I took a bowl and ate the lot. I knew only when it was over would I then be able to call myself a true Ganges Boy and, some years later, a real sailor. It closed in 1998 or something. 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Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestrasse 25, D-91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany +49 9831 505-0 abuse@hetzner.com. It had been HO (Hostilities-only) traing during the war. Sad to see such an establishment close as it was so full of history and meant so much to so many. and for those of you who served at ganges and who have't joined the association go on..nothing to lose and you'll find a lot of old shipmates there!! The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. H.M.S. In 1905 when the Ganges vessel was finally retired (and towed away to Chatham), the training facility, still named HMS Ganges, moved ashore. 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. (LogOut/ At 14 he ran away to join the Royal Navy and signed on for 12 years. contact the editor here. RO1 (T) Served from 1970 - 1975 Served in HMS Ganges. HMS Ganges as a training ship in the 1900s (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). The Royal Naval Training Establishment Shotley (known within the Royal Navy as HMS Ganges) was established in southern Suffolk in 1905. St George IOM Boys training 3/5/45 Christmas leave 45 took all kit and returned to Ipswich station, then by the ubiquitous 3 ton Bedford to Shotley where we reopened HMS Ganges as a boys establishment. He was quite good too. She was the last wooden wall ship to be a flagship, and the last to sail around cape horn unassisted. Find BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. ", HMS Ganges as a warship (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). I was so fearful of that oncoming event I was becoming a nervous wreck, each night reading the next day's daily orders, wondering if tomorrow would be the day I crapped my pants in public. STANDING on a wooden disc about a foot in diameter, and saluting, does not sound too much of a challenge, unless it is 143feet above the ground and you only have a lightning conductor to grip between your knees. 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. You are using an out of date browser. . A planning application for the site was submitted and outline permission was granted in 2015. ", The honours board from the HMS Ganges, showing the victories of all the Royal Navy ships bearing the name (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). 1907. The greatest fear was of messing up, this meant the whole class was punished. The former treasurer of a naval veterans' organisation has been jailed for 18 months after nearly 80,000 was withdrawn from its accounts. 1906. 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. ", The sailors in training doing exercises outside the gym (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). 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. He was the officer that tested us when we endeavoured to qualify with a bosuns pipe. For spite I think, because it wasn't compulsory. There was a seamanship officer at the boat sheds. Ken said: It was a dreadful winter. Report . Not to the required half-moon, but to the first platform, where, when authoritative eyes were averted, I dashed to the other side and climbed back down.. HP10 9TY. Well this seems a good time to see if this site works properly. Learn how your comment data is processed. My instructors were Nobby Clarke and Ted Roe. CHARGE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (WEA) Served from 1974 - 1997 Served in HMS Ganges. Read about our approach to external linking. There was one hell to come, the Ganges mast! This was the job of the button boy at HMS Ganges who had to shin up the last fifteen feet or so to climb on the button during ceremonial parades. HMS Ganges moved moorings from Harwich to Shotley. H.M.S. No way would the Royal Navy let the opportunity to instill fear into a young boy pass them by, So began another nine months of laughter and tears, disaster and joy. Looking pretty in candy-striped pyjama bottoms and naked chests, we were ordered across the parade ground, through the snow and ice, to the 'heads', that grown-up potty land, which had neither doors nor partitions around the bowls for privacy, to partake in our morning ablutions, a most embarrassing experience. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. George Douglas Blake HMS Warspite. If you cracked on and didn't buckle you were okay, but I wouldn't want to do it again. contact the editor here. 2023 BBC. Today in Naval History - Naval / Maritime Events in History 13 March 1653 - Death of Simon de Vlieger (c. 1601, Rotterdam - buried 13 March 1653, Weesp) Simon de Vlieger (c. 1601, Rotterdam - buried 13 March 1653, Weesp) was a Dutch designer, draughtsman, and painter, most famous for. Finally he withdrew his hand and declared I passed the test. 4 reviews When Peter Broadbent entered HMS Ganges, the toughest training establishment for young recruits to the Royal Navy, he was a naive 15-year-old Yorkshire schoolboy, entranced with the idea of seeing the world, proud of his drainpipe trousers and DA hairstyle, and eager to meet girls. [1] Picture: CLAGUE ARCHITECTS, Independent Babergh District councillor for Ganges, Derek Davis. 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. Offenders, known in the Navy as "defaulters", were mustered every morning and went before the Captain for a formal hearing, where they could be "awarded" up to 12 "cuts" -- very hard strokes of She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. The mast has been a local landmark since it was erected a century ago this year at the end of the Shotley peninsular. The white letters would then be transformed, by our nimble fingers, into red with silk thread using the chain stitch. Captain Tremlett, the Senior Officer of training ships, was ordered to investigate the situation and reported that Commander Stevens 'had given punishments . 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. Our kit was stowed in small silver lockers that we polished daily, but not like any normal person would stow their clothes. Some boys were home sick, some just tried to stay out of trouble, one or two ran away. 1927. (LogOut/ they said. Back in the mess, this safe haven shielding us from those torturous sounds, the junior instructors' suspiciously cheerful faces greeted us. During the third disastrous week, it spent so much time on the deck I thought I might as well leave it there! Standing at 143ft, the mast is made up of three main parts; the main 75ft mast came from HMS Cordelia, a steam corvette built in Portsmouth, the top mast of 47.5 ft wooden ruffle box from HMS Agincourt, which was renamed HMS Boscawen, and then Ganges II. Through the year the training was intense, probably a good thing, it gave us little time to regret joining the navy. Frederick "Ben" Rodgers author of "Lily & Me", "The Royal Navy & Me" and collector of Rover automobiles, Review from Newfoundland CraigChurchill. But this was Ganges, we never got away with anything. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Ganges. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. the top rung of a six foot ladder is about my limit! 10/01/36- 08/02/36 HMS Pembroke. Sadists most of them and that's from a 15 year old who was in a council care home before he joined, streetwise to fcuk and kept my head down. Report abuse. 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. Was anything in this navy free from fear? The skipper was HS McKenzie who went FOSM. The master at arms held a long thin bamboo cane, the instrument of the punishment. I did climb that mast. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. . First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? Tony Hayden. Crowds of boys from HMS Ganges would visit Ipswich when they were given a day off from the harsh naval discipline at Shotley. In 1907, its famous 143ft (44m)-high training . Editors' Code of Practice. Statistics for the 1930s indicate some 200 official canings per year in HMS Ganges alone, an average of four per week. Yes, I got it wrong! Restoration of the historic HMS Ganges Mast is well under way at Barrelmans Point in Shotley. 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. At 14 he ran away to join the Royal Navy and 'signed on' for 12 years. It may not display this or other websites correctly. I recall watching a boy, who had been thrown in the deep end of the swimming pool, struggling in the water while a sadistic instructor smiled, saying, 'Look what happens if you can't bloody well swim?' To get out of the showers we had to stand before our instructor legs apart arms raised for inspection. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich (from 1899) and Shotley (from 1905). 1903. Old men on the HMS Ganges Facebook page and it helps keep alive my time spent there. Read about our approach to external linking. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Justin I saw the mast fully manned three times and it was a wonderful sight to see as it was so well choreographed and I was always amazed how the button boy could even get onto the button, when there was a breeze the mast moved a few good feet at the top of it and as I said all he had to hold onto was a knee high lighting conductor. The Duke of Edinburgh visiting HMS Ganges in June 1973 Picture: ARCHANT (Image: Archant). Padre Weekes was always good for a fag and Jim Conroy (PTI) taught me to yodel. Im here as my Son (15) wants to join the RN - Wellbeck route AIB soon. On the parade ground the order went something like On the command fix! The left hand went behind the cheek of your left buttock and twisted the bayonet and scabbard upward. This site uses cookies. Mr Youngman, who joined the navy aged 15 in 1965, said he had previously climbed up to the top of the mast but "couldn't wait to get back down". 1905 - 1976 1905. After initial training we were marched from the training camp. 1971. The showers at Ganges were just one bare room with several shower heads, no privacy. Drake 39 mess At least the cubicles in the heads had doors on this time. later times). The number of air raids at Shotley began to increase dramatically and its ratings soon had to go to the air . One person found this helpful. Jim Gitsham, chairman of the Shotley branch of the HMS Ganges Association, said: "Members will be delighted that he's going down. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. MT2 Served from 1965 - 2021 Served in HMS Ganges. 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. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's 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 . ', and he replied that it was the first time he had a warm bed, three hot meals a day, and a roof over his head that didn't leak. This portion was taken from the foremast of the corvette Cordelia which was paid off . 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. Realizing his mistake he fought back and with no way out he had no choice but to work his ticket. Initially, training continued to be carried out on the vessel, but after the completion of a shore-based facility at Shotley, the ship was sent to be broken up. HP10 9TY. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN, Artist's impression showing the view across a residential street at the redeveloped HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate. Peter Cook. CPO (OPS) (EW) Served from 1966 - 1991 Served in HMS Ganges. At Gagnes they spent 12 months training, and they learned everything you need to do to run a ship. Rather than do the two as a pongo I signed on the dotted line for a dozen , best thing I ever did and I regret not staying in for the full time . I had already taught myself to swim. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. Among his many punishments, he suffered cuts, a particularly brutal form of Naval punishment. Editors' Code of Practice. From it came bloodcurdling cries of command, so frightening that I most surely would have obeyed them myself, if had I understood what they meant. Used to have chats with old Tick-Tock and RPO Salmon gave me my 1 postal order when the max was really ten bob. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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). Bob Roberts. The association said it had about 3,000 members and at the time of the offences its income from membership fees was about 30,000 a year. Martin Foster, 54, of Haig Road, Uxbridge, had already admitted two charges of fraud by abuse of position. I joined up in 1968,three years after my brother, he hated it I was one off the sad ones that loved it, even the kit musters on the mast! Developers Wavensmere Homes and Galliard Homes plan to build almost 300 homes on the site and include a restored mast in the development. HMS GANGES AT HIGHNAM COURT, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, 1940 - 1942. He went on to be an SD subby. Were you at HMS Ganges? As Rudyard Kipping wrote in his famous poem IF the you will be a man my son. The Admiralty decided that the shore base should bear the name of the original training ship, HMS Ganges. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. . Review of a book of anecdotes about legendary UK boys' naval establishment HMS Ganges, which at any one time housed as many as 2,000 trainee sailors in their middle teens. 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. Should one of letters be a millimetre out, you found the lot on the deck when you returned to the mess. The pipe (whistle) was used aboard ship for passing orders and instructions. #42. Observer career path/ real life experience. 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 Network 157.90../16 Abuse Contact API. Maybe we boxed each other in the Shotley annexe! [1] Former recruit John Youngman said it would be "nice to see it restored to its former glory". 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 Discipline was severe, routine constant and fear of punishment loomed at every turn. Were you a 'button boy'? and I got seven days 9s. H.M.S. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. You are using an out of date browser. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. While the training ship was originally based in Cornwall, she was moved to Harwich, and then Shotley in the 1890s, in order to be closer to a centre of population. Shotley Marina, Shotley Gate, Ipswich, IP9 1QJ. Commander was Trick and a good egg. Recruits are shown how to stow a hammock - date of photograph unknown. 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. Every letter, every strip of tape had to be in a perfect line. I shuddered to the bone, as I'm sure did other boys. 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. After sewing on a tag and sporting a proud smile as I offered it up for inspection to that gorilla-of-gunner, I was sent scurrying away, ears ringing from slaps and vehement words, asking myself, 'How the hell did I mange to sew the tag on upside-down?'. "In 1860 she was decommissioned and laid up, and in 1866 she was turned into a training ship, and her guns were removed. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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. We caught up with Jim Dines, Director of TS Rigging, whose team. 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. He was subsequently dismissed from the service and returned to civilian life. We were ushered in as a group of naked boys and told to wash thoroughly. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. the reason i remember the date is that it was my 15th birthday, We got shipped out to Suez in October 1956 cutting short our training by a couple of months. Name Hetzner Online GmbH - Contact Role. (LogOut/ This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's After such a long time I think it will be a welcome relief for a lot of people. Ronald Carr. Rumour had it many years ago a boy did fall, bouncing off the safety net and through the Post Office roof. October, new Shore Establishment created and commissioned as Royal Navy Training Establishment, Shotley. Life at Ganges was recalled recently in The Evening Star when a book about the base by Alan Peck was published. I would like to see the mast and museum moved to the safety of HMS Raleigh though to ensure its upkeep and maintenance. Read about our approach to external linking. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. Boys were permitted to march through the streets of Ipswich with bayonets fixed. Royal Navy 238217 Boy 1st Class HMS Ganges II. The 142-foot high (43 m) mast was erected in 1907. Welcome Guest. Sailors' uniforms were a familiar sight in our area until HMS Ganges closed in June 1976. He would lay on the number of cuts prescribed, each cut raised a welt on the boys buttocks. The lower portion of the mast is steel, extending 18 feet (5.5 m) below ground and 30 feet (9.1 m) above ground. Posted on February 5, 2019 by irishroverpei. "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? Foremast of the Royal Navy as HMS Ganges would visit Ipswich when they given! Members who have Served at HMS Ganges Museum ) is not responsible for the was. Base by Alan Peck was published is important that we continue to promote adverts... 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