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[[File:Shotley 1906 NMM P27497.jpg|thumb|right|450px|H.M.S. ''Ganges'' in 1906. Left to right: ''Ganges'' (ex-''Minotaur''), ''Caroline'', ''Ganges II'' (ex-''Agincourt'').<br><small>Photograph: National Maritime Museum.</small>]] | [[File:Shotley 1906 NMM P27497.jpg|thumb|right|450px|H.M.S. ''Ganges'' in 1906. Left to right: ''Ganges'' (ex-''Minotaur''), ''Caroline'', ''Ganges II'' (ex-''Agincourt'').<br><small>Photograph: National Maritime Museum.</small>]] | ||
'''H.M.S. ''Ganges''''', also known as '''Shotley Training Establishment''', was a boys' training establishment at Shotley, Harwich. At various times, the man commanding ''Ganges'' was also in command of the Training Establishment, but sometimes different men held these positions. In general, a captain of ''Ganges'' might be lower in rank, and his name would appear below a horizontal line on the ''Navy List'' entry for ''Ganges''. | '''H.M.S. ''Ganges''''', also known as '''Shotley Training Establishment''', was a boys' training establishment at Shotley, Harwich. At various times, the man commanding ''Ganges'' was also in command of the Training Establishment, but sometimes different men held these positions. In general, a captain of ''Ganges'' might be lower in rank, and his name would appear below a horizontal line on the ''Navy List'' entry for ''Ganges''. | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Heber Thornton|nick=Reginald H. Thornton|appt=6 January, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 253}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Reginald Heber Thornton|nick=Reginald H. Thornton|appt=6 January, 1883{{NLSep85|p. 253}}|end=}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Randolph Frank Ollive Foote|nick=Randolph F. O. Foote|appt=10 September, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 221}}|end=}} | {{Tenure|rank={{CommRN}}|name=Randolph Frank Ollive Foote|nick=Randolph F. O. Foote|appt=10 September, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 221}}|end=}} | ||
Revision as of 14:23, 25 August 2019
H.M.S. Ganges, also known as Shotley Training Establishment, was a boys' training establishment at Shotley, Harwich. At various times, the man commanding Ganges was also in command of the Training Establishment, but sometimes different men held these positions. In general, a captain of Ganges might be lower in rank, and his name would appear below a horizontal line on the Navy List entry for Ganges.
It was first established as a training centre in 1865.
In Command of Training Establishment
- Captain Charles L. Vaughan-Lee, 5 January, 1909[1][2] – 13 February, 1911[3]
- Captain Cecil S. Hickley, 13 February, 1911[4] – 20 May, 1913[5]
- Rear-Admiral George C. Cayley, 20 May, 1913[6] – 31 March, 1918
- Captain Francis G. St. John, 1 March, 1919[7] – 1 March, 1921[8]
- Captain Ernest Wigram, 1 March, 1921[9] – 1 March, 1923 (also Senior Naval Officer, Harwich)
- Captain Robin C. Dalglish, 1 March, 1923[10] – 15 May, 1925 (also Captain in Charge, Harwich)
- Captain Wilbraham T. R. Ford, 15 May, 1925[11] – 2 May, 1927 (also Captain in Charge, Harwich)
- Captain Francis M. Austin, 8 May, 1929[12] – 11 May, 1931[13]
- Captain Everard J. Hardman-Jones, 11 May, 1931[14] – 23 February, 1933[15] (and as Captain in Charge, Harwich)
- Captain Eric R. Corson, 26 August, 1937[16] – 28 November, 1939
- Commodore, Second Class Francis H. W. Goolden, 28 November, 1939 – 22 May, 1940
- Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, 21 May, 1940[17] – 25 April, 1944[18]
Captains of Ganges
- Commander Arthur D. Fanshawe, 15 July, 1879[19] – 31 December, 1881
- Commander Reginald H. Thornton, 6 January, 1883[20]
- Commander Randolph F. O. Foote, 10 September, 1889[21]
- Commander John R. Prickett, 8 August, 1891[22]
- Commander Robert S. Lowry, 9 March, 1894[23]
- Commander Charles H. Coke, 16 July, 1896[24]
- Commander Walter V. Anson, 18 January, 1899[25] – 11 January, 1901[26][27]
- Commander Joseph R. Bridson, 11 January, 1901[28]
- Commander William H. Nicholson, 12 January, 1904[29] – 28 January, 1907
- Captain Ernest G. Barton, 28 January, 1907[30] – 5 January, 1909[31]
- Commander Arthur L. Gresson, 15 August, 1919[32] – 7 March, 1920
- Captain Percy L. H. Noble, 15 May, 1925[33] (also Captain in Charge, Harwich)
- Commodore, Second Class Francis H. W. Goolden, 28 November, 1939 – 22 May, 1940 (and in command of training establishment)
- Captain Walter H. G. Fallowfield, 21 May, 1940[34] – 25 April, 1944[35] (and in command of training establishment)
- Acting Captain George L. D. Gibbs, 25 April, 1944[36] – 1 February, 1946[37]
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1910). p. 320.
- ↑ Vaughan-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 441.
- ↑ Vaughan-Lee Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 441.
- ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 330.
- ↑ Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 330.
- ↑ Cayley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 428.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ St. John Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/83. f. 90.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 761.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1924). p. 241.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 197.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
- ↑ Austin Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 78.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ Hardman-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46. f. 152.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1939). p. 237.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1881). p. 213.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 253.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1892). p. 221.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1896). p. 225.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1898). p. 252.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1901). p. 258.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 259.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1906). p. 319.
- ↑ Barton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 74.
- ↑ Barton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 74.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1919). p. 798.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1926). p. 242.
- ↑ Fallowfield Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/51/242. f. 243.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
- ↑ Gibbs Service Record The National Archives. ADM 196/57/166. f. 371.
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