11.00 to 17.00 Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays between Easter and the end of October. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. 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. 1971. Observer career path/ real life experience. 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. "Boys came into Ganges at age 15 and went into the navy as men at 16. Today lots of those instructors (JIs and Badgeboys included) would be in front of the beak for various abuses, harassment and bullying. We were ordered to turn around and bend over, if the instructor was satisfied we were clean, we were allowed out. 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. HMS Ganges 2 in the harbour put all boys ashore and was then used as Naval Operations Ship, Harwich. The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness. At 14 he ran away to join the Royal Navy and signed on for 12 years. Within ten minutes, a second pair of gates appeared, the gates of the real HMS Ganges. To get to the platform you would climb out over the Devil's Elbow, legs dangling in the air, only your grip keeping you from certain death. So as I have said already, we kept our heads down aiming for that final day when wed be drafted to a ship. HMS Ganges closed on June 6. Down the road we proudly thundered, the first time any of us had seen the outside words since the day of our arrival. HMS GANGES MUSEUM. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. He was fondling my right cheek as I tried to concentrate on pipping. ", The boys climbed the mast whenever the base received high-status visitors, and as part of their training (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). 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 . Royal Navy 238217 Boy 2nd Class HMS Ganges II. We were ushered in as a group of naked boys and told to wash thoroughly. 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. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN, Artist's impression showing the view across a residential street at the redeveloped HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate. She had taken on the previous duties from the wooden ship H.M.S. 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. Researched and compiled by A. S. Grimmer (Solent Division) who sadly crossed the bar 6th January 2007. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. It was easy to spot those who had been here the longest. First the older of the two, Maurice WRIGHT JX 657902. The noise was excruciating. 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. 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. . View of the iconic mast at the former HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate. 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. Royal Navy 238217 Ordinary Seaman HMS Niobe . Posted on February 5, 2019 by irishroverpei. My heart sank and my elation evaporated as I desperately tried to quash all fears of my body falling from the Devil's Elbow. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. A Gannett Company. But this was Ganges, we never got away with anything. 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!! George Blake joined the Navy in 1935 and served up to 1950. We can reunite you with your friends who served at HMS Ganges and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. The 142-foot high (43 m) mast was erected in 1907. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Jon Sparks. The boy was made lower his trousers, but kept is underpants on, he was made to bend over a chair. 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. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant). 1976. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can There was a seamanship officer at the boat sheds. #42. attempted to climb to the top of the mast, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Explosive found in check-in luggage at US airport, Fungus case forces Jack Daniels to halt construction, Aboriginal spears taken in 1770 to return to Sydney, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart. My instructors were Nobby Clarke and Ted Roe. I knew a gentleman who said when he was at Ganges in 1947 he had his first taste of hot food. HMS Ganges was the name given to several Royal Navy ships from 1779 onwards, but in 1905 it was chosen for a new training base at Shotley Gate, near Ipswich, where about 500 boy recruits were. I heard many boys saying things like , dont bend over in front of the seamanship officer, or always face him dont turn around. I was at Ganges in 1955 and went to visit Shotley in 2005 and was surprised to see police signs near the old swimming baths. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. Charles Dickens might have penned it the best of times and the worst of times. 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. Among his many punishments, he suffered cuts, a particularly brutal form of Naval punishment. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich (from 1899) and Shotley (from 1905). 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 water was freezing cold, we never had hot water. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Were you a 'button boy'? Should one of letters be a millimetre out, you found the lot on the deck when you returned to the mess. It had been HO (Hostilities-only) traing during the war. The greatest fear was of messing up, this meant the whole class was punished. 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?'. [1] Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. H.M.S. 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. Name Hetzner Online GmbH - Contact Role. Aerial artist's impression of one of the green spaces earmarked for the former HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate. First time ever looking at any RN sights. 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. Now i know why! All thanks to my Instructor CMEM LUCKENS . Change). HMS Ganges as a training ship in the 1900s (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). RO1 (T) Served from 1970 - 1975 Served in HMS Ganges. To get out of the showers we had to stand before our instructor legs apart arms raised for inspection. 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. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please "It's very high - you get a good view though.". 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. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. HMS GANGES AT HIGHNAM COURT, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, 1940 - 1942. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. 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. The cold water often caused some boys to duck in and out of the water quickly or sometimes not at all. contact the editor here. HMS Ganges was the name given to several Royal Navy ships since from 1779, but in 1905 it was chosen as title for a new training base at Shotley Gate, near Ipswich where about 500 boy recruits were stationed. At 14 he ran away to join the Royal Navy and 'signed on' for 12 years. HMS Ganges - part of front gate Having completed the New Entry training over at the Annex (I think it took six weeks), we then marched over to Drake 39 mess over in the Main Establishment. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Through the year the training was intense, probably a good thing, it gave us little time to regret joining the navy. Used to have chats with old Tick-Tock and RPO Salmon gave me my 1 postal order when the max was really ten bob. 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 This page is dedicated to the memory of Tony whose commitment to the Royal Navy and especially HMS Ganges was unlimited. HMS Ganges being broken up after training was transferred to the land base at Shotley (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). It. At about 60 feet was the Devil's Elbow, the most dangerous and frightening part. Even by naval training standards life there was controlled by a very strict regime. Artist's impression showing the view across a residential street at the redeveloped HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate. 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. interesting .. photos of the old pool. Recruits are shown how to stow a hammock - date of photograph unknown. Sailors' uniforms were a familiar sight in our area until HMS Ganges closed in June 1976. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. Many spars are believed to have come from this ship too. At the tip of the Shotley peninsular sits a cluster of abandoned buildings that were once home to hundreds of young lads right at the start of their lives at sea. 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. Ken Smith, who now lives in Brighton, sent me memories of arriving at HMS Ganges in the severe winter of 1963 and his fear of the dreaded mast. There's something to be said for finding how finding out how good you are at living with other people, and finding respect for yourself. 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. "Most of what was on the site went to the naval museum in Portsmouth, but we have the honours board and figurehead from the original ship. Some boys failed the initial inspection which only lengthen their time in the freezing conditions. The Cattlemarket area of Ipswich would be busy at weekends with boys in full naval uniform. He was subsequently dismissed from the service and returned to civilian life. As Rudyard Kipping wrote in his famous poem IF the you will be a man my son. Commander was Trick and a good egg. They say you never forget the place and I agree. We had no one to confide in, our instructors would more than likely told us not to tell tales. 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. 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 There was a way to bypass it for cowards like me, but God help you if you tried using it. Helpful Report abuse Kindle Customer Sorting The Wheat From The Chaff Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2014 At Gagnes they spent 12 months training, and they learned everything you need to do to run a ship. A Proceeds of Crime Act hearing is due to take place at Portsmouth Crown Court on 23 January. Allegations of Abuse. Well this seems a good time to see if this site works properly. ( Royal Naval Detention Quarters RNDQs Portsmouth), Listen to No Flowers for Geordie on SoundCloud. Early in 1940 Admiralty decided to close Ganges as a Boys Training Establishment and in April it became a Hostilities Only Training Establishment. After such a long time I think it will be a welcome relief for a lot of people. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. (LogOut/ He was the officer that tested us when we endeavoured to qualify with a bosuns pipe. Bob Roberts. 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Dave Walton RN retired. I would like to see the mast and museum moved to the safety of HMS Raleigh though to ensure its upkeep and maintenance. The HMS Ganges training base, which opened in 1905, closed in 1976 and has remained . You are using an out of date browser. Statistics for the 1930s indicate some 200 official canings per year in HMS Ganges alone, an average of four per week. It closed in 1998 or something. CPO (OPS) (EW) Served from 1966 - 1991 Served in HMS Ganges. The HMS Ganges training base, which opened in 1905, closed in 1976 and has remained derelict. Boys were permitted to march through the streets of Ipswich with bayonets fixed. David Colwill. When I say there was sexual abuse Im speaking from personal experience. Tony Hayden. Ganges training establishment. Mast erected using the foremast of HMS Cordelia, which was broken up 1904. JavaScript is disabled. I knew that once the weather was respectable, when it was no longer dangerous, my skinny little skeleton would be transported, step by trembling step, up that perilous rigging. HP10 9TY. The one chippy bugger who thought it good fun to make you spar with him in the wash room (Annexe) I met up with in the Far Flung and gave him more than he gave me. 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. Click here to remove banner ads from this forum. There was one hell to come, the Ganges mast! However lessons, culminating in a test, were much more difficult. I joined Ganges 30th June 1955 also as a boy telegraphist. 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She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. Indeed, I have never met a shipmate would ever claim otherwise. 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. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to ", The honours board from the HMS Ganges, showing the victories of all the Royal Navy ships bearing the name (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). Jim Gitsham, chairman of the Shotley branch of the HMS Ganges Association, said: "Members will be delighted that he's going down. We caught up with Jim Dines, Director of TS Rigging, whose team. Most boys just wanted to complete their year and go to sea. Mr Davis added: They have had the last conditions, including the fire hydrants agreed. CLICK ABOVE TO OPEN GALLERY. In 1907, its famous training mast was erected on the parade ground. Engineer commander had been on Amethyst up the Yangtse and was quite sympathetic when he was OOD. 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. "In 1860 she was decommissioned and laid up, and in 1866 she was turned into a training ship, and her guns were removed. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. 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. For breakfast porridge was on offer, that salt-coated gruel I'd been forced to eat every morning of my schoolboy days. 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. Joined Ganges Feb '61..went through the same as everyone else. While I probably believed the stories, I was still determined to quality for my chain. HP10 9TY. A Gannett Company. This site uses cookies. July 27, Awarded the Freedom of Ipswich. Unfortunately HMS Ganges is no longer there apart from a few buildings and what is left of the mast. John Garrett. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. I was ordered to report for my test one evening after supper. After eating I dashed down to the boat sheds to report for my test. 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. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 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. 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?' 1907. Picture: CLAGUE ARCHITECTS (Image: CLAGUE ARCHITECTS). Every new recruit was required to climb it, not to the very top but to the half moon, about thirty-feet from the top. A historic Grade II listed former Royal Navy training mast has been taken down ahead of restoration work. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. HMS Ganges was the name given to several Royal Navy ships from 1779 onwards, but in 1905 it was chosen for a new training base at Shotley Gate, near Ipswich, where about 500 boy recruits were stationed. A history of the Royal Navy Training Establishment HMS Ganges. Doesnt sound too bad does it. 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. Discipline was severe, routine constant and fear of punishment loomed at every turn. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. HMS Ganges in Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was a land-based training centre for recruits between 1905 and 1976. I just got on with it. Saw your message. and I got seven days 9s. Coronation Day of George VI. Roger Jones, chairman at the HMS Ganges Museum said: "HMS Ganges was originally a ship of the wooden wall, launched in 1821. 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. The skipper was HS McKenzie who went FOSM. Life at Ganges was recalled recently in The Evening Star when a book about the base by Alan Peck was published. It was hard, often . In 1905 when the Ganges vessel was finally retired (and towed away to Chatham), the training facility, still named HMS Ganges, moved ashore. 1937. GANGES was the shore training establishment for boy entrants into the Royal Navy from 1905 until 1976. Each of us was required to construct a printing block using letters carved in wood. 1905 - 1976 2023 BBC. Back in the mess, this safe haven shielding us from those torturous sounds, the junior instructors' suspiciously cheerful faces greeted us. For spite I think, because it wasn't compulsory. First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? The showers at Ganges were just one bare room with several shower heads, no privacy. Once the situation eases a bit there will be tangible progress to be seen.. 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". Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. On October 28 the White Ensign was lowered for the last time and the ships figurehead was transferred to Royal Hospital School, Holbrook. AboutPressCopyrightContact. He deserted on numerous occasions and willfully disobeyed orders . The HMS Ganges site was initially opened in 1904 acted as a boys training facility for the Royal Navy. Rumour had it many years ago a boy did fall, bouncing off the safety net and through the Post Office roof. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. 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). 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. 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Find out more about HMS Ganges at www.hmsgangesmuseum.com, or visit the museum, located at the end of King Edward VII Drive, in Shotley, IP9 1QJ. They looked smarter, more confident, or even downright dejected. However, in the meantime we were still at the mercy of our instructors. The site was closed in 1976 and was used as a maaried quarter estate by the RAF. Richard Dunn. GANGES; the ship had previously anchored out in the harbour below, at Shotley Gate, on the east coast opposite Harwich. The kindly chef asked me whether I intended to eat the mountain of food I'd heaped on my plate or climb it! Were you at HMS Ganges? If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Helpful. Maybe we boxed each other in the Shotley annexe! I had thought that our group were the only sailors, if we dared call ourselves that, in this annexe, but I was soon to discover there was a continuous rotation of faces, each at various stages of initiation, a small factory taking in baby civilians at one end and throwing out almost sailors into the real HMS Ganges at the other. Read about our approach to external linking. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's 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. George Douglas Blake HMS Warspite. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. CHARGE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (WEA) Served from 1974 - 1997 Served in HMS Ganges. HMS GANGES 6th May 2009 - YouTube. LEADING SEAMAN Served from 1961 - 1970 Served in HMS Ganges. "We're hoping that we can get some of the money back from him, but we don't know if that's going to be possible.". 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. Editors' Code of Practice. July 5 The old HMS Ganges sails out of Harwich Harbour. I did climb that mast. In the first week of January it was snowed even harder and it snowed until March. 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