HMS Ganges (shore establishment)

Bill Jordan, the New Zealand High Commissioner, with a group of New Zealand sailors in front of the masthead and figurehead of HMS Ganges.
History
United Kingdom
NameHMS Ganges
CommissionedMay 1865
FateClosed in October 1976
General characteristics
Class and typeStone frigate

HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. She was established as a boys' training establishment in 1865, and was based aboard a number of hulks before moving ashore. She was based alternately in Falmouth, Harwich (from 1899) and Shotley (from 1905). She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976.[1]

HMS Ganges was also known as Shotley Training Establishment.

  1. ^ Ward, Shore establishments pp.62–3.