Shotley Gate in East Suffolk is home to the once proud naval training base, HMS Ganges. Today only the mast remains and it's poor condition is raising concern with supporters across the world. BBC ...

HMS Ganges was the boys’ Training Ship on the Suffolk coast, a harsh place to be when you are only 15, and have never been away from home before. It seemed to be alive with RPOs (Crushers as ...

HMS Ganges was a training centre for naval recruits from 1905 until its closure in 1976. For years, it has been the subject of much debate and was last used as a police training base until 2001.

There has been an HMS Ganges in the Royal Navy for over 225 years. From 1866 as a wooden-walled ship of the line she was based at Mylor, near Falmouth and used as a training ship for Boy Seaman ...

HMS Ganges closed in 1976. The official closing date of St Vincent was December 8, 1968, and the white ensign was lowered for the last time on April 2, 1969. Continue Reading.

The HMS Ganges site was initially opened in 1904 acted as a boys training facility for the Royal Navy. Aerial artist's impression of one of the green spaces earmarked for the former HMS Ganges ...

Cliff was born on 11th June 1921 and joined the Royal Navy straight from school at the age of 14, it was all he'd ever wanted to do. He trained on HMS Ganges before joining HMS Hood as an armourer ...

150,000 cadets passed through between 1907 and 1976 and HMS Ganges is known worldwide, with former recruits often coming back to visit. But locals, and ex-servicemen, ...

They have pledged to retain, renovate and restore the site’s heritage features including the HMS Ganges mast. However it is understood it could take up to a year before construction work begins ...

On Thursday, 12 Apri1, a total of 60 former HMS Ganges personnel, wives, partners and friends will be coming to Malta to join in the celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the award of the Cross ...

HMS Ganges was the boys’ Training Ship on the Suffolk coast, a harsh place to be when you are only 15, and have never been away from home before. It seemed to be alive with RPOs (Crushers as ...

MANY people may not be aware that this association, now in its 26th year and with nearly 4,000 members worldwide, is looking for all former Ganges… ...