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 ...

In 1779 HMS Ganges came into service before becoming a shore training establishment for boy entrants into the Royal Navy in 1905. It went on to become a landmark for the forces and for Suffolk ...

HMS Ganges was Britain's largest Royal Naval training establishment from 1905 until it closed in 1975 A former soldier has started a campaign to save an old Royal Navy swimming pool described 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.

A historic Grade II listed former Royal Navy training mast has been taken down ahead of restoration work. HMS Ganges in Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was a land-based training centre for recruits between ...

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.

HMS Ganges was an on-shore training base near Ipswich which opened in 1905 and has been derelict since its closure in 1976. It was famous for the 142ft (43m) mast on the parade ground , external ...

The first of 285 new homes at the former HMS Ganges are set to be ready this summer, as restoration begins on its famous 142ft mast. The mast, which is Grade II listed, has been dismantled piece ...

Under threat - the HMS Ganges museum. Over the years I have written a lot about the boys' training establishment HMS Ganges at Shotley Point near Ipswich. Sign up to our daily newsletter ...

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 ...

THE proposals for developing the former HMS Ganges training centre for boy seamen at Shotley have been posted on a planning authority's website because they are considered so important. THE ...

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… ...