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The picket boat of the Royal Navy, (also sometimes called a P1000) was a twin screw boat in use at Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth primarily to train officer cadets in boat handling and seamanship.
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 ...
From 1896 to 1916, he commanded naval vessels, primarily armoured cruisers, with a three-year break during which he trained cadets at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. His final command, from 1916 to 1919, was as Captain of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. In 1918, Ruck-Keene was promoted to Rear-Admiral, and he retired in 1920.
This was before the construction of the current Britannia Royal Naval College when the training was undertaken onboard two hulks, HMS Britannia (formally HMS Prince of Wales) and HMS Hindostan. In January 1903 Kerr received his first appointment as a naval cadet on the newly commissioned armoured cruiser HMS Drake. [1]
The main task of the squadron was to train officer cadets in basic ship experience. Sea time experience was given also to young Royal Marine officers and Engine Room Artificer apprentices. There were three cruises a year which coincided with the terms at Dartmouth College. These cruises usually alternated between the Mediterranean and the Baltic.
The romance of Prince Philip of Greece and Princess Elizabeth sprang out of a summer encounter at the Royal Naval College in Dartmouth in 1939.
Prince William attended graduation at Britannia Royal Naval College, where his grandparents met in 1939 Prince William reflects on moment Queen Elizabeth met Prince Philip when she was 13 Skip to ...
Among those starting their naval careers on her were, in 1877, the future Admiral and First Sea Lord Rosslyn Wemyss, Prince Albert Victor, and his younger brother, the future King George V. A shore-based college at Dartmouth was opened in September 1905 and this was named Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.