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The Royal Navy's '''Training Service''' was instituted in mid-1914.
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At any one time during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the [[Royal Navy]] had thousands of boys under training. Until 1905 training was exclusively conducted in stationary training ships located around the British Isles. On 18 September 1889 Captain [[Robert Hastings Harris|Robert H. Harris]] was appointed the first '''Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships''', as well as commanding one of the training ships. Captain [[Edmund Radcliffe Pears|Edmund R. Pears]] was appointed as Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Establishments on 21 December 1911, and on 5 April 1913 became '''Commodore (T.S.)''', as '''{{Com2RN}} in Charge of the Boys' Training Service'''. Rear-Admiral [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley R. S. de Chair]] was appointed as '''Admiral of the Training Service''' on 30 June 1914.
  
==Admirals of the Training Service==
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==Boys' Training Ships==
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===Devonport===
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*[[H.M.S. Impregnable (Training Ship)|''Impregnable'']], 1862 - 1929.
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Captains:
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*Captain [[Robert Hastings Harris|Robert H. Harris]], 18 September, 1889.<ref>''The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th March, 1891''.  p. 229.</ref>
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*''Lion'', 1871 - 1905.
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Consisted of H.M. Ships ''Implacable'' and ''Lion''.
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Captains:
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*Commander [[William Llewellyn Morrison|William L. Morrison]], 1 September, 1888.<ref>''The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th March, 1891''.  p. 233.</ref>
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*Captain [[Thomas Young Greet|Thomas Y. Greet]], 1 January, 1896.<ref>Greet service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/478.}}</ref>
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===Falmouth===
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''Ganges'', 1865 - 1899.
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Captains:
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*Commander [[Randolph Frank Ollive Foote|Randolph F. O. Foote]], 10 September, 1889.{{NLApr91|p. 221}}
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===Portland===
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*''Boscawen''
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Comprising ''Boscawen'' (late ''Trafalgar''), 1873 - 1905, ''Boscawen II'' (until ''Minotaur''), ''Boscawen III''' (until 1904 ''Agincourt'').
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Captains:
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*Commander [[George Anson Primrose|George A. Primrose]], 1 January, 1890.{{NLApr91|p. 205}}
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===Portsmouth===
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*''St. Vincent'', 1862 - 1906.
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===Harwich===
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*[[H.M.S. Ganges (Boys' Training Establishment)|''Ganges'']], 1899 - 1905.
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===Queensferry===
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The ''Caledonia'', late ''Impregnable'', served as boys' training ship at Queensferry from 1891 to 1906.
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Stevenson Dalton Cuming|nick=Robert S. D. Cumming|appt=22 September, 1894<ref>Cuming service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/323.}}</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|nick=Robert H. S. Stokes|appt=11 January, 1897<ref>Stokes service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/406.}}</ref>|end=16 January, 1899<ref>Stokes service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/406.}}</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Gorham Hewitt|nick=John G. Hewitt|appt=16 January, 1899<ref>Hewitt service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.}}</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Francis Boyle|nick=The Hon. Robert F. Boyle|appt=21 August, 1901<ref>Boyle service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/172.|}}</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=John Frederick Ernest Green|nick=John F. E. Green|appt=3 January, 1904<ref>Green service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/345.}}</ref>|end=19 January, 1906<ref>Green service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/345.}}</ref>}}
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===Queenstown===
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*''Black Prince'', 1896 - 1910 (renamed ''Emerald'' in March, 1904<ref>Colledge; Warlow. ''Ships of the Royal Navy''. p. 40.</ref>).
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==Inspecting Captains==
 
Dates of appointment given:
 
Dates of appointment given:
  
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|nick=Dudley R. S. de Chair|appt=29 June, 1914<ref>"News in Brief" (News in Brief).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 30 June, 1914.  Issue '''40563''', col C, p. 14.</ref>|precBy=New Appointment}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Hastings Harris|nick=Robert H. Harris|appt=18 September, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 229}}}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Cecil Frederick Dampier|nick=Cecil F. Dampier|appt=1 January, 1915}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Day Hort Bosanquet|nick=Day H. Bosanquet|appt=1 April, 1893<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 15 March, 1893.  Issue '''33899''', col F, p. 10.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Cecil Spencer Hickley|nick=Cecil S. Hickley|appt=9 April, 1919<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 330.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Pelham Aldrich|nick=Pelham Aldrich|appt=27 April, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Wednesday, 29 April, 1896.  Issue '''34877''', col B, p. 12.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Victor Albert Stanley|nick=Victor A. Stanley|appt=1920}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley|nick=Arthur C. B. Bromley|appt=23 January, 1899<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 24 January, 1899.  Issue '''35734''', col A, p. 7.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edward Harpur Gamble|nick=Edward H. Gamble|appt=20 November, 1901<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 11 November, 1901.  Issue '''36609''', col D, p. 10.</ref><ref>Gamble Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 47.</ref>|end=11 May, 1904<ref>Gamble Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 47.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Archibald James Montgomerie|nick=Robert A. J. Montgomerie|appt=12 May, 1904<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 13 May, 1904.  Issue '''37393''', col D, p. 11.</ref><ref>Montgomerie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 931.</ref>|end=9 July, 1905<ref>Montgomerie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 931.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Cecil Burney, First Baronet|nick=Cecil Burney|appt=10 July, 1905<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 June, 1905.  Issue '''37745''', col F, p. 12.</ref>|end=4 November, 1907<ref>Burney Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 84/180.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=George Edwin Patey|nick=George E. Patey|appt=4 November, 1907{{NLOct08|p. 330}}<ref>Patey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1009.</ref>|end=8 February, 1909<ref>Patey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1009.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Whitmore Savory|nick=Herbert W. Savory|appt=4 February, 1909<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 5 February, 1909.  Issue '''38875''', col B, p. 7.</ref>|ass=8 February, 1909<ref>Date his predecessor left.  Patey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1009.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|nick=John M. de Robeck|appt=15 February, 1911<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 11 January, 1911.  Issue '''39496''', col B, p. 8.</ref>|end=21 December, 1911<ref>de Robeck service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 128.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmund Radcliffe Pears|nick=Edmund R. Pears|appt=21 December, 1911<ref>Pears service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/71.}}</ref>|end=5 July, 1913|as=Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Establishments|succBy=Commodore 2nd Class in Charge of the Boys' Training Service}}
 
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==Admirals of the Training Service==
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Dates of appointment given:
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edmund Radcliffe Pears|nick=Edmund R. Pears|appt=5 April, 1913<ref>Pears service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/71.}}</ref>|as=In Charge of Boys' Training Service|precBy=Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Establishments}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|nick=Dudley R. S. de Chair|appt=29 June, 1914<ref>"News in Brief" (News in Brief).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 30 June, 1914.  Issue '''40563''', col C, p. 14.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Cecil Frederick Dampier|nick=Cecil F. Dampier|appt=1 January, 1915<ref>Dampier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 497.</ref>|note=temporary}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Cecil Spencer Hickley|nick=Cecil S. Hickley|appt=9 April, 1919<ref>Hickley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 330.</ref>}}
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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Victor Albert Stanley|nick=Victor A. Stanley|appt=1 April, 1920<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 205.</ref>|succBy=Position Abolished|end=1 June, 1922<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/88.}}  f. 93.</ref>}}
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==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Latest revision as of 19:25, 7 January 2018

At any one time during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the Royal Navy had thousands of boys under training. Until 1905 training was exclusively conducted in stationary training ships located around the British Isles. On 18 September 1889 Captain Robert H. Harris was appointed the first Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships, as well as commanding one of the training ships. Captain Edmund R. Pears was appointed as Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Establishments on 21 December 1911, and on 5 April 1913 became Commodore (T.S.), as Commodore, Second Class in Charge of the Boys' Training Service. Rear-Admiral Dudley R. S. de Chair was appointed as Admiral of the Training Service on 30 June 1914.

Boys' Training Ships

Devonport

Captains:

  • Lion, 1871 - 1905.

Consisted of H.M. Ships Implacable and Lion.

Captains:

Falmouth

Ganges, 1865 - 1899.

Captains:

Portland

  • Boscawen

Comprising Boscawen (late Trafalgar), 1873 - 1905, Boscawen II (until Minotaur), Boscawen III' (until 1904 Agincourt).

Captains:

Portsmouth

  • St. Vincent, 1862 - 1906.

Harwich

Queensferry

The Caledonia, late Impregnable, served as boys' training ship at Queensferry from 1891 to 1906.

Queenstown

  • Black Prince, 1896 - 1910 (renamed Emerald in March, 1904[13]).

Inspecting Captains

Dates of appointment given:

Admirals of the Training Service

Dates of appointment given:

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th March, 1891. p. 229.
  2. The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th March, 1891. p. 233.
  3. Greet service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/478.
  4. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 221.
  5. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 205.
  6. Cuming service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/323.
  7. Stokes service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/406.
  8. Stokes service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39/406.
  9. Hewitt service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38/556.
  10. Boyle service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/172.
  11. Green service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/345.
  12. Green service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/345.
  13. Colledge; Warlow. Ships of the Royal Navy. p. 40.
  14. The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 229.
  15. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 15 March, 1893. Issue 33899, col F, p. 10.
  16. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 29 April, 1896. Issue 34877, col B, p. 12.
  17. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 24 January, 1899. Issue 35734, col A, p. 7.
  18. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 11 November, 1901. Issue 36609, col D, p. 10.
  19. Gamble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 47.
  20. Gamble Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/18. f. 47.
  21. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 13 May, 1904. Issue 37393, col D, p. 11.
  22. Montgomerie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 931.
  23. Montgomerie Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 931.
  24. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 28 June, 1905. Issue 37745, col F, p. 12.
  25. Burney Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 84/180.
  26. The Navy List. (October, 1908). p. 330.
  27. Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  28. Patey Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 1009.
  29. "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 5 February, 1909. Issue 38875, col B, p. 7.
  30. "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Tuesday, 11 January, 1911. Issue 39496, col B, p. 8.
  31. de Robeck service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 128.
  32. Pears service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/71.
  33. Pears service record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42/71.
  34. "News in Brief" (News in Brief). The Times. Tuesday, 30 June, 1914. Issue 40563, col C, p. 14.
  35. Dampier Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 497.
  36. Hickley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 330.
  37. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 205.
  38. Stanley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/88. f. 93.

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