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Britannia Royal Naval College

May 12, 2023

Not to be confused with Dartmouth College.

Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), commonly known as Dartmouth, is the naval academy of the United Kingdom and the initial officer training establishment of the Royal Navy. It is located on a hill overlooking the port of Dartmouth, Devon, England. Royal Naval officer training has taken place in Dartmouth since 1863. 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.

Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth
MottoTo deliver courageous leaders with the spirit to fight and win
TypeNaval academy
Established1863 (1863) (HMS Britannia)
Parent institution
Director People and Training
AffiliationRoyal Navy
Commanding officerCaptain Sarah Oakley
Location
Dartmouth, Devon
,
United Kingdom
Websitewww.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/bases-and-stations/training-establishments/brnc-dartmouth

History

The training of naval officers at Dartmouth dates from 1863, when the wooden hulk HMS Britannia was moved from Portland and moored in the River Dart to serve as a base.[1] In 1864, after an influx of new recruits, Britannia was supplemented by HMS Hindostan.[2] Prior to this, a Royal Naval Academy (later Royal Naval College) had operated for more than a century from 1733 to 1837 at Portsmouth, a major naval installation. The original Britannia was replaced by the Prince of Wales in 1869, which was renamed Britannia.[3]

The foundation stone for a new building at the college was laid by King Edward VII in March 1902.[4] Sir Aston Webb designed the shore-based college at Dartmouth, which was built by Higgs and Hill[5] and practically completed in 1905.[6]

From September 1903, officer cadets first entered the Royal Naval College, Osborne, then after two years transferred to Dartmouth, and the first such intake was in September 1905.[6]

The Britannia training establishment was closed at the same time. The cadets under instruction were embarked on two cruisers to complete their programme under the old system. The headquarters of the cruisers was established at Bermuda, where suitable arrangements had been made to house the cadets. The cadets entered in September under the old system, and those entered in January 1906 (the last to be so entered), were received at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, where they were instructed, as far as possible, side by side with the cadets transferred from Osborne.

— Lord Tweedmouth, First Lord of the Admiralty, 26 February 1906[6]

The college was originally known as the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (RNC). As a Royal Naval shore establishment, it was later known also by the ship name HMS Britannia (a battleship called Britannia operated from 1904 to 1918). The college was renamed HMS Dartmouth in 1953, when the name Britannia was given to the newly launched royal yacht HMY Britannia. The training ship moored in the River Dart at Sandquay, a Sandown class minehunter formerly known as HMS Cromer, continues to bear the name Hindostan.[7] As cadets at the college will be aware, there are 187 steps down from the college to Hindostan's mooring at Sandquay.[8]

Cadets originally joined the Royal Naval College, Osborne, at the age of 13 for two years' study and work before joining Dartmouth. The Royal Naval College, Osborne closed in 1921.[9]

During the Second World War, after six Focke-Wulf aircraft bombed the College in September 1942, students and staff moved activities to Eaton Hall in Cheshire until the autumn of 1946. Two bombs had penetrated the College's main block, causing damage to the quarterdeck and surrounding rooms.[10][11]

Britannia Royal Naval College became the sole naval college in the United Kingdom following the closures of the Royal Naval Engineering College, Manadon, in 1994 and of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in 1998.[12]

In 2020, a group of Junior Rates were trained at BRNC to help alleviate added pressure on HMS Raleigh, after a surge in recruitment. On 13 August 2020, a troop of 34 Ratings and 130 officers passed out simultaneously for the first time in the history of the Royal Navy.[13] They were followed by a second class of Junior Rates who passed out on 17 December 2020.[14]

Entry

Prospective cadets entrants must meet a minimum academic requirement. They then proceed to the Admiralty Interview Board, where they are tested mentally and physically. Several mental aptitude tests are administered, along with a basic physical fitness test and a medical examination. Officer cadets, as they are known until passing out from the college, can join between the ages of 18 and 39.[15] While most cadets join BRNC after finishing university, some join directly from secondary school.[16] The commissioning course is 30 weeks, with Warfare Officers and Aircrew spending a further 19 weeks studying academics at the college.[17][18] A large contingent of international and Commonwealth students are part of the student body. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary sends its officer cadets to BRNC for a 10-week initial officer training course, before they start at a maritime college.[19]

Royal cadets

King George V and King George VI were naval cadets at Dartmouth. The first "significant encounter" between Prince Philip of Greece and the then Princess Elizabeth took place at Dartmouth in July 1939, where Philip was a naval cadet.[20][21] Charles III and the Duke of York also attended Dartmouth. The Prince of Wales spent a brief period at the College after leaving Sandhurst as part of his training with all three of Britain's Armed Forces.[22]

Sheikh Mubarak Ali Yousuf Suoud Al-Sabah, a member of the Royal Family of Kuwait, attended the Royal Navy Young Officer Course at Britannia Royal Naval College in 2002.[23][24] His Highness Sheikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the eldest son of the Crown Prince of Bahrain, also underwent training at BRNC (including time at sea in RN warships) from 2014 to 2015, prior to commencing active service in the Royal Bahrain Naval Force.[25]

Commanders of the college

List below based on listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie;[26] additional references are given in the list.

Images

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    The college taken from the other side of the Dart at Kingswear

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    International air cadets from the International Air Cadet Exchange on the main steps.

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    Cadets at BRNC participate in a practical leadership task (PLT).

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    BRNC from the town quay

Former students

 
Prospect of the Britannia Royal Naval College
Main page: Category:Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College

See also

References

  1. ^ Walker 1938, p. 39
  2. ^ Walker 1938, p. 40
  3. ^ Lambert 1984, pp. 122, 127–128
  4. ^ "The King and Queen in Devon". The Times. No. 36710. London. 8 March 1902. p. 12.
  5. ^ "General introduction". Lambeth: Southern area. Survey of London. Vol. 26. British History Online. 1956. pp. 1–17. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  6. ^ a b c Lord Tweedmouth (26 February 1906). "First Lord's Statement explanatory of Navy Estimates, 1906-7". The Naval Annual: 370.
  7. ^ "Former HMS Cromer M103 now called 'Hindostan' at Sandquay, Britannia Royal Naval College". Classic Traction. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  8. ^ "PPRuNe Archive". Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  9. ^ Dickinson, Harry (2016). Wisdom and War: the Royal Naval College Greenwich 1873–1998. p. 129.
  10. ^ Harrold, Jane; Porter, Richard (2005). Dartmouth. Richard Webb. ISBN 978-0-9536361-3-6.
  11. ^ Article by Jane Harrold and Richard Porter in The Britannia Magazine 2004, Crest Publications, pp. 6–7.
  12. ^ Ian F. W. Beckett, Discovering British Regimental Traditions (Osprey Publishing, 2007), p. 58
  13. ^ "Navy officers and ratings make history at unique parade". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Princess Royal salutes a new generation of Naval leaders".
  15. ^ "Air Engineer Officer | Royal Navy Jobs in the Fleet Air Arm". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  16. ^ . Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  17. ^ "Warfare Officer | Royal Navy Jobs in the Surface Fleet". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  18. ^ "Pilot | Royal Navy Jobs in the Fleet Air Arm". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  19. ^ "RFA Training". Royal Navy. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  20. ^ Pimlott, Ben (2012). The Queen: Elizabeth II and the Monarchy. Harper Collins. p. 86.
  21. ^ . BBC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  22. ^ "William's Navy posting revealed". BBC News. 31 May 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
  23. ^ "Honorary Doctorates September 2010". University of Plymouth. from the original on 29 December 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  24. ^ "Sheikh awarded honorary doctorate". This is Plymouth. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013.
  25. ^ "CP Attends Shaikh Isa's Graduation Ceremony". Bahrain Daily Tribune. 18 December 2015.
  26. ^ Mackie, Colin (June 2018). "Royal Navy - Senior Appointments" (PDF). www.gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. p. 252. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  27. ^ "Admiral Ruck Keene", Obituary in The Times dated 31 January 1935, Issue 46976, p. 16
  28. ^ "Captain BRNC Twitter Post". Captain BRNC. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  29. ^ "Royal Navy Sailors Share Their Knowledge with Saudi Colleagues". Naval Today. March 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

Sources

  • Lambert, Andrew (1984). Battleships in Transition, the Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815–1860. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 9780851773155.
  • Walker, Charles Frederick (1938). Young Gentlemen. Longmans, Green and Company. OCLC 500034862.

External links

 
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Not to be confused with Dartmouth College Britannia Royal Naval College BRNC commonly known as Dartmouth is the naval academy of the United Kingdom and the initial officer training establishment of the Royal Navy It is located on a hill overlooking the port of Dartmouth Devon England Royal Naval officer training has taken place in Dartmouth since 1863 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 Britannia Royal Naval College DartmouthMottoTo deliver courageous leaders with the spirit to fight and winTypeNaval academyEstablished1863 1863 HMS Britannia Parent institutionDirector People and TrainingAffiliationRoyal NavyCommanding officerCaptain Sarah OakleyLocationDartmouth Devon United KingdomWebsitewww wbr royalnavy wbr mod wbr uk wbr our organisation wbr bases and stations wbr training establishments wbr brnc dartmouth Contents 1 History 2 Entry 3 Royal cadets 4 Commanders of the college 5 Images 6 Former students 7 See also 8 References 8 1 Sources 9 External linksHistory EditThe training of naval officers at Dartmouth dates from 1863 when the wooden hulk HMS Britannia was moved from Portland and moored in the River Dart to serve as a base 1 In 1864 after an influx of new recruits Britannia was supplemented by HMS Hindostan 2 Prior to this a Royal Naval Academy later Royal Naval College had operated for more than a century from 1733 to 1837 at Portsmouth a major naval installation The original Britannia was replaced by the Prince of Wales in 1869 which was renamed Britannia 3 The foundation stone for a new building at the college was laid by King Edward VII in March 1902 4 Sir Aston Webb designed the shore based college at Dartmouth which was built by Higgs and Hill 5 and practically completed in 1905 6 From September 1903 officer cadets first entered the Royal Naval College Osborne then after two years transferred to Dartmouth and the first such intake was in September 1905 6 The Britannia training establishment was closed at the same time The cadets under instruction were embarked on two cruisers to complete their programme under the old system The headquarters of the cruisers was established at Bermuda where suitable arrangements had been made to house the cadets The cadets entered in September under the old system and those entered in January 1906 the last to be so entered were received at the Royal Naval College Dartmouth where they were instructed as far as possible side by side with the cadets transferred from Osborne Lord Tweedmouth First Lord of the Admiralty 26 February 1906 6 The college was originally known as the Royal Naval College Dartmouth RNC As a Royal Naval shore establishment it was later known also by the ship name HMS Britannia a battleship called Britannia operated from 1904 to 1918 The college was renamed HMS Dartmouth in 1953 when the name Britannia was given to the newly launched royal yacht HMY Britannia The training ship moored in the River Dart at Sandquay a Sandown class minehunter formerly known as HMS Cromer continues to bear the name Hindostan 7 As cadets at the college will be aware there are 187 steps down from the college to Hindostan s mooring at Sandquay 8 Cadets originally joined the Royal Naval College Osborne at the age of 13 for two years study and work before joining Dartmouth The Royal Naval College Osborne closed in 1921 9 During the Second World War after six Focke Wulf aircraft bombed the College in September 1942 students and staff moved activities to Eaton Hall in Cheshire until the autumn of 1946 Two bombs had penetrated the College s main block causing damage to the quarterdeck and surrounding rooms 10 11 Britannia Royal Naval College became the sole naval college in the United Kingdom following the closures of the Royal Naval Engineering College Manadon in 1994 and of the Royal Naval College Greenwich in 1998 12 In 2020 a group of Junior Rates were trained at BRNC to help alleviate added pressure on HMS Raleigh after a surge in recruitment On 13 August 2020 a troop of 34 Ratings and 130 officers passed out simultaneously for the first time in the history of the Royal Navy 13 They were followed by a second class of Junior Rates who passed out on 17 December 2020 14 Entry EditProspective cadets entrants must meet a minimum academic requirement They then proceed to the Admiralty Interview Board where they are tested mentally and physically Several mental aptitude tests are administered along with a basic physical fitness test and a medical examination Officer cadets as they are known until passing out from the college can join between the ages of 18 and 39 15 While most cadets join BRNC after finishing university some join directly from secondary school 16 The commissioning course is 30 weeks with Warfare Officers and Aircrew spending a further 19 weeks studying academics at the college 17 18 A large contingent of international and Commonwealth students are part of the student body The Royal Fleet Auxiliary sends its officer cadets to BRNC for a 10 week initial officer training course before they start at a maritime college 19 Royal cadets EditKing George V and King George VI were naval cadets at Dartmouth The first significant encounter between Prince Philip of Greece and the then Princess Elizabeth took place at Dartmouth in July 1939 where Philip was a naval cadet 20 21 Charles III and the Duke of York also attended Dartmouth The Prince of Wales spent a brief period at the College after leaving Sandhurst as part of his training with all three of Britain s Armed Forces 22 Sheikh Mubarak Ali Yousuf Suoud Al Sabah a member of the Royal Family of Kuwait attended the Royal Navy Young Officer Course at Britannia Royal Naval College in 2002 23 24 His Highness Sheikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa the eldest son of the Crown Prince of Bahrain also underwent training at BRNC including time at sea in RN warships from 2014 to 2015 prior to commencing active service in the Royal Bahrain Naval Force 25 Commanders of the college EditList below based on listing compiled by historian Colin Mackie 26 additional references are given in the list Captain William E Goodenough May 1905 August 1907 Captain Trevylyan D W Napier August 1907 July 1910 Captain Hugh Evan Thomas July 1910 July 1912 Captain the Hon Victor A Stanley July 1912 1914 Rear Admiral Trevylyan D W Napier September December 1914 Captain Edmond Hyde Parker 1914 February 1915 Captain Norman C Palmer February 1915 May 1916 Rear Admiral William G E Ruck Keene May 1916 January 1919 27 Captain Eustace la T Leatham February 1919 February 1921 Captain Francis A Marten February 1921 January 1923 Captain the Hon Herbert Meade January 1923 February 1926 Captain Martin E Dunbar Nasmith February 1926 February 1929 Captain Sidney J Meyrick February 1929 December 1931 Captain Norman A Wodehouse December 1931 December 1934 Captain Reginald V Holt December 1934 December 1936 Captain Frederick H G Dalrymple Hamilton December 1936 November 1939 Captain Robert L B Cunliffe December 1939 April 1942 Captain Edward A Aylmer April 1942 December 1943 Captain Gerald H Warner December 1943 Captain Peveril B R W William Powlett January 1946 February 1948 Captain Hugh W Faulkner February 1948 August 1949 Captain Norman V Dickinson August 1949 April 1951 Captain Richard T White April 1951 August 1953 Captain William G Crawford August 1953 April 1956 Captain William J Munn April 1956 August 1958 Captain Frank H E Hopkins August 1958 August 1960 Captain Horace R Law August 1960 December 1961 Captain W John Parker December 1961 September 1963 Captain John E L Martin September 1963 August 1966 Captain Ian W Jamieson August 1966 April 1968 Captain David Williams April 1968 September 1970 Captain A Gordon Tait September 1970 August 1972 Captain John M Forbes August 1972 September 1974 Captain Michael A Higgs September 1974 September 1976 Captain Paul W Greening September 1976 October 1978 Captain Nicholas J S Hunt October 1978 June 1980 Captain J Julian R Oswald June 1980 June 1982 Captain Timothy M Bevan June 1982 September 1984 Captain George M Tullis September 1984 1987 Captain John R Brigstocke 1987 89 Captain J Robert Shiffner 1989 91 Captain Richard G Hastilow 1991 93 Captain Simon Moore 1993 95 Captain later Commodore Anthony P Masterton Smith 1995 January 1998 Commodore Roy A G Clare January 1998 1999 Commodore Mark W G Kerr 1999 2002 Commodore C Anthony Johnstone Burt 2002 04 Commodore Richard J Ibbotson 2004 05 Commodore Timothy Harris 2005 April 2007 Commodore Martin B Alabaster April 2007 September 2008 Commodore Jake K Moores September 2008 March 2011 Commodore Simon P Williams March 2011 September 2012 Captain Jerry Kyd September 2012 February 2014 Captain Henry Duffy February 2014 September 2016 Captain Jolyon Woodard September 2016 September 2019 Captain Roger Readwin September 2019 May 2022 Captain Sarah Oakley May 2022 Present 28 Images Edit The college taken from the other side of the Dart at Kingswear International air cadets from the International Air Cadet Exchange on the main steps Cadets at BRNC participate in a practical leadership task PLT BRNC from the town quayFormer students Edit Prospect of the Britannia Royal Naval College Main page Category Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval CollegeSee also EditRoyal Naval College Greenwich Royal Naval College Osborne Royal Naval Academy The Royal Hospital School King Fahd Naval Academy Military naval college of Saudi Arabia modelled on Britannia Royal Naval College 29 References Edit Walker 1938 p 39 Walker 1938 p 40 Lambert 1984 pp 122 127 128 The King and Queen in Devon The Times No 36710 London 8 March 1902 p 12 General introduction Lambeth Southern area Survey of London Vol 26 British History Online 1956 pp 1 17 Retrieved 27 March 2010 a b c Lord Tweedmouth 26 February 1906 First Lord s Statement explanatory of Navy Estimates 1906 7 The Naval Annual 370 Former HMS Cromer M103 now called Hindostan at Sandquay Britannia Royal Naval College Classic Traction Retrieved 7 July 2019 PPRuNe Archive Retrieved 21 October 2013 Dickinson Harry 2016 Wisdom and War the Royal Naval College Greenwich 1873 1998 p 129 Harrold Jane Porter Richard 2005 Dartmouth Richard Webb ISBN 978 0 9536361 3 6 Article by Jane Harrold and Richard Porter in The Britannia Magazine 2004 Crest Publications pp 6 7 Ian F W Beckett Discovering British Regimental Traditions Osprey Publishing 2007 p 58 Navy officers and ratings make history at unique parade www royalnavy mod uk Retrieved 13 August 2020 Princess Royal salutes a new generation of Naval leaders Air Engineer Officer Royal Navy Jobs in the Fleet Air Arm www royalnavy mod uk Retrieved 12 May 2020 Royal Navy Sponsorship Royal Navy Archived from the original on 15 October 2008 Retrieved 18 October 2016 Warfare Officer Royal Navy Jobs in the Surface Fleet www royalnavy mod uk Retrieved 12 May 2020 Pilot Royal Navy Jobs in the Fleet Air Arm www royalnavy mod uk Retrieved 12 May 2020 RFA Training Royal Navy Retrieved 10 October 2018 Pimlott Ben 2012 The Queen Elizabeth II and the Monarchy Harper Collins p 86 History Prince Philip BBC Archived from the original on 19 October 2013 Retrieved 24 November 2013 William s Navy posting revealed BBC News 31 May 2008 Retrieved 31 May 2008 Honorary Doctorates September 2010 University of Plymouth Archived from the original on 29 December 2011 Retrieved 11 July 2018 Sheikh awarded honorary doctorate This is Plymouth 25 September 2010 Archived from the original on 5 May 2013 CP Attends Shaikh Isa s Graduation Ceremony Bahrain Daily Tribune 18 December 2015 Mackie Colin June 2018 Royal Navy Senior Appointments PDF www gulabin com Colin Mackie p 252 Retrieved 11 July 2018 Admiral Ruck Keene Obituary in The Times dated 31 January 1935 Issue 46976 p 16 Captain BRNC Twitter Post Captain BRNC Retrieved 5 May 2022 Royal Navy Sailors Share Their Knowledge with Saudi Colleagues Naval Today March 2013 Retrieved 25 May 2020 Sources Edit Lambert Andrew 1984 Battleships in Transition the Creation of the Steam Battlefleet 1815 1860 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 9780851773155 Walker Charles Frederick 1938 Young Gentlemen Longmans Green and Company OCLC 500034862 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Britannia Royal Naval College Official web site The Dreadnought Project The Britannia Association Coordinates 50 21 26 N 03 34 58 W 50 35722 N 3 58278 W 50 35722 3 58278 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Britannia Royal Naval College amp oldid 1154180826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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