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HMS Raleigh is a stone frigate (shore establishment), serving as the basic training facility of the Royal Navy at Torpoint, Cornwall, United Kingdom.It is spread over several square miles, and has damage control simulators and fire-fighting training facilities, as well as a permanently moored training ship, the former HMS Brecon.
The Prince and Princess of Wales (then known as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge) in Ottawa, Canada during their first joint royal tour outside the United Kingdom from 30 June to 8 July 2011. This is a list of official overseas visits and Commonwealth tours made by the Prince and Princess of Wales.
The museum was created by the National Maritime Museum Act 1934 [2] under a Board of Trustees, appointed by HM Treasury.It is based on the generous donations of Sir James Caird (1864–1954).
As part of a tour of the Gulf, the Prince called upon King Hamad at Bustan Palace, Manama. [1] 18–21 May 2014 Canada: Halifax, Pictou, Charlottetown, Winnipeg: The Prince and the Duchess conducted an official tour of Canada, visiting Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba.
The entrance to RNAS Culdrose (also known as HMS Seahawk) during 2015.. Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose (RNAS Culdrose, also known as HMS Seahawk; ICAO: EGDR) is a Royal Navy airbase located beside the town of Helston, situated on the Lizard Peninsula in southern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
RFA Mounts Bay is a Bay-class auxiliary landing ship dock (LSD(A)) of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She is named after Mount's Bay in Cornwall . As of 2024, Mounts Bay is the principal vessel assigned to the Royal Navy 's Littoral Response Group (North) .
Operations room staff on board HMS Illustrious during Basic Operational Sea Training.. A. Cecil Hampshire's "The Royal Navy Since 1945" writes that [U]nder the system of Home Service, General Service, and Foreign Service commissions which was introduced in 1954, warships required to be re-manned with completely new crews more frequently than in the old days of "running" commissions.
The establishment is also home to the Royal Naval Cadets of HMS Collingwood Royal Naval Volunteer Cadet Corps. [8] The VCC is open to young people aged 9 to 16 who can serve until their 18th birthday as well as adult volunteers from the age of 18 to 65.