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We have seen several ships referred to as royal navy training ships over time. Here we will list ships both chrologically and by ship name. As far as we know, the Royal Navy trained boys aboard active duty ships until 1855 when the first naval training ship was commissioned. A 1896 reports lists active trainong ships. The Impregnable and Lion were at Devonport. The Boscawen was located at Portland. The St. Vincent was located at Portsmouth. The Caledonia was located at Queensferry. Listing the Royal Navy training ships is a little complicated. For one thing the Navy replaced many of the ships, but kept the old names. Another complication is that all sorts of other agencies set up training programs as a way of dealing with orphans and delinquents. I am not entirely sure of the relationship with the Royal Navy. The objective was to prepare the boys to enter either the Royal Navy or the Merchant Marine. We will archieve any information we can find here.
As far as we know, the Royal Navy trained boys aboard active duty ships until 1855 when the first naval training ship was commissioned. A 1896 reports lists active trainong ships. The Impregnable and Lion were at Devonport. The Boscawen was located at Portland. The St. Vincent was located at Portsmouth. The Caledonia was located at Queensferry.
Listing the Royal Navy training ships is a little complicated. For one thing the Navy replaced many of the ships, but kept the old names. Another complication is that all sorts of other agencies set up training programs as a way of dealing with orphans and delinquents. I am not entirely sure of the relationship with the Royal Navy, but the Navy appears to have supported these efforts. The objective was to prepare the boys to enter either the Royal Navy or the Merchant Marine. Other names we hope to investigate include: Arethusa, TS Mercury, and TS Wellesley.
Moseley, Brian. "Royal Navy training ships," The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History 2005).
Hurd, Archibald S. "How blue-jackets are trained," The Winsor Magazine (1896).
"THames training ship," newspaper report (June 1877).
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