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 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.

Message 1 - Ganges service Posted on: 03 April 2005 by Harry Hargreaves. Yes I served in Ganges (1933-1934) and that is not a misprint. My book "It wasn't all mayhem" tells the story of Ganges in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.