Good Morning Anybody heard of "Hms Bacchante" look for where this was based? This was not a WW2 ship but a location in Aberdeen, perhaps round the harbour area? BBC - WW2 People's War - I issued food and clothing for the ships! Royal Naval Patrol Service - William Carr Vintage WW2 British Navy Solid Silver Bon Bon Dish HMS Bacchante Aberdeen WRNS | eBay An exact location would be great
Royal Navy Orgnisation in World War 2, 1939-1945 In 1939 the major facilities in the command were: Rosyth Dockyard HMS Caledonia - Artificer training establishment, Rosyth HMS Cochrane - Base at Rosyth Major subordinate commands were: HMS Flora - Invergordon HMS Bacchante - Aberdeen HMS Claverhouse - Leith HMS Calliope - Tyne I would guess a message to member Hugh McLean might be a good idea TD Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) Officers 1939-1945 -- H (04.)1944 HMS Bacchante (RN base, Aberdeen) (for Peterhead Naval Base) Must have been some base Vintage WW2 British Navy Solid Silver Bon Bon Dish HMS Bacchante Aberdeen WRNS | eBay
Some places on the web state it was in the station hotel in Aberdeen, however one statement from a serving person was "I was sent to Aberdeen where the Admiral was and different offices were names after ships ~ my office was called HMS Bacchante. I was billeted in The Station Hotel and worked in the stores at the docks, issuing clothing and food for the ships" This suggests Bacchante may have been several buildings around the harbour.
This was not uncommon during WW1 and WW2 with RN shore establishments. They functioned as accounting bases for the fleet. For example in the post above the person mentions being 'billeted in The Station Hotel and issued stores at the docks, issuing clothing and food for the ships'. That would be only one function, the sailors pay would be handled from there too and also probably details of being 'lent' to sea. So yes, HMS BACCHANTE was the collective name for the Aberdeen RN base but it housed many sub offices. It was not always necessary for those sub offices to be in Aberdeen. HMS BACCHANTE was situated in the Station Hotel Aberdeen. (Ben Warlow RN "Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy") Regards Hugh
Had an idea, if I go to valuation rolls in the city Library, it will details what buildings were requisitioned by the RN perhaps.