The Royal Naval Mine Watching Service was a civilian organisation formed in 1952 as part of the auxiliary forces of the British Naval Service.
Its intended wartime role was to man observation points overlooking ports and strategic waterways, in order to report mines dropped by aircraft.
The service came into existence early in 1952 when nearly 3,000 men and women enrolled for duty in an emergency.[1]
In 1962 the service was amalgamated with the Admiralty Ferry Crews Association,[2] to become the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (R.N.X.S).[3] The flag inscription was altered from "RN MWS" to "RNXS" to reflect that name change.
- ^ "Article on the Royal Naval Mine watching Service". The Navy Magazine. july – via Royal Navy.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Admiralty Ferry Crew Association". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 11 February 1971. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Royal Naval Auxiliary Service". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 5 November 1962. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
