Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands The Admiral Commanding, Orkneys and Shetlands was an operational commander of the Royal Navy. His subordinate units, establishments, and staff were sometimes informally known as the Orkneys and Shetlands Command; they were charged with the administration of the Orkney and Shetland Islands and operating and defending the fleet base at Scapa Flow that was the main anchorage for both the Home Fleet and Grand Fleet at various times. The Orkney and Shetland command was usually only formed at the outbreak of war to provide for the defence and administration of the main base for the
Telecommunications in the British Virgin Islands Telecommunications in the British Virgin Islands Country Code: +1284<br> International Call Prefix: 011 (outside NANP)<br> Calls from the British Virgin Islands to the US, Canada, and other NANP Caribbean nations, are dialled as 1 + NANP area code + 7-digit number. Calls from the British Virgin Islands to non-NANP countries are dialled as 011 + country code + phone number with local area code. Number Format: nxx-xxxx Telephones - main lines in use: 11,700 (2002) Telephones - mobile cellular: 8,000 (2002) Telephone system: worldwide telephone service <br>"general assessment:" worldwide telephone service <br>"domestic:" NA <br>"international:" Connected via submarine cable to Bermuda;