Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
The Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS) was a British Government agency which ran a variety of auxiliary vessels for His Majesty's Naval Service (incl. Royal Navy, Royal Marines) and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. The service from 2009 has been run by Serco and is known as Serco Marine Services. Background The Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service merged with the former Port Auxiliary Service in 1976 to form a component of His Majesty's Naval Service that was known as marine services. Marine services existed to support the operations of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Fleet Auxiliary. In the 1990s, marine services were put out to commercial tender by the Ministry of Defence Warship Support Agency (now absorbed into the Defence Equipment and Support organisation) and by 1996, all tugs, lifting craft, various tenders and management of HMNB Devonport, Portsmouth and Clyde were operated by Serco Denholm. By the mid 2000s, it was decided that the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Serv ...
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many List of islands of the United Kingdom, smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between ...
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Ship Prefix
A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous purposes, such as identifying the vessel's mode of propulsion, purpose, or ownership/nationality. In the modern environment, prefixes are cited inconsistently in civilian service, whereas in government service a vessel's prefix is seldom omitted due to government regulations dictating that a certain prefix be used. Today the common practice is to use a single prefix for all warships of a nation's navy, and other prefixes for auxiliaries and ships of allied services, such as coast guards. For example, the modern navy of Japan adopts the prefix "JS" – Japanese Ship. However, not all navies use prefixes. Among the blue-water navies, those of France, Brazil, China, Russia, Germany, and Spain do not use ship prefixes. NATO designations such as FS (French Ship), FGS (Federal German Ship), and SPS (Spanish Ship) can be used if ...
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RMAS Torch (A141)
RMAS may refer to: * Royal Military Academy Sandhurst * Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service of the United Kingdom * Remote Memory Administration System an operations support system used in the Bell System * Rape Myth Acceptance Scale Rape myths are prejudicial, stereotyped, and false beliefs about sexual assaults, rapists, and rape victims. They often serve to excuse sexual aggression, create hostility toward victims, and bias criminal prosecution. Extensive research has be ...

RMAS Salmaid (A187)
NI ''Mário Ruivo'', previously known as NI ''Mar Portugal'', is a research vessel of the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA). She was originally the RMAS ''Salmaid'' (A187), a ''Sal''-Class mooring and salvage vessel working at HMNB Portsmouth under the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service department of the Royal Navy. Then she was operated by Serco Denholm as the ''SD Salmaid''. Her sister ship was the RMAS ''Salmoor'' (A185). Built by Hall, Russell & Company in 1986, her displacement is 2,200 tonnes and dimensions 77 m by 15 m by 4 m. Her complement is 19 and speed . Tasks included the laying and maintenance of underwater targets, navigation marks and moorings. She was acquired by the Scottish company Hays Ships and renamed ''Kommandor Calum'' after extensive work at a Polish Shipyard in 2012. In 2017, she was acquired by Portugal to be operated by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere in the oceanographic research of the Atlantic ocean ...
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RMAS Salmaster (A186)
RMAS ''Salmaster'' (A186) was a ''Sal''-Class mooring and salvage vessel. It came under the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service department of the Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by Kingdom of England, English and Kingdom of Scotland, Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were foug ..., and was sold in 2001. Built by Hall, Russell & Company in 1986, her displacement is 2,200 tonnes and dimensions 77 m by 15 m by 4 m. Her complement is 19 and speed . Tasks include the laying and maintenance of underwater targets, navigation marks and moorings. She now operates for Gardline Shipping, a part of the Gardline group as MV ''Ocean Endeavour''. References * Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service 1986 ships {{UK-aux-ship-stub ...
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RMAS Salmoor (A185)
SD ''Salmoor'' (previously RMAS ''Salmoor'' (A185)) was a ''Sal''-Class mooring and salvage vessel working at HMNB Clyde, and based at ''Great Harbour'', Greenock. She was originally operated by the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service, but after the organisations disbandment in March 2008 she was operated by Serco Marine Services. ''Salmoor'' was built by Hall, Russell & Company in 1985. She had a displacement is 2,200 tonnes and dimensions 77 m by 15 m by 4 m. Her complement was 19 and speed . Her duties included the laying and maintenance of underwater targets, navigation marks and moorings. See also *Naval Service (United Kingdom) His Majesty's Naval Service is the United Kingdom's naval warfare and maritime service. It consists of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve and Naval Careers Service. The term Naval Serv ... * List of ships of Serco Marine Services References * Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service Serc ...
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RMAS Throsk (A379)
RMAS may refer to: * Royal Military Academy Sandhurst * Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service of the United Kingdom * Remote Memory Administration System an operations support system used in the Bell System * Rape Myth Acceptance Scale Rape myths are prejudicial, stereotyped, and false beliefs about sexual assaults, rapists, and rape victims. They often serve to excuse sexual aggression, create hostility toward victims, and bias criminal prosecution. Extensive research has be ...