39th Regiment Royal Artillery

39th Regiment Royal Artillery
Active1 April 1947 to 20 February 2015
Branch British Army
TypeArtillery
Garrison/HQAlbemarle Barracks, Northumberland
NicknameThe Welsh Gunners
EquipmentM270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
Battle honoursUBIQUE

39 Regiment Royal Artillery (RA) was part of the British Army's Royal Artillery. Its name is pronounced "three nine", The Regiment was one of the Depth fire units of 1st Artillery Brigade, part of the British Army. It was formed in 1947, and placed into suspended animation on 20 February 2015. The Regiment was based at Albemarle Barracks in Northumberland.

As of 2011, the regiment was equipped with the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS). They will be the first unit to deploy the new Fire Shadow loitering munition; training has already begun and they were planned to take it to Afghanistan in 2012. The regiment deployed Batteries on Op Herrick and fired the first GMLRS rounds in theatre.

Under Army 2020, the regiment was disbanded and its GMLRS launchers transferred to the other RA regiments and the Territorial Army. The regimental flag was lowered on 20 February 2015.

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