HMS Sherwood (Nottingham)

HMS Sherwood is the Royal Naval Reserve unit associated with Nottingham and the East Midlands.

Role

Led by Commander Sacha Brooks, HMS Sherwood is located in the Beeston area of Nottingham. Here it provides a centre for RNR training activity for the East Midlands, drawing Reservists from across the region.

Nottingham is more than 50 miles from the coast, but the RNR has been in Nottingham for over 70 years. Reservists from HMS Sherwood have supported Royal Navy operations ranging from the 2012 London Olympics to NATO exercises in the Arctic and manning patrol vessels in the Pacific.

Unit history

1940

The First HMS Sherwood

The first HMS Sherwood, a destroyer transferred to the RN from the US under the Lend/Lease Agreement, working mainly as a convoy escort ship and helped the operation to sink the Bismarck.

1949

Reserve wireless unit

The First Naval Reserve wireless unit is formed in Nottingham. The unit moves to its first official premises on High Pavement the following year.

1984

Moving location

After moving to 46 Carrington Street, Nottingham in 1961, the unit relocates to Chalfont Drive and is commissioned as HMS Sherwood in 1984.

2003

Mobilisations

Members of the ship’s company are mobilised for Op TELIC (Iraq War), for Op Herrick in Afghanistan, to support the London 2012 Olympic Games, and to Gibraltar.

2014

Relocation

HMS Sherwood relocates to Foresters House, Chilwell, forming the first Reserve Training Centre with the Army Reserve.

2021

Delivering operational Capability

Nottingham-based reservists mobilised on HMS Queen Elizabeth’s first global Carrier Strike deployment and support the civil authorities’ response to the Covid pandemic.

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Contact Details

Address:

HMS Sherwood, Foresters House, Swiney Way, Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 6QX

Telephone: 0115 929 6373

Email Address: [email protected]

Additional Information

Training evenings take place every Tuesday 7:30PM - 9:30PM