Hms ganges shore establishment hms ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the royal navy. Hms ganges association museums charitable objectives. To advance the education of the public in the history of the royal navy, in particular the history of hms ganges why register your charity. Prince philip visits men of hms royal arthur at the naval officer training school at corsham. No formal meetings just a good gathering, all ex naval personal and serving personal, but especially hms ganges members, are welcome to come along for a social evening. Nicola was commissioned by kimberley young to reproduce a sampler exclusively for sassy jacks stitchery. This is a particularly beautiful and unusual sampler both for the scenes portrayed and the colours used. Hms ganges association mansfield branch in edwinstowe. Hands across the sea samplers are thrilled to present to you our latest reproduction the beautiful esther benson 1739.
You can also compare 1922 training with police use in the 1980s, some 1945 memories and more. Certificate secretary, florrie ford, said that in may it would be 36 years since the certificates started. View all restaurants near hms ganges museum on tripadvisor. Junior training establishments navy net royal navy. All the boys were transferred to st george, in the isle of man, in june 1940, and ganges was used for training ho new entries. Aug 20, 2009 shotley gate in east suffolk is home to the once proud naval training base, hms ganges. The museum is open every saturday, sunday and bank holidays from 11001700 last entry 1630. Despite facing desertions and nearmutinies, he commanded his regiment in upper canada presentday ontario successfully for many years. Whereas gangess figurehead was that of and indian prince, trincomalees was that of old jamsetjee himself. She saw active service from 1782 to 1811, in europe and the west indies. Hms ganges parents day 1968 brochure navy net royal. In addition a small number of documents relating to old ganges when afloat are now becoming available to the museum. The fullsize ships mast is planted in the ground at the former naval training college near shotley. Hms ganges magazines navy net royal navy community.
Below are the times that the 1st tee is reserved unless otherwise stated. The switchboard served just a fivekilometer radius. Whilst my sites require a great deal of expensive software both clives site and this. Below are links, which we hope you will find useful and relevant. The incorporation of hms ganges dead into the civilian shotley church 194041 i. Well this seems a good time to see if this site works properly. The excavation under the river stour from parkeston to shotley to install a submarine cable in 1915 h. Majorgeneral sir isaac brock kb 6 october 1769 october 1812 was a british army officer and colonial administrator from guernsey. If interested in obtaining a copy of the pdf version please pm me with your email address. The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember hms ganges, at shotley gate, with a certain fondness.
The royal navy golfing society exists to provide the means whereby members can enjoy golf together and play a part in representing the royal navy in the. She is notable for being the last sailing ship of the navy to serve as a flagship, and was the second ship to have borne the name. Faa association faa field gun association friends of hms vidal ganges world john douglas hms ganges golf society ganges museum photos. They offer skiing, snowboarding, high ropes course, ringos, tobogganing, golf driving range, mini golf, junior climbing wall, and fully. The harbour was renamed in 1859 for the hms ganges, flagship of the royal navy pacific squadron. A heavyweight classic style polo, styling features include a 3 selfcoloured. Access to this site is limited to members of the hms ganges association. Forces pension society is the pension watchdog for all ranks in all three. But the core of its business is really its underlying software platform, which it sells to cities and transportation authorities to deploy their own shuttles. Eisenhower dwight david eisenhower and the british admiral a.
Hms ganges trained 160,000 boys between 1905 and 1976. Berlin is the capital and the largest city of germany, as well as one of its 16 constituent states. Hms ganges in esquimalt harbour, 15th december, 1859. We are licenced engravers of personalised engraved military gifts for the british armed forces, for a serving soldier,veteran, new recruit, if you are looking for a birthday,retirement,promotion or passing out gift. Master scoreboard is a registered trademark of handicapmaster limited powered by handicapmaster software handicapmaster limited 2020. Take first exit at roundabout and go down bourne hill ski centre on right take second exit at the roundabout at.
Jan 14, 2017 blue peter hms ganges john noakes mast duration. So if you are an ex ganges boy and enjoy a bit of lampswinging and are living in queensland then come and meet with us in person soon or contact one of us and become a member. Documentary about the life of king george vi and of the love within the royal family. Note the number alongside the photo and then click on the scroll to find supplier or to make contact. Hms ganges this look at hms ganges takes a stroll around what is left at shotley now, in 2000, but begins with my entering the royal navy there in february 1954. Its dedicated to the 160,000 boys who passed through the royal navy training establishment in shotley gate between 1905 and 1976. The salt spring island historical society and archives contributed photos and. Since then the certificates have grown in strength and now are a major part of our agms. She is notable for being the last sailing ship of the navy to serve as a flagship.
Christmas dinnerdance at the golf club at southwick the old hms dryad. The aia promotes the study, preservation and presentation of britains industrial heritage. Hms ganges was an 84gun 2nd rate of the royal navy launched on november 10, 1821 at bombay dockyard. Here are a few pages from the hms ganges magazine christmas edition from 1938. Itas job is done, it serves no further purpose, it should be allowed to rest. She was the first ship of the navy to bear the name, and was the name ship of her class. Now theres a word to instill dread and loathing in any ganges boy.
The museum is also home to a very large collection of photographs and original documents relating to life at shotley, which are of value to both casual visitors and researchers alike. From 1905 until 1976, hms ganges was an uncompromising training establishment for the royal navy, designed to turn boys into sailors fit to serve in hisher majestys fleet. News from the villages shotley peninsula news and features. Mum distraught after foul mouth tirade by delivery driver. Three prefabricated, singlestorey houses, will be demolished to make way for either seven or eight brand new social housing homes in shotley. Hms ganges museum is dedicated to the 160,000 boys who went through the gates as boys and marched out as men, from its inception as a royal navy training establishment in 1905 to its closure in 1976. This group covers the redevelopment of the old ganges site and in particular the fate of the mast. Shotley parish comprises the village of shotley and the larger adjacent settlement of shotley gate. Hms ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the royal navy. Handicapmaster manages your club membership, helps you organise and process your golf competitions and updates members handicaps in. When entering your ships served on do not use full stops, commas or anything else just start a new line after each ship. I want to start off with a question to those of you who were at hms ganges in the late 1960s. Those in the know or see story of a class will realise hms ganges, built of malabar teak at the wadia shipyards and launched in 1821, was also built under the watchful eye of jamsetjee bomanjee waida.
Hms ganges as this is our first appearance in the communicator it may be of interest to old gangesians to read what has been going on here during the past few years. Whether you are running a society or managing the competitions and handicaps at a golf club, our software can make this easy for you. A newsletter sent by the benefit society directors asked for pier group shareholders to. A classic bit of naval poetry dexley tales of a junior seaman ghosts of shotly the annex by richard roe what was that you said. A view from shotley across the river stour to harwich with shotley pier and the ganges training ships. Ganges, named after the former royal navy training establishment, will comprise of shotley and erwarton and be looked after by just one district councillor, with independent incumbent derek davis at least one candidate, along with a couple of ticket candidates from the conservative and green parties. Hms ganges 1821 hms ganges was an 84gun secondrate ship of the line of the royal navy, launched on 10 november 1821 at bombay dockyard, constructed from teak. The museum now holds memorabilia from the old wooden wall sailing ships and the shore establishment including honours board, figurehead, medals and personal ganges related belongings. I am currently in the slow process of scanning my small collection of hms ganges magazines into adobe pdf documents which can be put onto data dvds for retreival on a computer. Hms ganges photographs of hms ganges whilst in commission.
With a classic woven check pattern and tassel trim, this is the ultimate scarf for autumnwinter layering. Hms ganges 1821 was an 84gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. Hms nelson three triple 16 inch naval guns mounted forwards and antiaircraft guns mounted above c turret roof. She is notable for being the last sailing ship of the navy to serve as a flagship, and was the second ship to bear the name. This are some images from the 1968 parents day brochure.
Hms ganges association queensland division australia hms ganges association new zealand hms glory association. The scoring and stats tracking software is incredibly useful. Welcome to forces reunited the place where you can find information and friends from hms ganges we are the largest and fastest growing community of uk forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members. To join the association complete form a and form b. Hms ganges museum, shotley location date 020420 physical information description crowned male bust, halflength, representing an indian wearing five ropes of. For the last three centuries industry has had a major influence on the society, environment and landscape in which we live. Run your golf group, societyleague online, track all members golf handicaps, compare scores.
The duke of edinburgh visits hms ganges british pathe. Jun 06, 2016 hms ganges was the name given to several royal navy ships since from 1779, but in 1905 it was chosen as title for a new training base at shotley gate, near ipswich where about 500 boy recruits. Two ships and a shore establishment of the royal navy have been named hms ganges after the river ganges in india. Inspection of the british royal navy forces carried us general dwight d. I now live in the old naval school house which has been converted into flats. At the forces pension society, we value our independence. The plot which is currently occupied by numbers one and three, could be replaced with five new homes, while the site at number 16 could become either two or three new homes. My mum and i visited the hms ganges museum yesterday in shotley. If you arent able to read the document pdf file by clicking on the book covers below, then you will need to download the free adobe acrobat reader. Concerns the building of 285 homes, a care home and other properties, on the former hms ganges site is not happening have proved to be unfounded. Hms ganges shore establishment was a training establishment, originally aboard the second hms ganges.
Suggested by merlin idol distribution 20syl kodama official video song ongoing thing feat. Hms ganges association museum totalgiving donate to. When the company first launched in 2012 there was little interest from cities in the software platform, according to cofounder and ceo daniel ramot. Hms ganges solent divisions choir at gis association. Duke of edinburgh visits hms bulwark sees landing craft. Hms ganges organisation of meals covering the galley in the long covered waymessdeck dining, and the introduction of the cmg block communal dining dated 1952 c. In 2001 the civil parish had a population of 2,373. She was established as a boys training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore.
From 1905 until 1976, hms ganges was an uncompromising training. Hr ms zuiderkruis emergency breakaway ras with hms cleopatra f28 duration. Buzzer t, buzzer r and m typing were the official titles at hms ganges signal. British battleship nelson hms nelson for inspection at the port of algiers. She was withdrawn from the navy in 1866 and converted to a training ship for boys entering the royal navy, being moored at mylor in falmouth.
Punishment of juniors u at hms ganges dated 1970 d. Hms ganges classic check scarf comes with regiment logo embroidered on. Hms ganges was a 74gun thirdrate ship of the line of the royal navy, launched in 1782 at rotherhithe. Plans of harwich defences and shotleys rnssnaval establishments dated 1900 g.
Media in category hms ganges shore establishment the following 21 files are in this category, out of 21 total. Constructed of teak, she is notable in 1861 as being the last sailing ship to serve as a flagship. It has no place amongst a modern housing estate, looked upon by people who have no idea of the fears it wrought, the strengths it challenged or the satisfaction it gave. As a former hms ganges boy im delighted that the shotley and erwarton area will become known as the ganges ward.
Hms ganges 1782 was a 74gun thirdrate ship of the line launched in 1782 and broken up in 1816. The first 50 th certificate was presented in 1983 by captain murray dunlop to tansy lee who joined ganges in may 1933. Hms ganges association mansfield branch is a group of ex ganges boys, meeting days are the 2nd wednesday of the month from 1930 to 2 at the south forest leisure centre. If in doubt please contact the pro shop on 01884 252187 option 1. Calling anyone out there who underwent training in, upon, within or above shotley barracks hms ganges who served as staff or who is just damn curious about what many rn ratings endured to transform them from 15 year old schoolboys into men well, sailors, anyway at the tender age of 16. Hms ganges museum ipswich 2020 all you need to know. Today only the mast remains and its poor condition is raising concern with supporters across the world. The museum is also home to a very large collection of photographs and original documents relating to life at the royal navy training establishment at shotley gate, which are of value to both casual visitors and.
District councilor derek davis confirmed the development is going ahead as planned, despite rumours to the contrary. Hms ganges museum is delighted to work with so many wonderful partners, both on the shotley peninsula and further afield. Of course interstate and overseas visitors are always welcome we are a division of h. Hms ganges was an 84gun secondrate ship of the line of the royal navy, launched on 10 november 1821 at bombay dockyard, constructed from teak. Shotley archive shotley peninsula news and features. Restrictions on the caning of boys as a punishment dated 19291931 e. Course diary tiverton is considered by many to be among. Hms ganges was an 84 gun second rate ship of the royal navy. Naval associations etc cms page profile hms ganges.
Calling anyone out there who underwent training in, upon, within or above shotley barracks hms ganges who served as staff or who is just damn curious about what many rn ratings endured to transform them from 15 year old. She was based alternately in falmouth, harwich from 1899 and shotley from 1905. The winter of 6263 was a pretty bad one more snow than the artic. Shotley is a village and civil parish south of ipswich, between the river stour and the river orwell in the babergh district, in the county of suffolk, england. Looking for an easy way to track your golf society scores and golf handicaps for.
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