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17 Port and Maritime Regiment is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. The unit is the Army's only regular Port & Maritime capability, though it is twinned with 165 Port Regiment RLC, of the Army Reserve. More recently, the unit now also encompasses the Army's only Vehicle Support Specialist, Operational Hygiene, and Mortuary Affairs capabilities; the later two tasks / roles having been assigned to the Regiment on the disbandment of 23 Pioneer Regiment RLC in 2014. It also operates the only military Dive Team in the RLC.〔 Its primary role is to conduct military logistical operations using ports (either well founded or bare base) or over beaches, worldwide, in support of the British Armed Forces. The Regiment is based out of McMullen Barracks in the village of Marchwood, on the west bank of Southampton Water, on the fringe of the New Forest. The barracks sits immediately adjacent to Marchwood Military Port, the MoD's Sea Mounting Centre (SMC) - 17 P&M Regt manages a number of facilities in the SMC, and garage all of their vehicles and vessels there, though they are two distinct military units and sites. However, 17 P&M Regt provides personnel to support the operation of the SMC (primarily movement control and stevedore support), which serves to provide regular on-the-job training opportunities for the Regiment, whilst minimising the SMC's requirement for contractor support. ==History== The Regiment was first formed as 17 Port Training Regiment Royal Engineers, at the existing Marchwood Military Port (near Southampton), Hampshire in 1949.〔Major Lyndon M. Robinson, (The Role of Britain's 17 Port & Maritime Regiment in Force Projection ), Army Logistician, March–April 2005〕 At that time, it was also responsible for training all ranks in Port and Inland Water Transport trades. The Regiment initially comprised 51 and 52 Port Squadrons RE. It was later joined by 53 Port Maintenance Squadron RE. These former Royal Engineers Squadron numbers are still in use with the Regiment to this day. On 15 July 1965, the Regiment transferred to the Royal Corps of Transport (RCT) and 17 Port Regiment Workshop REME (Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers) was formed at that time. The Regiment was originally accommodated in a war time Nissen hut type of camp in the field that is just beyond the northern boundary of Byams House, which became the Officers Mess. Traces of the concrete bases of the huts can still be found in the grounds of the current barracks. Entrance to the camp and the Guard Room were in Byams Lane. McMullen Barracks was built in 1956, named after Major General Sir Donald McMullen CBE, who was the Director of Transportation (RE) in World War 2. In 1993, the Regiment was transferred to the Royal Logistic Corps (RLC), on amalgamation of the RCT with four other Corps. It kept its role and organisation, but shortly afterwards took 79 Railway Squadron RLC (a former RE Squadron) under command, which then became a Port Clearance (later Port Enabling) Squadron RLC, keeping one Rail Troop. In 2005, 54 Port Squadron RLC was formed but was disbanded in 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「17 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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