Navy reserve loses all four motor launches

All four Naval Service Reserve (NSR) motor launches have been decommissioned due to their age, while the strength of the back-up force has significantly decreased and is desperately short of young people.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2019 - 17:03

Sean O’Riordan

The 'establishment' (minimum decreed) strength of the NSR was 675 in 2005.

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