nucleus crew

That was nonsense, unless the ships had only nucleus crews, because each needed at least fifty or more.

She recommissioned there with a fresh nucleus crew for continued reserve service on 6 June 1905.

The nucleus crews were expected to keep the ships in a seaworthy condition the rest of the time.

Magnificent was reduced to a nucleus crew in February 1909 as part of the commissioned reserve.

She arrived there the following day and began two months of duty as a training platform for destroyer nucleus crews.

On 1 January 1907, she recommissioned in reserve at Devonport with a nucleus crew.

While in that vicinity, she served as a school ship, training nucleus crews for the other destroyer escorts then entering the fleet.

Prince George was reduced to a nucleus crew and placed in the commissioned reserve in December 1910.

The task confronting the nucleus crew and shipyard workers was a monumental one, so great was the damage on the battleship's port side.

On 24 March 1906, Repulse recommissioned at Chatham with a new nucleus crew for further reserve service.

The warship did double duty until the end of 1943 conducting anti-submarine patrols at night and training submarine chaser nucleus crews in the daytime.

She relieved battleship HMS Nile and received Nile's nucleus crew.

The refit complete, Repulse recommissioned at Chatham on 3 January 1905 for service in reserve with a nucleus crew.

She was assigned to duty as school ship training destroyer escort nucleus crews in Hampton Roads, Virginia, until 31 May.

Their status meant that most of the time they were manned by "nucleus crews" an innovation introduced by Admiral Jackie Fisher a few years earlier.

In March 1912, Caesar was placed in commissioned reserve with a nucleus crew as part of the 4th Division, Home Fleet.

She transferred her flag in April 1907, was reduced to a nucleus crew, and entered the commissioned reserve to begin a refit at Portsmouth Dockyard.

Manned by a nucleus crew, she steamed to ports along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, and numerous training cruises carried her into the Caribbean.

She recommissioned on 26 August 1905 with a nucleus crew as a unit of the Portsmouth Division of the Reserve Fleet.

On 4 February 1908, Jupiter was recommissioned for reserve service in the Portsmouth Division of the new Home Fleet with a nucleus crew.

On 25 May 1907, she recommissioned with a new nucleus crew to serve as a special service vessel with the Portsmouth Division of the Home Fleet.

Assigned to the Naval Training Center, Miami, she operated off the Florida Keys, conducting indoctrination cruises for student officers and nucleus crews.

In September 1913, Russell was reduced to a nucleus crew in the commissioned reserve and assigned to the 6th Battle Squadron, Second Fleet.

Between July 1943 and 22 April 1944, Buckley operated along the eastern seaboard as training ship for prospective officers and nucleus crews of other destroyer escorts.

On Sept. 1, the Dreadnought was placed in reserve commission and the first members of a nucleus crew came aboard to sling their hammocks in her spaces."