HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. Click here to remove banner ads from this forum. Ganges Tales of the T.R.O.G.s Paperback - 22 Nov. 1995 by John Douglas (Author), John Wheatley (Illustrator) 6 ratings Paperback 12.00 8 Used from 8.90 H.M.S. 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 Read about our approach to external linking. After eating I dashed down to the boat sheds to report for my test. In attendance was a senior officer, medical officer and the master at arms. As Rudyard Kipping wrote in his famous poem IF the you will be a man my son. 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!! ', and he replied that it was the first time he had a warm bed, three hot meals a day, and a roof over his head that didn't leak. Shotley Marina, Shotley Gate, Ipswich, IP9 1QJ. We had just finished PT before going to supper, so I was in shorts. 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. He was fondling my right cheek as I tried to concentrate on pipping. However, for most of us boys, qualifying meant we could wear the Bosuns chain with our uniform instead of a lanyard. Today lots of those instructors (JIs and Badgeboys included) would be in front of the beak for various abuses, harassment and bullying. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. He would lay on the number of cuts prescribed, each cut raised a welt on the boys buttocks. Through the year the training was intense, probably a good thing, it gave us little time to regret joining the navy. JavaScript is disabled. Mr Davis added: They have had the last conditions, including the fire hydrants agreed. The HMS Ganges training base, which opened in 1905, closed in 1976 and has remained derelict. Such a tragedy that this historical place has been left to rot. Padre Weekes was always good for a fag and Jim Conroy (PTI) taught me to yodel. I just got on with it. A historic Grade II listed former Royal Navy training mast has been taken down ahead of restoration work. 1937. A Gannett Company. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. 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. July 27, Awarded the Freedom of Ipswich. Find BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. HMS Ganges organisation of meals - covering the galley in the Long Covered Way/messdeck dining, and the introduction of the CMG block /communal dining - dated 1952. c. Punishment of Juniors (U) at HMS Ganges dated 1970. d. Restrictions on the caning of boys as a punishment dated 1929-1931. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. In 1907, its famous 143ft (44m)-high training . CMEM (M) Served from 1972 - 1987 Served in HMS Ganges. 1905 to 1976 saw 150,000 recruits pass through HMS Ganges. the top rung of a six foot ladder is about my limit! last entry 16.30 We are also please to welcome visitors at any other time by prior appointment - please telephone 01473 788315 or 01473 788723 to arrange this. contact the editor here. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. MT2 Served from 1965 - 2021 Served in HMS Ganges. later times). If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to Abuse Details. I took a bowl and ate the lot. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN, Artist's impression showing the view across a residential street at the redeveloped HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate. Im here as my Son (15) wants to join the RN - Wellbeck route AIB soon. The latest development means that construction work could start immediately, however, due to the coronavirus outbreak, progress has been delayed. 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. 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. There was a way to bypass it for cowards like me, but God help you if you tried using it. HMS Ganges 2 in the harbour put all boys ashore and was then used as Naval Operations Ship, Harwich. I had already taught myself to swim. yes I was there in 92 .Essex, Nolfolk , Herts Suffolk and Cambs police all used it. 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This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's Roger Jones, chairman at the HMS Ganges Museum said: "HMS Ganges was originally a ship of the wooden wall, launched in 1821. Martin Foster was treasurer for veterans who served at HMS Ganges training base in Sufffolk. From the top of the mast, its a long way to come ! She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich (from 1899) and Shotley (from 1905). 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. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. (LogOut/ Saw your message. The Royal Navy training mast in Shotley Gate, pictured in 1936, was erected in 1907, A photograph of the base taken sometime in the 1950s (left), with recruits on the mast in 1937, with one recruit just about visible near the very top, John Youngman said his training at the site stood him in good stead for the rest of his life, Warning: Third party content may contain adverts, A pupil band from The Royal Hospital School performed at the event, It is expected to take at least a year to restore the mast at the tip of the Shotley peninsula, across the water from Felixstowe and Harwich. 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. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. One not only suffered the punishment such as doubling up and down the steps of laundry hill with a 303 rifle held high. HMS Ganges being broken up after training was transferred to the land base at Shotley (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). It was easy to spot those who had been here the longest. Ganges Tales of the T.R.O.G.s Print length 264 pages Language English Publisher Second City Publishers, Penmarth, Cornwall Publication date 22 Nov. 1995 ISBN-10 090681605X ISBN-13 HMS Ganges. No way would the Royal Navy let the opportunity to instill fear into a young boy pass them by, So began another nine months of laughter and tears, disaster and joy. I heard many boys saying things like , dont bend over in front of the seamanship officer, or always face him dont turn around. In 1907, its famous training mast was erected on the parade ground. My heart sank and my elation evaporated as I desperately tried to quash all fears of my body falling from the Devil's Elbow. Write to Dave Kindred, Kindred Spirits, Evening Star, 30 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich IP4 1AN. For breakfast porridge was on offer, that salt-coated gruel I'd been forced to eat every morning of my schoolboy days. Used to have chats with old Tick-Tock and RPO Salmon gave me my 1 postal order when the max was really ten bob. The HMS Ganges Museum previously said restorers would remove the wooden part of the mast for refurbishment off site and they would then check the condition of the steel lower mast. Even if it amazingly stayed put, as soon as I slammed the rifle onto the parade ground off it popped again. Aerial artist's impression of one of the green spaces earmarked for the former HMS. Real posh supercilious bastard. Each of us was required to construct a printing block using letters carved in wood. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. 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Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. He was sentenced at Portsmouth Crown Court. To get out of the showers we had to stand before our instructor legs apart arms raised for inspection. Please Login or Register. Editors' Code of Practice. George Douglas Blake HMS Warspite. Welcome to our next documentary, investigating the decaying remains and iconic abandoned swimming pool of HMS Ganges Royal Naval training school, as well as . Crowned on June 2, 1953, at the age of 25, Elizabeth II went on to have the longest reign for a British queen. ", HMS Ganges as a warship (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). This was where the roped rigging jutted out some ten feet - above it, the platform. A question of Religion?Maybe MaybeNot???? 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. A Gannett Company. (LogOut/ However, in the meantime we were still at the mercy of our instructors. Justin I saw the mast fully manned three times and it was a wonderful sight to see as it was so well choreographed and I was always amazed how the button boy could even get onto the button, when there was a breeze the mast moved a few good feet at the top of it and as I said all he had to hold onto was a knee high lighting conductor. "In 1860 she was decommissioned and laid up, and in 1866 she was turned into a training ship, and her guns were removed. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! It began snowing on Boxing Day. Martin Foster, 54, of Haig Road, Uxbridge, had already admitted two charges of fraud by abuse of position. H.M.S. We caught up with Jim Dines, Director of TS Rigging, whose team. HMS Ganges (1821) This page summarises records created by this Organisation The summary includes a brief description of the collection (s) (usually including the covering dates of the. 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. My instructors were Nobby Clarke and Ted Roe. JavaScript is disabled. "A lot of the boys came from foster homes, or Barnardos. Yes, I got it wrong! Not to the required half-moon, but to the first platform, where, when authoritative eyes were averted, I dashed to the other side and climbed back down.. It had been HO (Hostilities-only) traing during the war. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. Picture: SARAH LUCY BROWN (Image: Archant). Life at Ganges was recalled recently in The Evening Star when a book about the base by Alan Peck was published. After initial training we were marched from the training camp. He was subsequently dismissed from the service and returned to civilian life. 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. and I got seven days 9s. Editors' Code of Practice. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. The 142-foot high (43 m) mast was erected in 1907. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. Tony Hayden. Sailors' uniforms were a familiar sight in our area until HMS Ganges closed in June 1976. But this was Ganges, we never got away with anything. On the remainder of the command 'Bayonets' the left hand pulled the bayonet from the scabbard, placed it on the barrel of the rifle and, with a quick twist of the wrist, secured it in place. 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". HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. The facility remained there until its closure in June 1976, Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Ganges. GANGES; the ship had previously anchored out in the harbour below, at Shotley Gate, on the east coast opposite Harwich. Independent Babergh District councillor for Ganges, Derek Davis. First the older of the two, Maurice WRIGHT JX 657902. Helpful Report abuse Kindle Customer Sorting The Wheat From The Chaff Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2014 The site was closed in 1976 and was used as a maaried quarter estate by the RAF. When I say there was sexual abuse Im speaking from personal experience. Nevertheless, as bad and as cruel as I have describe Ganges, I remain proud to call myself a Ganges Boy. HMS Ganges '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 ' His early life was hard by any standards. interesting .. photos of the old pool. Crowds of boys from HMS Ganges would visit Ipswich when they were given a day off from the harsh naval discipline at Shotley. Each time I let it go off it popped, falling to the deck with a clatter. I joined Ganges 30th June 1955 also as a boy telegraphist. [1] If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can An appeal by Woolverstone Parish Council was turned down two years later. This site uses cookies. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. He was sitting on a stool and told me to stand in front of him and begin. 10/01/36- 08/02/36 HMS Pembroke. George Blake joined the Navy in 1935 and served up to 1950. It had to be a joke! LEADING SEAMAN Served from 1961 - 1970 Served in HMS Ganges. Roe told me "I don't like you." As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Sadists most of them and that's from a 15 year old who was in a council care home before he joined, streetwise to fcuk and kept my head down. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. Among his many punishments, he suffered cuts, a particularly brutal form of Naval punishment. Two other ratings are recorded as 'drowning' whilst on the books of HMS Ganges and both were in 1944. It. I knew a gentleman who said when he was at Ganges in 1947 he had his first taste of hot food. During the third disastrous week, it spent so much time on the deck I thought I might as well leave it there! Ronald Carr. Statistics for the 1930s indicate some 200 official canings per year in HMS Ganges alone, an average of four per week. The training was tough, brutal at times, yet many of those who came through remember HMS Ganges, at Shotley Gate, with a certain fondness. "I remember another of the Ganges boys, they were talking to a visitor at the museum, and she said 'it was quite brutal, wasn't it? inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Jim Gitsham, chairman of the Shotley branch of the HMS Ganges Association, said: "Members will be delighted that he's going down. It may not display this or other websites correctly. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can ", The honours board from the HMS Ganges, showing the victories of all the Royal Navy ships bearing the name (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). Dave Walton RN retired. A planning application for the site was submitted and outline permission was granted in 2015. Doesnt sound too bad does it. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. There were stories of many similar violations but none ever reported. At 14 he ran away to join the Royal Navy and signed on for 12 years. Sad to see such an establishment close as it was so full of history and meant so much to so many. Unfortunately HMS Ganges is no longer there apart from a few buildings and what is left of the mast. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. CHARGE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (WEA) Served from 1974 - 1997 Served in HMS Ganges. HMS Ganges was also known as Shotley Training Establishment . the reason i remember the date is that it was my 15th birthday, We got shipped out to Suez in October 1956 cutting short our training by a couple of months. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. He was quite good too. The culprit was brought before the Commanders table, the punishment was awarded as six or twelve cuts. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich (from 1899) and Shotley (from 1905). She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich (from 1899) and Shotley (from 1905). "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.". July 5 The old HMS Ganges sails out of Harwich Harbour. Didn't like it, there are better ways of teaching than violence, but it hardened me up and made me self disciplined. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. October, new Shore Establishment created and commissioned as Royal Navy Training Establishment, Shotley. [1] STANDING on a wooden disc about a foot in diameter, and saluting, does not sound too much of a challenge, unless it is 143feet above the ground and you only have a lightning conductor to grip between your knees. Posted on February 5, 2019 by irishroverpei. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please In the first week of January it was snowed even harder and it snowed until March. A Gannett Company. 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. 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. 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. The Royal Naval Training Establishment Shotley (known within the Royal Navy as HMS Ganges) was established in southern Suffolk in 1905. 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. Royal Navy 238217 Ordinary Seaman HMS Niobe . 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. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to The lower portion of the mast is steel, extending 18 feet (5.5 m) below ground and 30 feet (9.1 m) above ground. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 1907. 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. RO1 (T) Served from 1970 - 1975 Served in HMS Ganges. The overall height is 143 feet 10 inches, with the button being 11 inches diameter and 3 inches thick. ", The sailors in training doing exercises outside the gym (Image: HMS Ganges Museum). . She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. HMS GANGES MUSEUM. Mast erected using the foremast of HMS Cordelia, which was broken up 1904. 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. AboutPressCopyrightContact. 'Letters back to front, remember!' Heard so much about HMS Ganges though and it sounded very good for developing 'real sailors ' but as much as I hate to admit it I suspect it would have been too much for me . Report . 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. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. I told him "I don't give a flying feck!" Discipline was severe, routine constant and fear of punishment loomed at every turn. Every new recruit was required to climb it, not to the very top but to the half moon, about thirty-feet from the top. Reaching high into the sunlit sky stood the mast; its yardarms spread wide like a giant crucifix. 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. The noise was excruciating. Restoration of the historic HMS Ganges Mast is well under way at Barrelmans Point in Shotley. 1906. Picture: CLAGUE ARCHITECTS, Aerial artist's impression of one of the green spaces earmarked for the former HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Create a free website or blog at WordPress.com. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. His fellow recruit, Phil Bridge, said it was "a sad day, because it means a lot to us", but he was looking forward to a restored mast being returned. 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. I was sent to the training Ship HMS Ganges a cruel harsh 12 months lay ahead of me and thousands of other boys. Richard Dunn. 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. 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. At about 60 feet was the Devil's Elbow, the most dangerous and frightening part. Rumour had it many years ago a boy did fall, bouncing off the safety net and through the Post Office roof. contact the editor here. The pipe (whistle) was used aboard ship for passing orders and instructions. On October 28 the White Ensign was lowered for the last time and the ships figurehead was transferred to Royal Hospital School, Holbrook. what an incredible article, thanks for that dave, how far did you get up that mast? Standing at 143ft, the mast is made up of three main parts; the main 75ft mast came from HMS Cordelia, a steam corvette built in Portsmouth, the top mast of 47.5 ft wooden ruffle box from HMS Agincourt, which was renamed HMS Boscawen, and then Ganges II. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. From it came bloodcurdling cries of command, so frightening that I most surely would have obeyed them myself, if had I understood what they meant. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. I was out of there in an instant, but never said a word to anyone, I was just happy it was over and I had qualified. Artist's impression showing the view across a residential street at the redeveloped HMS Ganges site in Shotley Gate. HMS Ganges in Shotley Gate, Suffolk, was a land-based training centre for recruits between 1905 and 1976. Read about our approach to external linking. There was a seamanship officer at the boat sheds. Even by naval training standards life there was controlled by a very strict regime. Free (donations towards running costs are welcome) Some 100 boy-sailors were in the canteen, chewing and chattering; clattering knives forks and spoons against plates and bowls. Some boys were home sick, some just tried to stay out of trouble, one or two ran away. Life on the ship was extremely hard, with a memorial in Mylor, Cornwall, recording the names of 53 people who died while training on it between 1866 and 1899. 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