With the outbreak of the Second World War in Europe, the SSRNVR increased the recruitment of mainly indigenous personnel into the force, to beef up local defences as Royal Navy resources were required in Europe. Singapore at the beginning of the Pacific Second World War. 8 January 1.īritish Admiralty presented Singapore with an Acacia class sloop, HMS Laburnum, to serve as the Reserve's Headquarters and drill ship. 8, the SSRNVR was expanded with a branch in Penang. Also behind its formation were political developments in Asia, particularly a Japan that was increasingly assertive in Asia. The SSRNVR was formed to assist the Royal Navy in the defence of Singapore, upon which the defence of the Malay Peninsula was based. The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) (Malay: Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia TLDM) is the naval arm of the Malaysian Armed Forces.
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