It was at Shotley Point that the wooden ship HMS Ganges was berthed from 1899, and used as a cadet training ship for the Royal Navy. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. It was named after a pre-existing training ship by the same name that was launched from Bombay and based at Shotley. George Douglas Blake HMS Warspite. Download Citation | On Feb 1, 2023, Olivier Champagne and others published Future change in amplitude and timing of high-flow events in a Canadian subarctic watershed | Find, read and cite all the . If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can The next six years passed with regular naval detentions, ( Royal Naval Detention Quarters RNDQs Portsmouth) exhausting punishments, solitary confinements, ending with a twelve month sentence in the infamous HMP Corradino, Malta. There was a way to bypass it for cowards like me, but God help you if you tried using it. First time ever looking at any RN sights. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. HMS Ganges 2 in the harbour put all boys ashore and was then used as Naval Operations Ship, Harwich. "A lot of the boys came from foster homes, or Barnardos. A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing is due to take place at Portsmouth Crown Court on 23 January. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. A Gannett Company. Tangible progress to transform a former Suffolk naval training base into nearly 300 homes, a sports park, shops and a GP surgery could be seen once the coronavirus lockdown is over. A Gannett Company. H.M.S. I wrote this song a long time ago. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. George Blake joined the Navy in 1935 and served up to 1950. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Thanks again, D. R. WALTON the only O.E.M. The test consisted of two lengths of the pool while wearing a boiler suit, then floating for five minutes. Martin Foster, 54, of Haig Road, Uxbridge, had already admitted two charges of fraud by abuse of position. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Yes, I got it wrong! You are using an out of date browser. Developers Wavensmere Homes and Galliard Homes plan to build almost 300 homes on the site and include a restored mast in the development. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. in the RN with the nickname Doc. "I remember another of the Ganges boys, they were talking to a visitor at the museum, and she said 'it was quite brutal, wasn't it? The rest of the class were not pleased to suffer because of one boys stupidity and sometimes made a cruel point of letting the culprit know. Write to Dave Kindred, Kindred Spirits, Evening Star, 30 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich IP4 1AN. The mast was erected in 1907 for boy entrant training purposes using the lower foremast (steel) from HMS Cordelia (1881) with other sections from the mizzen mast of HMS Agincourt (1865). . Report . Ganges Tales of the T.R.O.G.s Print length 264 pages Language English Publisher Second City Publishers, Penmarth, Cornwall Publication date 22 Nov. 1995 ISBN-10 090681605X ISBN-13 contact the editor here. Some boys failed the initial inspection which only lengthen their time in the freezing conditions. Coronation Day of George VI. He was quite good too. Researched and compiled by A. S. Grimmer (Solent Division) who sadly crossed the bar 6th January 2007. HMS Ganges 'He had the misfortune to be placed under the care of two particularly brutal and drunken instructors whose continual bullying and abuse proved too much for this emerging free spirit ' His early life was hard by any standards. Was anything in this navy free from fear? CHARGE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (WEA) Served from 1974 - 1997 Served in HMS Ganges. I arrived at Ganges in the late afternoon on March 15th 1955, along with roughly a hundred other fifteen year old boys. On October 28 the White Ensign was lowered for the last time and the ships figurehead was transferred to Royal Hospital School, Holbrook. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Several tales about bullying and the harsh regime generally, not so much about the famous and frequent official canings. One lad, a Geordie, was drafted early to a Destroyer bound for the Mediterraniann sailed from Plymouth He was washed overboard on his first few hours at sea..His parents never knew of the misery he suffered at Ganges. At Gagnes they spent 12 months training, and they learned everything you need to do to run a ship. An appeal by Woolverstone Parish Council was turned down two years later. contact the editor here. Peter Ohara. The facility remained there until its closure in June 1976, Artist's impression showing the view across a residential street at the redeveloped HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate. Saw your message. May 46 to HMS Wakeful, Training Flotilla for a twelve-week tour from . Helpful. I came across a clip on youtube that really saddened me and it tells its own story about the UK as it is now and the real fact that such things as pride, standards etc have long been lost and decay and neglect are the order of the day, I do not need to walk very far from my home to see with my own eyes the evidence all around me. HMS Ganges as a training ship in the 1900s, HMS Ganges being broken up after training was transferred to the land base at Shotley, The boys climbed the mast whenever the base received high-status visitors, and as part of their training, The sailors in training doing exercises outside the gym, The honours board from the HMS Ganges, showing the victories of all the Royal Navy ships bearing the name. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. One person found this helpful. I had already taught myself to swim. It had been HO (Hostilities-only) traing during the war. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Read about our approach to external linking. Speaking about the current state of the site, Mr Jones said: "All of the messes have been demolished, as have the laundry and the generators. While I probably believed the stories, I was still determined to quality for my chain. "Boys came into Ganges at age 15 and went into the navy as men at 16. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. CLICK ABOVE TO OPEN GALLERY. It. John Garrett. Yes indeed, they were the best of times and the worst of times. Babergh District councillor Ganges, Derek Davis, said: From my own personal perspective I have seen how closely our officers and our planning team have worked with the owners of the site and I can imagine that once the lockdown is over and the guys get started, progress will be made very quickly. I allowed my head to tilt backward, sending my gaze to the very top, to the lightning conductor where the Button Boy stood on ceremonial occasions. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Ganges. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. Editors' Code of Practice. The showers at Ganges were just one bare room with several shower heads, no privacy. He was an Electricians Mate Class 1 and served in, 12/03/35-09/01/36 HMS Ganges. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich (from 1899) and Shotley (from 1905). last entry 16.30 We are also please to welcome visitors at any other time by prior appointment - please telephone 01473 788315 or 01473 788723 to arrange this. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. HMS Ganges organisation of meals - covering the galley in the Long Covered Way/messdeck dining, and the introduction of the CMG block /communal dining - dated 1952. c. Punishment of Juniors (U) at HMS Ganges dated 1970. d. Restrictions on the caning of boys as a punishment dated 1929-1931. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN, Artist's impression showing the view across a residential street at the redeveloped HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate. The HMS Ganges Museum previously said restorers would remove the wooden part of the mast for refurbishment off site and they would then check the condition of the steel lower mast. RM B54PCM - Twiggy the baby elephant was half an hour late for her appointment to 'tow of the premises', the 47 year old Captain Derek Napper Napper, skipper of HMS Ganges the naval training school at Shotley Suffolk, and found she had been replaced by a couple of horses. Back in the mess, this safe haven shielding us from those torturous sounds, the junior instructors' suspiciously cheerful faces greeted us. 10/01/36- 08/02/36 HMS Pembroke. July 27, Awarded the Freedom of Ipswich. Learn how your comment data is processed. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 1976. Doesnt sound too bad does it. Editors' Code of Practice. Each evening after we had cleaned the mess, we took everything out of the locker rolled each item into a nine-inch sausage, tied white tape around both ends, and then placed every item on a blanket. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. During Ganges's time in Cornwall allegations of harsh and brutal treatment were reported to the Admiralty.One wardroom steward shot himself over the matter, and the reports aroused indignation in the local community. The skipper was HS McKenzie who went FOSM. Helpful Report abuse Kindle Customer Sorting The Wheat From The Chaff Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2014 First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? BBC Blue Peter presenter John Noakes attempted to climb to the top of the mast. Our kit was stowed in small silver lockers that we polished daily, but not like any normal person would stow their clothes. Unfortunately HMS Ganges is no longer there apart from a few buildings and what is left of the mast. Please Login or Register. Ganges will for ever be the legacy of every young boy who passed through those distant gates to emerge as a sailor and a man. They faced what was without doubt the most severe punishment, cuts. By creating an account you agree to us emailing you with newsletters and discounts, which you can switch off in your account at any time. The Admiralty decided that the shore base should bear the name of the original training ship, HMS Ganges. Editors' Code of Practice. Who would have believed us, this was 1955 words like pedophile and sexual abuse were unheard of. Martin Foster was treasurer for veterans who served at HMS Ganges training base in Sufffolk. The only thing I can remember of that awesome night, apart from collecting a kit bag and filling it to capacity with kit, was sobbing myself to sleep and that I ate the biggest meal I'd ever eaten in my entire 15 years of life. Aerial artist's impression of one of the green spaces earmarked for the former HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate. 1971. HMS Ganges moved moorings from Harwich to Shotley. It had to be a joke! joined in '63 Dreadnought in the Annexe and Duncan in main camp, Went swimming at Vincent before colling-grad got its pool, and sailing if my memory is not totally shot, I sometimes considered climbing to the top of the mast a tossing myself off. A Gannett Company. I took a bowl and ate the lot. Life on the ship was extremely hard, with a memorial in Mylor, Cornwall, recording the names of 53 people who died while training on it between 1866 and 1899. HMS GANGES MUSEUM. (LogOut/ Through the year the training was intense, probably a good thing, it gave us little time to regret joining the navy. Old men on the HMS Ganges Facebook page and it helps keep alive my time spent there. Even by naval training standards life there was controlled by a very strict regime. Heard so much about HMS Ganges though and it sounded very good for developing 'real sailors ' but as much as I hate to admit it I suspect it would have been too much for me . The former treasurer of a naval veterans' organisation has been jailed for 18 months after nearly 80,000 was withdrawn from its accounts. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. It closed in 1998 or something. GANGES was the shore training establishment for boy entrants into the Royal Navy from 1905 until 1976. It had to be neatly folded and stacked, each item one above the other, with each item measuring exactly nine inches wide and one inch flat. Im here as my Son (15) wants to join the RN - Wellbeck route AIB soon. October, new Shore Establishment created and commissioned as Royal Navy Training Establishment, Shotley. HMS Ganges. Frederick "Ben" Rodgers author of "Lily & Me", "The Royal Navy & Me" and collector of Rover automobiles, Review from Newfoundland CraigChurchill. 1927. Rumour had it many years ago a boy did fall, bouncing off the safety net and through the Post Office roof. Like lots of other boys I ran away from home when I was 14 yrs old and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy Seaman 2nd class. Work on the scheme, which would see 285 new homes, a 60-bed nursing home, a large retail space and areas for medical services, will not be started until a spine road through the site, which will take the bulk of construction traffic away from main roads, is built. For spite I think, because it wasn't compulsory. they said. Two other ratings are recorded as 'drowning' whilst on the books of HMS Ganges and both were in 1944. ", HMS Ganges as a warship (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). On the remainder of the command 'Bayonets' the left hand pulled the bayonet from the scabbard, placed it on the barrel of the rifle and, with a quick twist of the wrist, secured it in place. The showers usually took place at the crack of dawn, summer or winter we ran from the barrack towel around our waist to the showers. Even if it amazingly stayed put, as soon as I slammed the rifle onto the parade ground off it popped again. My heart sank and my elation evaporated as I desperately tried to quash all fears of my body falling from the Devil's Elbow. Mr Davis added: They have had the last conditions, including the fire hydrants agreed. NO FLOWERS FOR GEORDIE, HE'S NOT HERE TODAYTHE SEA HAS CLAIMED MY GEORDIE BOYPLEASE NO FLOWERS TODAYFIFTEEN YEARS OF LEARNING, HE'LL NOT GO DOWN THE MINESO WE TOOK HIM NEAR TO IPSWICH TOWNFAR FROM THE SEAMS OF THE TYNEIN A PLACE THEY STILL CALL 'GANGES' WITH TWO THOUSAND OTHER BOYSHE LEARNED TO SPLICE AND SAIL A BOATTALL ORDERS WERE HIS TOYSTHE 'BULLY BOYS' CAME NIGHTLY, DID THINGS A BOY COUNDN'T TELLBUT THEY MADE HIM WRITE IN HIS LETTERS HOME MAMMA YOU'R BOY'S DOIN WELLTHEN NEWS CAME OF SOME FIGHTING IN A FAR OFF DISTANT LANDWE NEED THOSE BOYS THUS SPAKE FOUR RINGSIN OUR BIG SHIPS THEY CAN RIDEIT'S WRITTEN ON HIS PAPERS, TWAS NOT THE DEED OF A MAN BUT A WAVE THAT TOOK MY GEORDIE BOYFIVE MILES OFF PLYMOUTH SOUNDSO NO FLOWERS FOR GEORDIE HE'S NOT HERE TODAY THE SEA HAS CLAIMED MY GEORDIE BOYPLEASE NO FLOWERS TODAY. A planning application for the site was submitted and outline permission was granted in 2015. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Shotley Marina, Shotley Gate, Ipswich, IP9 1QJ. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. Such a tragedy that this historical place has been left to rot. It was a facade hiding unknown treasures unknown tricks for us to perform, the first of which was to mark our kit with our names. ", The sailors in training doing exercises outside the gym (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). Contents 1 Foundation and early history 1.1 Allegations of abuse 2 Ganges at Harwich 3 Ganges at Shotley 3.1 1906 changes 3.2 Later developments 3.3 First World War 3.4 Post war developments 3.5 Ganges in the Second World War 3.6 Postwar and closure 4 References 5 External links Today lots of those instructors (JIs and Badgeboys included) would be in front of the beak for various abuses, harassment and bullying. what an incredible article, thanks for that dave, how far did you get up that mast? Once the situation eases a bit there will be tangible progress to be seen.. As a matter of interest how many of you did your 22 and beyond not many I suspect therefore you look back with nostalgia, fcuking hated the place and made certain I never treated any of my guys the same as the youngsters were treated there. The Cattlemarket area of Ipswich would be busy at weekends with boys in full naval uniform. Indeed, I have never met a shipmate would ever claim otherwise. Dave Walton RN retired. So as I have said already, we kept our heads down aiming for that final day when wed be drafted to a ship. yes I was there in 92 .Essex, Nolfolk , Herts Suffolk and Cambs police all used it. Within ten minutes, a second pair of gates appeared, the gates of the real HMS Ganges. However, in the meantime we were still at the mercy of our instructors. First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? The Royal Navy training mast in Shotley Gate, pictured in 1936, was erected in 1907, A photograph of the base taken sometime in the 1950s (left), with recruits on the mast in 1937, with one recruit just about visible near the very top, John Youngman said his training at the site stood him in good stead for the rest of his life, Warning: Third party content may contain adverts, A pupil band from The Royal Hospital School performed at the event, It is expected to take at least a year to restore the mast at the tip of the Shotley peninsula, across the water from Felixstowe and Harwich. The inquiry was carried out by Hampshire Police after debit card transactions of 4,200 and cash machine withdrawals totalling 74,000 were made from the association's bank accounts between August 2010 and June 2012. "In 1860 she was decommissioned and laid up, and in 1866 she was turned into a training ship, and her guns were removed. HMS GANGES 6th May 2009 - YouTube. Im quite sure few if any boys receiving cuts ever thought to run away again. On his 15th Birthday he was sent, with 2000 other boys, to the notorious HMS Ganges training establishment at Shotley Point where a harsh regime held sway. HMS Ganges was a "stone frigate" or land-based institution for the Royal Navy, and between 1905 and 1976 was one of the key training bases used to prepare sailors to defend Great Britain. Name Hetzner Online GmbH - Contact Role. Free (donations towards running costs are welcome) Sad to see such an establishment close as it was so full of history and meant so much to so many. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. HMS Ganges as a training ship in the 1900s (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). The HMS Ganges site was initially opened in 1904 acted as a boys training facility for the Royal Navy. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich (from 1899) and Shotley (from 1905). This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's MT2 Served from 1965 - 2021 Served in HMS Ganges. Joined Ganges Feb '61..went through the same as everyone else. I would imagine it will be a number of years before we see the final product but Ive seen first hand how quickly they can actually make progress once the builders get going. Some 100 boy-sailors were in the canteen, chewing and chattering; clattering knives forks and spoons against plates and bowls. We had no one to confide in, our instructors would more than likely told us not to tell tales. There was a seamanship officer at the boat sheds. First the older of the two, Maurice WRIGHT JX 657902. Mr Jones also offered reassurance around the historic mast, despite fears about its dilapidated state. The number of air raids at Shotley began to increase dramatically and its ratings soon had to go to the air . It began snowing on Boxing Day. Martin Foster, 54, of Haig Road, Uxbridge, had already admitted two charges of fraud by abuse of position. 'Letters back to front, remember!' The cinemas would be packed with rows of Ganges boys in uniform and the caf at the corner of St Stephen's Lane would sell them many cups of tea as they waited for their bus back to Shotley. I was out of there in an instant, but never said a word to anyone, I was just happy it was over and I had qualified. Many spars are believed to have come from this ship too. AboutPressCopyrightContact. later times). This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/hms-ganges-swimming-pool-shotley-may-2015.t96792, Anniversary Toast - HMS RALEIGH 25th Oct 2009, Telegraph: "Captain Peter Grindal Obituary", Future Ford vehicles could repossess themselves, 10 myths told by Covid 'experts' now debunked. "The rest of the buildings, including Nelsons Hall and the swimming pool will be converted into flats, shops and a sports centre. Every new recruit was required to climb it, not to the very top but to the half moon, about thirty-feet from the top. Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestrasse 25, D-91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany +49 9831 505-0 abuse@hetzner.com. All thanks to my Instructor CMEM LUCKENS . Well this seems a good time to see if this site works properly. It may not display this or other websites correctly. As Rudyard Kipping wrote in his famous poem IF the you will be a man my son. It was as we crossed the parade ground the whole bunch of us suddenly froze and spun to face a huge aircraft-hanger-of-a-building running along its length. 1905. In attendance was a senior officer, medical officer and the master at arms. Should one of letters be a millimetre out, you found the lot on the deck when you returned to the mess. Some boys were home sick, some just tried to stay out of trouble, one or two ran away. But, because of the lockdown nothing has really moved and I think, even though construction workers havent leagally been told theyre not allowed to do anything, the owners are a bit reluctant to move. The HMS Ganges site was initially opened in 1904 acted as a boys training facility for the Royal Navy. Mr W Im sure the surprise and very welcome CD that popped through my letter box today was from you dear sir, so thanks very much and Im looking forward to listening to it very soon. It would seem those boy-sailors who were seconds ago shoving sausages into smiling faces, had all disappeared into that terrifying building, and by the cries belching from its belly were being eaten alive. The previous evening I'd arrived at HMS Ganges training annexe, with an assortment of other would-be-sailors, and was placed in the capable hands of a spotty-faced junior instructor and a bullet-proof gunnery instructor who wore crossed guns on both lapels. I was sent to the training Ship HMS Ganges a cruel harsh 12 months lay ahead of me and thousands of other boys. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. I did climb that mast. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2021 . Recruits used to climb the 143ft (44m)-high mast in formation, with the "button boy" standing on a small, circular platform at the very top, hands-free, but with his legs resting against a metal supporting bar. Picture: CLAGUE ARCHITECTS (Image: CLAGUE ARCHITECTS). 1907. Sailors' uniforms were a familiar sight in our area until HMS Ganges closed in June 1976. My DO was so unforgetable I can't remember his name, but he ponced around with his handky up his sleeve and a curled lip. He would lay on the number of cuts prescribed, each cut raised a welt on the boys buttocks. HMS Ganges being broken up after training was transferred to the land base at Shotley (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Click here to remove banner ads from this forum. Royal Navy 238217 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II. This page is dedicated to the memory of Tony whose commitment to the Royal Navy and especially HMS Ganges was unlimited. Peter Cook. This was where the roped rigging jutted out some ten feet - above it, the platform. After such a long time I think it will be a welcome relief for a lot of people. Probably running away was the worse decision, they were always caught and returned to the camp. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. 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