. and variants), in many languages.
- Royal Navy
- Surface Fleet
- Fleet Air Arm
- Submarine Service
- Royal Naval Reserve
- Royal Navy Medical Service
- Nursing Service (QARNNS)
- Chaplaincy
- Royal Navy Police
- Royal Marines
- Royal Marines Reserve
- Special Boat Service
- Equipment
- Uniforms
- Naval Careers Service
- History of the Royal Navy / Royal Marines
- Coloured squadrons
- Customs and traditions
- Flag officer command flags
- Future
- Current fleet
- Current deployments
- Historic ships
- The Admiralty
- Senior officers
- Uniforms
- Officer / ratings rank insignia
- Royal Fleet Auxiliary
- Marine Services
- New Entry Ratings
- Ab Initio Officer Cadets
- Maritime Trade Operations
- Diving (Under Water Force Protection)
- Mine Warfare
- Information Systems
- Information Operations
- Amphibious Warfare
- Submarine Operations
- Above Water Force Protection
- Media Operations
- Defence Intelligence
- Imagery Analysis
- Operational Intelligence
- Human Intelligence
- Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service
- Royal Navy Chaplaincy Services
- Flying Operations
- Operational Support
- Air Engineering
- Marine Engineering
- Weapon Engineering
- HMS Scotia (Rosyth)
Tay Division (Dundee)
- HMS Cambria (Sully, Wales)
Tawe Division (Swansea)
- HMS Dalriada (Govan)
- HMS Flying Fox (Bristol)
- HMS Calliope (Gateshead)
- HMS Ceres (Leeds)
- HMS President (London)
Medway Division (Chatham)
- HMS Eaglet (Liverpool)
- HMS Vivid (Devonport)
- HMS Sherwood (Nottingham)
- HMS King Alfred (Portsmouth)
- HMS Forward (Birmingham)
- HMS Hibernia (Lisburn)
- HMS Wildfire (Northwood)
- HMS Ferret (Chicksands)
- HMS Pellew (Exeter)
- HMS Wildfire (Chatham)
- HMS Salford (Manchester)
- HMS Dragon (Swansea)
- HMS Wessex (Southampton)
- HMS Sussex (Brighton)
- HMS Calpe (Gibraltar)
- HMS Graham (Glasgow)
- HMS Camperdown (Dundee)
- HMS Claverhouse (Edinburgh)
- Lieutenant Commander Richard Baker (broadcaster) OBE RD RNR (formerly RNVR) – broadcaster (first BBC newsreader), actor, musician, author
- Commodore Sir James Bisset, CBE, RD, RNR, LL.D. British merchant sea captain, Commodore of the Cunard White Star Line (1944–47)
- Sub-Lieutenant Rupert Davies RNR – BBC TV's 'Inspector Maigret'
- Midshipman Ben Fogle RNR – broadcaster and writer, held the honorary rank of Midshipman[17] in Southampton University Royal Naval Unit.[18]
- Lieutenant Donald Cameron VC RNR – commander of Midget Submarine X.6 during the attack on the German battleship Tirpitz in 1943
- Lieutenant Commander Ian Fraser VC, DSC, JP, RD RNR – VC awarded as CO of HM Midget Submarine XE-3 attacking Japanese heavy cruiser in Johore Straits. Last surviving naval VC from World War II.
- Commodore Sir Bertram Fox Hayes KCMG DSO RD RNR – Commodore White Star Line
- Honorary Captain Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, CBE,RD*, RNR – the first person to sail solo non-stop around the world[19]
- Commander Charles Lightoller DSC, RD RNR – senior surviving deck officer from RMS Titanic; took his own yacht to Dunkirk evacuation in 1940 aged 66
- Group Captain Adolph Malan DFC, DSO RAF – fighter pilot in Battle of Britain; former Master Mariner, Sub-Lieutenant RNR (1932–36)
- Commodore Sir Charles Matheson DSO RD RNR – Commodore Orient Line
- Honorary Commander[20] Penny Mordaunt RNR – Conservative Member of Parliament for Portsmouth North and Secretary of State for Defence in 2019
- Surg Cdr Andrew Murrison RNR – Conservative Member of Parliament and since 2014 Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Northern Ireland Office
- Frederick Parslow VC – a Mercantile Marine Master given a posthumous commission in the RNR and VC in 1919 for his courage in command of a horse transport ship that was attacked by a U-boat off Ireland in 1915
- Daniel Poole – a recipient of the Distinguished Conduct Medal during World War I[21]
- Captain Sir Samuel Robinson KBE RNR – Captain, Empress of Australia; rescue work at Yokohama after 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.[22]
- Captain Edward John Smith RD RNR – 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 Stuart VC DSO RD RNR – Holder of US Navy Cross, Commodore Canadian Pacific Steamships[23]
- Sir Ernest Shackleton CVO – Lieutenant RNR, master mariner, explorer
- Capt John Treasure Jones – last Master of RMS Mauretania and RMS Queen Mary
- Dr Attracta Genevieve Rewcastle – first female commissioned officer in the Royal Navy, attained rank of Lieutenant-Surgeon in 1940[24]
- Lt Cdr Sir Keith Speed RD RNR – Conservative Member of Parliament 1968–97 and Navy Minister 1979–81, sacked by Thatcher when refused reductions in RN strength prior to Falklands
- Commodore John Wacher CBE RD RNR – Commodore (Master), P & O Steam Navigation Co Ltd
- Lt Cdr Mike Cumberlege DSO & Bar, Greek Medal of Honour, SOE – murdered in Sachsenhausen concentration camp Feb/March 1945[25]
- Ian Fleming, James Bond author/creator, served in Naval Intelligence during the Second World War, reached the rank of commander.
- Alec Guinness, sub-lieutenant commanded a landing craft during the Second World War invasion of Sicily.
- James Robertson Justice actor, invalided out in 1943.
- Laurence Olivier, served as a Fleet Air Arm pilot during the Second World War, reached the rank of lieutenant.
- James Callaghan, joined as ordinary seaman 1942 and left as lieutenant 1945; Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty 1950–51; Prime Minister 1976–79.
- Duncan Carse, 1942–1945, British explorer and actor.
- Erskine Childers, novelist, 1914–1918. Mentioned in Despatches for the Cuxhaven Raid; Distinguished Service Cross for the Gallipoli Campaign.
- Lionel Crabb, (well known as "Buster" Crabb), served World War II as a frogman – RN mine and bomb clearance and MI6 diver.
- A.J. Cronin, served during the First World War as a surgeon.
- James Graham, 6th Duke of Montrose, founder of the Scottish National Party. Founded the RNVR in 1903.
- Sir John Edward Jackson, diplomat.
- Sir Harry Charles Luke, served World War I as commander of the RNVR on the Syrian Coast and as political officer on the staff of Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, he was awarded the Italian medal for military valour.
- Merlin Minshall, prewar explorer and racing driver, reached the rank of commander.
- Nicholas Monsarrat, frigate commander during World War II, author of The Cruel Sea, reached the rank of lieutenant commander
- Ewen Montagu, served during the Second World War as a lieutenant commander, where he helped conceive Operation Mincemeat, i.e., "The Man Who Never Was"
- Sir Richard Pim, Inspector-General of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
- Jeffrey Quill, Spitfire test pilot during the Second World War, reached rank of lieutenant commander.
- Denys Arthur Rayner, escort group commander during World War II, author of The Enemy Below, reached the rank of commander
- Ralph Richardson, served during the Second World War, reached the rank of lieutenant-commander.
- C. W. A. Scott served during the Second World War as a lieutenant and was involved in Operation MENACE.
- Peter Scott, served during the Second World War, reaching the rank of lieutenant-commander, and was awarded the DSC and bar.
- Peter Bull, served during the Second World War, commanding a Landing craft (Flak) in the Mediterranean. His memoirs of the war are recorded in "To Sea in a Sieve".
- Sir Lawrence Weaver, architect and founder of National Institute of Agricultural Botany, was an A.B. in the Anti-aircraft service during the First World War.
- Oliver John Whitley, BBC administrator.
- Robert Owen Wilcoxon, brother of actor Henry Wilcoxon, killed in the Dunkirk Evacuation.[26]
- Frank Wild, Antarctic explorer and holder of a four-bar Polar Medal.
- Rodger Winn, intelligence analyst and commander of the Submarine Tracking Room during the Second World War.
- Henry Witherby, Ornithologist and publisher. Served 1917–18 and was mentioned in dispatches.[27]
- Herbert Penny (founder of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in Cape Town which ultimately led to the formation of the South African Navy).
- R.C. Anderson, maritime historian and a founder of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, reached the rank of lieutenant-commander during the First World War.
- James Bond served in the RNVR, reaching the rank of commander.
- Lawrence Jamieson (played by Michael Caine) in the film Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.
- Ralph Ross Lanyon in Mary Renault's British wartime novel The Charioteer served in the RNVR after being wounded at Dunkirk.
- Henry Root, fictional author of The Henry Root Letters previously served in the RNVR under Captain "Crap" Myers.
- Logan Mounstuart, fictional diarist and author of William Boyd's Any Human Heart, recounts that he served in the RNVR Naval Intelligence Division alongside Ian Fleming throughout the Second World War, reaching the temporary rank of commander.
- Richard Bolton (played by James Caan) in the film Submarine X-1.
- Lt. Comdr. Jeffords (played by James Franciscus) in the film Hell Boats.
- Lt. Cdr. George Ericson RNR in Nicholas Monsarrat's novel The Cruel Sea, played by Jack Hawkins in the film of the same name. Donald Sinden and Denholm Elliott played junior RNVR officers, and Virginia McKenna a WRNS officer. The differences in rank insignia formats are shown very nicely.
- Straits Settlements Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve – c. 1934
- Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve – c. 1937
- Malayan Volunteer Reserve – c. WWII
- Army Reserve (United Kingdom)
- British Merchant Navy
- Maritime Volunteer Service
- Royal Auxiliary Air Force
- Royal Naval Patrol Service
- RNR homepage
- Search and download the WW1 service records of those who served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve War from The National Archives.
- Support for Britain's Reservists
- Maritime Volunteer Service
- The All Party Parliamentary Reserve Forces Group
- Secretary of State for Defence
- Minister for the Armed Forces
- Chief of the Naval Staff and First Sea Lord
- Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff and Second Sea Lord
- Fleet Commander
- Commander, Allied Maritime Command
- Commandant General Royal Marines
- Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces
- Warrant Officer of the Naval Service
- Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
- 5-star admirals
- Surface fleet
- Chaplaincy Service
- Navy Police
- 3 Commando Brigade
- Marines Band Service
- Admiralty in the 16th century
- Admiralty in the 17th century
- Admiralty in the 18th century
- Historic forces and commands
- Future of the Royal Navy
- History of the Royal Navy
- History of the Royal Marines
- HMS Belfast
- National Maritime Museum
- National Museum of the Royal Navy
- Naval Historical Branch
- Navy Command
- UK Maritime Forces
- UK Amphibious Forces
- Current forces and commands
- British fleet
- Royal Fleet Auxiliary
- Historic fleets
- Aircraft carriers
- Escort carriers
- Seaplane carriers
- Amphibious warfare ships
- Battlecruisers
- Battleships
- Pre-dreadnought battleships
- Bomb vessels
- Corvette and sloop
- Cruisers
- Destroyers
- Fireships
- Frigates
- Gun-brigs
- Gunboat and gunvessels
- Hospital ships
- Ironclads
- Mine countermeasure vessels
- Monitors
- Patrol vessels
- Royal yachts
- Ships of the line
- Submarines
- Support ships
- Survey vessels
- Royal Marines Boats
- Historic ships names
- Defence Council
- Admiralty Board
- Navy Board
- Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Aviation & Carriers)
- Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)
- Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Personnel)
- Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)
- Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Ships)
- Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Submarines)
- Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Support)
- Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Training)
- Chaplain of the Fleet
- Chief of Material (Fleet)
- Controller of the Navy
- Commander Operations
- Commander UK Amphibious Forces
- Commander UK Maritime Forces
- Commodore, Naval Staff
- Commodore, Regional Forces
- Commodore RFA
- Flag Officer, Training and Recruitment
- Flag Officer, Reserves
- Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland
- Flag Officer Sea Training
- Head of Royal Navy Communications
- Naval Secretary
- Rear-Admiral, Fleet Air Arm
- Rear Admiral Submarines
- Rear-Admiral, Surface Ships
- Admiralty Interview Board
- Britannia Royal Naval College
- Commando Training Centre Royal Marines
- Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
- HMS Raleigh
- HMS Sultan
- Royal Corps of Naval Constructors
- Chaplain of the Fleet
- Royal Navy Submarine School
- Sea Training
- Officer rank insignia
- Ratings rank insignia
- Naval Intelligence Division
- Naval Recruitment Training Agency
- Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
- Royal Naval Academy
- Royal Naval Auxiliary Service
- Royal Naval College, Greenwich
- Royal Naval Air Service
- Royal Naval Supply and Transport Service
- Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
- Royal School of Naval Architecture
- Women's Royal Naval Service
- Admiralty
- Admiralty Naval Staff
- Admiralty War Staff
- Admiralty Navy War Council
- Board of Admiralty
- Navy Board
- Sick and Hurt Board
- Transport Board
- Victualling Board
- Secretary of State
- Lord High Admiral
- First Lord of the Admiralty
- Chief of the Admiralty War Staff
- Commander-in-Chief Fleet
- Commander-in-Chief, Naval Home Command
- Deputy First Sea Lord
- Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
- Third Sea Lord
- Fourth Sea Lord
- Fifth Sea Lord
- Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
- Judge Advocate of the Fleet
- Chief Naval Judge Advocate
- Nauru, (520) ISO 2-letter country code
- News Reader
- Noise Ratio, see also: STNR NTSR STN; also related, see: MAUBS BS
- Norges Rederiforbund, Oslo, Norway
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