Grimsby, with its impressive docklands and trawler fleet was seen as ideal, with the Commander-in-Chief arguing that the fishing fleet would be inactive in times of war as fishing grounds became war zones. The pre-war Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet, Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, is credited with recommending the use of Grimsby trawlers for minesweeping operations following visits he made to various East Coast Ports in 1907. The Royal Naval Patrol Service has its origins in the Great War when the threat of mine warfare was first realized by the British Admiralty. The RNPS operated many small auxiliary vessels such as naval trawlers for anti-submarine and minesweeping operations to protect coastal Britain and convoys. The Royal Naval Patrol Service (RNPS) was a branch of the Royal Navy active during both the First and Second World Wars. Please see our other items for more original WW1, WW2 & post war British military badges for sale including other WW2 Royal Navy Minesweeper Patrol / Anti Submarine Minesweeping Lapel Badges.įor more original lapel badges for sale, click here. This is an original WW2 Royal Navy Minesweeper Patrol / Anti Submarine Minesweeping Lapel Badge for sale.
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