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- The buildings of the current campus were completed in 1905.
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The buildings of the current campus were completed in 1905. Earlier students lived in two wooden hulks moored in the River Dart. Since 1998, BRNC has been the sole centre for Royal Naval officer training. History.
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Webb began work on the terraces for the main college in 1898 but, when two cadets died of influenza on Britannia, the sanatorium was built first. Edward VII laid the foundation stone of the college in 1902. The Hindustan was towed down to Plymouth in 1905 but the Britannia stayed until 1916. Listing NGR: SX8760552046
The training college for Naval officers was built in 1899-1905 by Sir Aston Webb. The foundation stone was laid by Edward VII in 1902.
In 1863 the Admiralty stationed HMS Britannia in the Dart as a training ship for naval cadets. In 1865 she was joined by HMS Hindustan. By 1875 it was decided to build a land-based college, but the land was not bought until 1896.
5 days ago · Background. The Royal Naval College in the early 1950s. Although the Naval Academy at Portsmouth had trained a small proportion of naval officers in the hundred years preceding 1837, it was not until twenty years later that the system was firmly established of training cadets in a special centre instead of posting them straight to a regular man ...
Nov 24, 2017 · Britannia Royal Naval College is the main establishment training Naval officers. It was built at Dartmouth in 1905, designed by Sir George Aston Webb. From 1863 the training hulks Britannia and Hindostan were moored on the river;... more
