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==History== | |||
Under the [[Selborne Scheme]] of officer education in the [[Royal Navy]], it was decided to that the first two years, or six terms, of training would take place at a location other than the [[Royal Naval College, Dartmouth]], which at any rate would not be ready until 1905.<ref>Partridge. pp. 18-19.</ref> | |||
==Fees== | ==Fees== | ||
Fees at the Royal Naval College were £75 per annum, not including the pocket money, travelling expenses and the cost of clothing. For sons of Army and Navy officers and civil officers under the Board of Admiralty in straitened circumstances the fee could be reduced to £40 per annum after considering the merits of the case. However, of the 588 cadets who had entered Osborne up to and including January, 1906, only 33 cadets had been entered at the reduced rate. | Fees at the Royal Naval College were £75 per annum, not including the pocket money, travelling expenses and the cost of clothing. For sons of Army and Navy officers and civil officers under the Board of Admiralty in straitened circumstances the fee could be reduced to £40 per annum after considering the merits of the case. However, of the 588 cadets who had entered Osborne up to and including January, 1906, only 33 cadets had been entered at the reduced rate. | ||
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History
Under the Selborne Scheme of officer education in the Royal Navy, it was decided to that the first two years, or six terms, of training would take place at a location other than the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, which at any rate would not be ready until 1905.[1]
Fees
Fees at the Royal Naval College were £75 per annum, not including the pocket money, travelling expenses and the cost of clothing. For sons of Army and Navy officers and civil officers under the Board of Admiralty in straitened circumstances the fee could be reduced to £40 per annum after considering the merits of the case. However, of the 588 cadets who had entered Osborne up to and including January, 1906, only 33 cadets had been entered at the reduced rate.
Closure
The college formally closed on 20 May, 1921.[2]
Captains of the College
And for command of Racer. Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 1 August, 1903.
- Captain Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 1 May, 1905.
- Captain Arthur H. Christian, 17 July, 1908.
- Captain The Honourable Horace L. A. Hood, 10 October, 1910.
- Captain Rudolf W. Bentinck, 16 January, 1913.
- Captain Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court, 1 August, 1914.[3]
- Captain Henry F. G. Talbot, 15 December, 1918.
- Captain Francis A. Marten, 5 May, 1920.
- Captain Charles W. R. Royds, 2 February, 1921.
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Partridge, Michael (1999). The Royal Naval College Osborne: A History, 1903–1921. London: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-1969-8.
