HMS Royal Arthur (shore establishment)

Passing Out photo of recruits from April 1943
For other ships with the same name, see HMS Royal Arthur.

The Petty Officer in charge meets trainee Belgian sailors as they arrive at HMS Royal Arthur, Skegness, Lincolnshire.
History
Royal Navy EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameHMS Royal Arthur
Commissioned
  • 22 September 1939 (at Skegness)
  • 2 January 1947 (at Corsham)
Decommissioned
  • 1946 (Skegness)
  • 1 April 1950 (Corsham)
Fate
  • Name transferred to Camp Kingsmoor in 1950
  • Kingsmoor closed on 5 March 1992
  • Corsham site demolished in 2014
General characteristics
Class and typeStone frigate

HMS Royal Arthur was a shore establishment of the Royal Navy, initially at Ingoldmells near Skegness, and later at Corsham, Wiltshire. During the Second World War, the former holiday camp at Ingoldmells was used to mainly train 'Hostilities Only' (for the duration of the war only) communications branch ratings and officers (signalmen, telegraphists, coders and wireless operators).