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Hms Ganges

Hob Uid: 1412222
Location :
Suffolk
Babergh
Shotley
Grid Ref : TM2490033900
Summary : HMS Ganges was the Royal Navy Training Establishment located at Shotley, Suffolk. The establishment was given its name from the training ship HMS Ganges (built 1821), which had previously been located at Mylor Dockyard near Falmouth, Cornwall from 1866 to 1899. This was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship, and was the second to bear the name. The ship was for a short time moored at Harwich before it moved to Shotley in 1903. It was later renamed HMS Tenedos III (1906), HMS Indus V (1910) and HMS Impregnable III (1922) before it was broken up in 1930. The onshore training establishment saw considerable development until it closed in 1976. An estimated 150,000 recruits passed through its gates between 1905 and 1976. In 1916, it was bombed by the German Zepplin airship. It was also a prominent training base during World War II. There was a Grade II listed ceremonial mast still extant on the site in 2007.
More information : A World War II Training base that was located at HMS Ganges. At the time of the Defence of Britain survey (1995-2002) the site was found to remain in a good condition. (1)

HMS Ganges was the Royal Navy Training Establishment located at Shotley, Suffolk. The establishment was given its name from the training ship HMS Ganges (built 1821), which had previously been located at Mylor Dockyard near Falmouth, Cornwall from 1866 to 1899. This was the last sailing ship of the Navy to serve as a flagship, and was the second to bear the name. The ship was for a short time moored at Harwich before it moved to Shotley in 1903. It was later renamed HMS Tenedos III (1906), HMS Indus V (1910) and HMS Impregnable III (1922) before it was broken up in 1930. The onshore training establishment saw considerable development until it closed in 1976. An estimated 150,000 recruits passed through its gates between 1905 and 1976. In 1916, it was bombed by the German Zepplin airship. It was also a prominent training base during World War II. (2-6)

There was a Grade II listed ceremonial mast still extant on the site in 2007. [7]
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Source details : The two databases developed by the Project can be searched on-line through the Archaeology Data Service at http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/specColl/dob/index.cfm
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Source details : 2007. The HMS Ganges Association. http://www.hmsgangesassoc.org/ [Accessed 19-OCT-2007]
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Source details : HMS Ganges Museum. http://www.hmsgangesmuseum.org.uk/history.htm [Accessed 19-OCT-2007]
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Source details : BABERGH, 23-FEB-1989
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Early 20th Century
Display Date : first built 1902
Monument End Date : 1902
Monument Start Date : 1902
Monument Type : Military Training Site, Naval College
Evidence : Documentary Evidence
Monument Period Name : Second World War
Display Date : Second World War
Monument End Date : 1945
Monument Start Date : 1939
Monument Type : Training Base, Military Training Site
Evidence : Documentary Evidence
Monument Period Name : Late 20th Century
Display Date : Closed 1976
Monument End Date : 1976
Monument Start Date : 1976
Monument Type : Military Training Site, Naval College
Evidence : Documentary Evidence
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External Cross Reference Source : DoB Non Anti Invasion Database UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1547
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 277506
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TM 23 SW 54
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-04-01
End Date : 2002-03-01
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Activity type : ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Start Date : 2007-01-01
End Date : 2007-12-31
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Activity type : ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
Start Date : 2009-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31