Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. HMS King Alfred is a Royal Naval Reserve unit located on Whale Island, Portsmouth, within HMS Excellent in the vicinity of HMNB Portsmouth. The unit has a complement of over 200 reservists and provides training facilities to other Naval Reserve units. HMS King Alfred opened on 1 April 1994 and was commissioned on 8 June that year, replacing the recently closed units at HMS Sussex and HMS Wessex.