165 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC

165 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC is an Army Reserve regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps.

165 Port and Maritime Regiment RLC
Active	1995-present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Role	Logistics
Size	Regiment 591 personnel[1]
Part of	Royal Logistic Corps
Website	165 Regiment RLC

History

The regiment was formed in Grantham as 165 Port Regiment, RLC (Volunteers) in 1995.^[2] 266 Squadron was re-formed at Southampton in 2006.^[2]

In July 2025 former SAS soldier, Phil Campion joined 266 as honorary Squadron Sergeant Major.^[3]

Structure

The current structure is as follows:^[4]

• Regimental Headquarters, in Derriford, Plymouth
• 142 (Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars) Vehicle Squadron RLC - Banbury
• 232 (Cornwall) Port Squadron RLC - Bodmin
• 264 (Plymouth) Headquarters Squadron RLC - Plymouth (Derriford Army Reserve Centre)
• 265 (Devon) Port Squadron RLC - Plymouth (Derriford Army Reserve Centre)
• 266 (Southampton) Port Squadron RLC - Southampton (Blighmont Army Reserve Centre) and Isle of Wight (Newport Army Reserve Centre)
• 710 (Royal Buckinghamshire Hussars) Operational Hygiene Squadron - Aylesbury