Hi Bruce, Yes I remember you, however, there are others that I dont. The most feared were the GIs followed by the PTIs, and one RPO Florrie Ford. 1967 - HMS Eagle Comms Staff. Thus began the training of Boys for the Royal Navy on HMS Ganges on the East Coast.With the arrival of HMS Ganges off the Suffolk coast work started on constructing the shore Establishment with the first buildings being Temporary Sick Quarters. dailyinfo[5]=' 12147 Private Harry COOK 8th Bn. Can you tell me how I get online for his service register. of boys. 1966 - HMS Sirius Communications Department My D.O was a FAA pilot (Lt Lickfold) and had a strong empathy with him. andym War Hero Sep 15, 2006 #2 1967 - HMS London. dailyinfo[15]=' Fregattenkapitaen Alexander ERDMANN S.M.S. Live in Australia and have just retired after 23 years in SA Police., have been able to contact 2 mates from 1960, Colin Barber and Colin Dorsett, Any more of you out there!!!! I remember a mate from the baby stoker side of the mess, Chris (Taff) Evens from Hastings and there was another Kerr, another baby stoker from Liverpool I think. and 34th Coy. 1969 - Dennis Alderson, Ted Palfrey, Gordon Laws founder members of the RNCCA. Did not go down well.! 1967 - RN Unit Tangmere. Left to right: Ganges (ex- Minotaur ), Caroline, Ganges II (ex- Agincourt ). 1968 - Alan Davies. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. My time at Ganges was a bit of a curates egg mostly the bad bit! (Salonika) Territorial Force Nursing Service who died 01/03/1918 KNOWLE (SS. By using our website you are consenting to our use of cookies. dailyinfo[19]=' Lieutenant Colonel Harry LA TROBE CAMPBELL Distinguished Service Order, Territorial Decoration, Three times Mentioned in Despatches Royal Engineers who died 19/02/1919 BRISTOL (CANFORD) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' Free shipping for many products! Stay well old friend, and you never know, one day we just may bump into one another. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Although I have no memories of Shotley as I was too small we have family photographs and I know we all enjoyed being there very much. FOR SALE! His first ship was the destroyer HMS CARYSFOOT and he served in her in the Far East Fleet based in Singapore. Remembered Today: 1967 . It intentionally ends at the time the Training Establishment first moved ashore. I joined Ganges 6 Feb 1961 for entry into the Fleet Air Arm as a mechanic. HMS Raleigh new entries, with instructor CY Pratt (May 1964) Find this Pin and more on Course/Class Photos by Grey Funnel Line (GFL). I joined Ganges in 1964 P/086362. 1968 - Ready for Rounds. After my initial shock joining the annexe I got over my homesickness and went on to enjoy my time there and make the most of the opportunities on offer. Grand Father served in Ganges as the Master at Arms. Joined ganges september 1964 (giant recruitment) from The New York Times "Es Like all young sailors I used to look at the Chiefs & Petty Officers and think I will never get there doomed to be a AB for 12 years. read by the sound it made especially when it was raining !) They were in quite a bad state, but some parts were still readable. I now live in France and still dont like swimming! William (Robbie) Roberts. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. LMEM Served from 1971 - 1978 Served in HMS Ganges. 1969 - CRS John Petchey. TAKE CARE. table.center {margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; border-collapse:collapse; font-size: 13px; font-weight:bold; text-align: center;} All the Best mate. h5 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 13px; text-align:left; color: #000000;} I am assuming that he died at home. June 4th 1962 is a day I will never forget, I was driven into the Annexe at HMS Ganges in an old blue Tilly, with 3 other lads after a train journey from Darkest Devon. It was also the year of the marriage of Princess Elizabeth, the abdication of Prince Michael of Rumania and Rumania becoming a People's Republic. h2 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 30px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} I have a great picture of me presenting flowers to the Captains wife, Mrs Ash during some boating escapade on the river. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Royal Horse Artillery who died 21/02/1917 GUARDS CEMETERY, COMBLES France ' Did my basic training as a RP before going on draft to Dryad. U.S. In civvy street I became a qualified (CAA) aviation engineer and held many senior engineering appointments including Chief Engineer of HM Coastguard SAR Helicopter Service. was a backward swimmer and marched from the annexe to the pool every morning and evening. I also remember Wally Beard as a very amusing sort of a person not the same could be said for Tommo, not many jokes cracked there!!! dailyinfo[29]=' Oberleutnant zur See Axel Carl Ludwig VON SCHOENERMARCK S.M.S. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. They started as Boy II, then progressed to Boy I after training. Any idea what happened to Buzz Middleton, or Jeff Hollingsworth for instance. Pictures reveal storm damage to passenger ferry. dailyinfo[21]=' L/32287 Driver John Frampton GAZE "O" Bty. dailyinfo[1]=' Staff Nurse Edith Mary CAMMACK Associate of the Royal Red Cross, 2nd Class 4th Southern Gen. Hos. She was later sold to a News of the World journalist. I once had an ex-CPO who was there from the earliest age. All admin will read your Timeline, if no mention of Ganges or of time served in the Royal Navy will be refused entry. On November 11th, with 500 Boys on board she was move to Harwich in convoy with HMS Hearty. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. June 1962 Feb 1963, I managed to change branches with my father help (he wanted me to have a trade, thanks Dad), (who is no longer with us) to EM and left Ganges early to start training at HMS Collingwood I was still 15 when I got to Collingwood, and I even got my fag stamps under age. 1966 - Graham Lloyd. Always remembered my Ships Book No 6666. When Peter Broadbent entered HMS Ganges, the toughest training establishment for young recruits to the Royal Navy, he was a naive 15-year-old Yorkshire schoolboy, entranced with the idea of seeing the world, proud of his drainpipe trousers and DA hairstyle, and eager to meet girls. There is a comprehensive website, just type in Hms Ganges in your browser, for Photo's ect. HMS Ganges Memorabilia Nicks Sep 3, 2006 1 2 Next N Nicks MIA Sep 3, 2006 #1 I recently purchased an HMS Ganges Candelabra at a car boot sale near to me in Littlehampton and on the base is enscribed; Presented By Inst Cdr H.C. Malkin, Lt Cdr J.A.F. A real shame to see the site in such a bad state, especially knowing how it used to be I was in Grenville 22 mess and would have left with you guys in 1964 for Condor but became a J.I and went back to the Annex. The same tower also has a mast on it, and a broken one is stored underneath it. 1967 - John Jones. Ganges in 1906. #footer {width:1100px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;border:0px solid #bbb; padding:6px; background-image: url("../../../media/webimages/cream.jpg"); } Ganges became obsolete, outdated, cold and institutionalised well before the 1960s. On occasions, we climbed to the beat of the Royal Marines band base drummer including for HM The Queen in June 1961. HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. On January 1, 1947 the British coal industry was nationalised and on March 15, 1947 the worst ever floods in England were recorded. These photographs briefly show where and how we lived (some may say survived) the ordeal of training to become one of Her Majesty's sailors. body {font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12px; text-decoration:none;} Was at Ganges 1960-61 Blake Div. 1968 - S/Lt Davies. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. Rich. South Lancashire Regiment who died 12/02/1917 BASRA MEMORIAL Iraq ' All in all Im glad that I did it and proud to call myself an ex- TROG, Terry Wogan eat your heart out, youve no idea mate. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Window ladder display 73 i think, met the duke! We can reunite you with your friends who served at HMS Ganges and we have a wealth of information on different units, bases and ships in the site. Various items have been made from her timbers, including a grand staircase on an estate in South Devon, The stern cabin is now a cocktail bar in a small hotel on Burgh Island in South Devon, and numerous miniature rum barrels and other items continue to be offered to us as exhibits. Great memories and sad to see it now. No classes for about two weeks but plenty of skivvying. The cause of death and location of death is irrelevant in such circumstances. I was reasonably good at all sports and got out of a few dirty jobs. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976. IMAGES FROM THE 1960's H.M.S. H.M.S. His death could have been from any cause including accident, murder, suicide, illness etc. JavaScript is disabled. Boys who joined the Navy at either 16 or 17 (initially as seamen, as opposed to other trades) were sent to one of a number of Boy training establishments, Ganges being one, to undertake their 3 months' basic training. As you are about to see, 1954 went down in HMS Ganges history as a year without precedent throughout the period 1906 to 1976, namely its entire history - in short, more boys ran away from HMS Ganges in 1954 than at any other time and transcended the numbers returned by HMS St Vincent by a huge margin. dailyinfo[9]=' 910311 Private Charles Henry CROMWELL 2nd Canadian Constr. I do plan to go down to Ganges, probably next spring, for one last look. dailyinfo[11]=' Seacunny ABDUR RAHMAN SIRAJUL HAQ S.S. MERTON HALL (Liverpool). 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. This Group is mainly for Boys who served in H.M.S. 1967 - David Burwood. View Gallery. Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Ganges. People work better for you if they have your respect, not fear and are treated fairly. I remember too well a suicide and several attempts plus those who went over the wall only to be rewarded on their apprehension with the cuts over a backless chair. This site uses cookies. Instructors building. Royal Army Medical Corps who died 22/02/1919 NUNHEAD (ALL SAINTS) CEMETERY United Kingdom ' 1967 - Pat Watterton. dailyinfo[6]=' Lieutenant Thomas McKenny HUGHES Twice Mentioned in Despatches 53rd Sqdn. I sadly recall Jnr Seaman Studd absconding and drowning in the Orwell- his kit was auctioned off, attempted suicides and the like. Nelly Nelson, I called him Admiral, he called me Captain, a Comms rating my best mate, we used to climb the mast and have a fag at weekends, if we had one, who I later served on the Diana with, Hygiene Howell, the Moir twins, Jeff Manning, and a lad called Mannion who dissappeared one day, we were told he had commited suicide (Ganges did that to some lads), Phil Tarrant, Londoner, who never ceased to make me laugh Aide Hibbert nuff said, well thats about it, except does anyone remember the chocolate bar machine in the Long Covered way, it used to spew out its bars with a little fiddling, used to pay for my fags. I was in Blake Division and remember some names, Ross Allen and Nigel Smith. (As part of de-cluttering I'll probably offer it on eBay later this year. HMS Ganges was a training ship and later stone frigate of the Royal Navy. Went on much later to become a Saturation Diver in the offshore oil & gas industry. Happy days, tough but did us no harm in the long run. It's amazing nobody (or very few?) This building was a Signal School apparently, which was created to teach flag signalling and telecommunications. What a turn of fate. 1967 - Margaret Taylor. One has had an additional observation post built onto it which gives splendid views accross the estuary to Harwich and Felixstowe. 1968 - New Entry Messdeck. Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) who died 14/02/1916 YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL Belgium ' I gradually came to realize that while I saw the RN as an institutionalised lifestyle I actually loved being at sea. I thought he meant me &even after 2 sojourns in the sick bay with pneumonia(& thats another story) I did it @ still have my prize. The first HMS Ganges was a 74-gun ship, originally named Bengal, built by the East India Company, informally known as John Company, on the Thames and presented to the British Government in 1779. In other words, he was a 'Nozzer' - a raw . On 5th May 1865 she arrived under tow at Devonport to be stripped of her guns and fitted out as a Training Ship for Boys.On 1st January 1866 the whole of the Boys on board HMS Wellesley were transferred to HMS Ganges at Plymouth and she arrived at Falmouth on 20th May 1866 and for the next thirty-three years was moored at various locations at Mylor, in Cornwall. I was never so fit, but wernt we always so hungry, does any one remember cake sandwiches on a Sunday, You used to put a slab of cake between two slices of bread to make more of it and to help fill you up. View Gallery. His service number indicates enlistment in 1920, so won't have been in the Navy for very long at all. For more information, please see our Privacy Policy, Please enter a password with 6 characters or more. Later he would be signalman to Mountbatten and served on HMS Warspite, becoming CYS. Two PTIs I do remember were Wally Beard & Jim Conroy, I met up with both of them in later years, had a few hairey run ashores with Jim. The wrongs I witnessed and was subjected to taught me how NOT to treat people. It has been always presumed that these ships were the way of the Company saying thank-you for keeping the sea-lanes open but may well also have been a way of paying their taxes and dues.HMS Ganges took part in a number of actions at sea during her lifetime including her involvement against the Danes as part of Admiral Lord Nelsons fleet. Looking for Roger Moylan online? var daym=mydate.getDate() Hms ganges hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy Hms ganges Stock Photos and Images (117) See hms ganges stock video clips Quick filters: Black & white hms ganges shotley RM CXG428 - Derelict entrance to HMS Ganges Shotley Gate, Suffolk, England RF AXTCC0 - HMS Ganges mast,suffolk, england 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Most had signed on for 9 years (which didn't include the time served before the age of 18). On 29th August 1899 she slipped her moorings and, escorted by the tug Escort made for Devonport. I intend to visit the museum the next time I am in Suffolk. h3 {font-family: calibri; font-size: 20px; text-align:center; color: #000000;} I was also a silver bugler in the bugle band and remember going to Portman road foootball stadium playing on the pitch at half time, and the Central messing Galley ie CMG used to be called the screamer because of the size of it and the echoes inside it. HMS Ganges (1821) was an 84-gun second rate launched in 1821 and finally broken up in 1930. Access to this site is limited to members of the HMS Ganges Association. The HMS Ganges shore establisment I served on was for boy sailors aged 15, This was based at shotley gate Suffolk, not far from Ipswich and Felixstowe closed in the 70's when school leaving aged was raised to 16. 1968 Nubian Comms Branch 1968-70 Coy. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. I will not waffle on, except to say who I remember, Gessler the RPO who used to lurk in the shadows, while you were going back and forth for scran,, but you could always see his stomach sticking out. dailyinfo[14]=' 15697 Private William SWINDELL 10th Bn. Sorry to see the government has let it go to rack and ruin, so sad. Being on 'active service' has nothing to do with his CWGC commemoration. On 4th October 1905 the new Barracks The Royal Navy Training Establishment, Shotley was commissioned. First Royal Navy ship to visit Eire, post independence? 1966 - Graham Lloyd and Denzil Bell. Use commas to separate multiple tags. It really is sad to see the place just left to rot. HAWKE DIV . View Gallery. !.173 joined and when we left 11 months later there was 62 remaining.l work in the Prison Service now and 2 years ago l met one of my old Leading Juniors serving 5 years ,it was so good to meet up again!!!! I havent seen Ganges as it has now become and glad I havent. One of the tasks they had to do was climb the fearsome 150ft mast, with no safety nets or harnesses.The naval base is long gone but the mast is still there. 1966 - SGS Christchurch. Regardless of the strict training and discipline nobody seems to have nothing but good to say of the place. !,ran towards the football field the next day and my knee gave out again,l thought this homesickness is getting worse! 1969 - Lt Ash (aged 95). It was over near Faith, Hope & Charity. A variety of photos from HMS GANGES the people, the place and ships we served on. Only when I wrote home did I learn that he was in Grenville 22 as well. R.C. 1968 - Sirius Comms Dept 1968. if (dailyinfo[daym] != "") { document.write(fontstart+dailyinfo[daym]+fontend) } An 84 gun ship she was launched in 1821, of 2,283 tons and carried a crew of 700 men. Started off in Drake 38 before transferring to Grenville 22. dailyinfo[16]=' 26810 Corporal James PETERS Mentioned in Despatches 13th Bn. // Stop Define Variables for days of the month 1967 - Margaret Richardson. 27 Feb 2023 - I was devastated to learn that my old friend Mick Kester crossed the bar last Friday 24 February, apparently after suffering a heart attack.. Mick served in the Royal Navy for a total of 24 years, having joined in February 1958 as a Junior Seaman at HMS GANGES in Suffolk. Anybody out there that was with the window ladder display at Earles Court,London 1971.I would love to say that I was one of the guys up on the window ladder doing the display.But no I was one of the men who carried out one of the two poles,at the heavy end I might add.Great days!!!!! 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. ITS SAD TO SEE THE PICTURES OF GANGES NOW. 1967 - Catherine Davies van Zoen an Jennifer Wood. So please check. Joined Ganges Jan 1951 from St.Vincent to be a Signal Boy. HMS Ganges was the shore training establishment for boy entrants. 1966 - Geoff Cook. var dailyinfo= new Array(31) Retired as a Police Superintendent some years ago and now enjoying life in Devon. Pablo Picasso, Madrid, red, 1930s. I restored as much as I could and felt that I was still in touch with the sea. Sign up for a new account in our community. 1967 - HMS Naiad Comms Dept. 1966 - HM S/M Auriga in the swimming baths,and going up the mast in the winter, One memory that wont leave me is running around the parade ground in the Annexe in pyjamas with a 303 all because someone spoke after lights out. dailyinfo[13]=' S/8943 Rifleman John William BENTLEY 3rd Bn. 'flag captain' in a sentence. I was glad there were only 24 hours in a day as you did not stop until pipe down Anyone with a peak cap was GOD. At the start of 2006 the site was subject to a controversial planning war - some developers want to build a ton of homes etc on the site, but . How to use 'flag captain' in a sentence? LEADING COOK Served from 1959 - 1970 Served in HMS Ganges. Was a backward fish and hated my time in the very cold swimming pool to gain my QS. Raymond Marvell. Joined May 24th, 1966, 84 recruitment, was in Keppel 1 mess,received the cuts twice,very painful,used to sit on the button as often as I could what views, of all the time spent in the mob and places visited Ganges still holds the fondest memories,I later served on HMS Zest @ Euryalus, Joined Ganges October 25 1965 Collingwood 44 Mess. Find Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok profiles, images and more on IDCrawl - free people search website. HMS Ganges Days. This are some images from the 1968 Parents Day Brochure. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. funny enough during 12 years never saw anyone from our class. Moored at Staines @ 1s.17d per foot, when I advertised her for sale I was delighted to meet two Royal Marines who told me they had been to Norway during WW2. I see that in the heading Main Block, three of the shots are actually of the CPO/PO Ganges could have been up-to-date easily, but the Brit class system got its anchor fouled up well. If interested in obtaining a copy of the PDF version please PM me with your email address. HMS Ganges Museum HMS Ganges Museum Is this your business? 1969 - John Green and Stevie Kerslake. Would not have missed it for the world!!!! aside {width: 220px;padding-left: .5rem;margin-left: .5rem;float: left; text-align:center;} FOR SALE! Ganges was a waste of time & money, proved nothing. Photographs of various aspects of HMS Ganges. HMS Ganges Museum is dedicated to the 160,000 boys who went through the gates as boys and marched out as men, from its inception as a Royal Navy Training Establishment in 1905 to its closure in 1976. 1967 - David Erwin. Worcestershire Regiment who died 23/02/1915 LOKER CHURCHYARD Belgium ' 1967 - Singapore Jan 1967. This gallery has been set up as a home for images that have not so far been added to the Museums Official Website https://www.hmsgangesmuseum.com/ comms class 247-248 in the same mess. I think my most strident memory was sitting in the Gymnasium in late December 1971 with all the other nozzers staring up at the Kipling poem and waiting for the bus to take me to Ipswich railway station for the trip home for Christmas. I was in Drake 221 Class, April 17th 1967. This was by no means the first ship . As he was undergoing training he was effectively on Active Service,ie embodied in a Unit,& as his death is presumably a training accident or similar his death would presumably be considered "War Related". Your email address will not be published. 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. General Photographs - 1966 to 1969If you take copies of these photographs to publish elsewhere please give a mention of this site. dailyinfo[17]=' Second Lieutenant George Ernest VINCENT Distinguished Conduct Medal 9th Bn. This was by no means the first ship to be given by John Company to the British Government. For those of you ex TROGs out there that have not done it already have a look at Google street view, not a pretty sight. Never had enough food..always hungry. 1966 - David Davis. 1967 - HMS Forth Comms Mess. 6 Reserve Lorry Park Royal Air Force who died 28/02/1919 BELGRADE CEMETERY Belgium ' Contact the Account Holder about copyright permissions (including ordering copies of content) or issues with the publication of the information or images on eHive. NICE TO SEE SOMEONE WHO JOINED UP THE SAME DAY AS ME. This was completed in 1903 and the decision was taken at that time to commence the construction of accommodation for the Boys ashore. Left May 1952 joined HMS Indomitable. I have it saved as a PDF file. 1968 February - HMS Sea Eagle Comms Dept. !,turned out l had dislocated my kneecap! included in this entry. I used to have a heap of photos from our Ganges days but most were lost when I moved from one place to the next. Joined Ganges march 1976 resolution 142 17 mess. There was the chip cutter at the bottom oops, I means the safety net that must have saved many a life all the extra mince meat for dinner :wink: Ganges Association website closing 2nd June 2007, Jumna Magazine HMS Ganges at Highnam Court, Glos.1940, Future Ford vehicles could repossess themselves, 10 myths told by Covid 'experts' now debunked. Seamanship, knots & awful uniform was not my thing or the rigours of Shotley Routine, doubling up and down Faith, Hope and Charity, Laundry Hill or the Long Covered Way. var fontend = '' Launched November 1821 and broken up 1930. 3rd Bn. Laid down in Bombay Dockyard. (Click on an image to enlarge it and reveal any further information held.). I could not believe reading your comments. A friend of mine was there in the late 60's and he said it wasn't too bad then. He was a member of a Commonwealth armed force who died between the qualifying dates of 04.08.14 to 31.08.21 whilst in service. Joined Ganges Sept 70,Anson 21 mess long covered way,was at the old place couple of years ago what a bloody shame to let it go to rack and ruin.At least the old school house has been turned into flats.I am proud to be called a Ganges lad,the cream of the Royal Navy. I cant imagine what it would be like at the top of it. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. Its so sad to see how it is now. Some progressed to undertake their trade training there as well. Bill (Jock) Hewitt. Did 14 weeks of basic Police Training and loved every minute, probably why im still in job 21 years later Like lots of others, dreaded the pool!! 1966 - Lt Richard Kent HMS Llandaff. Include tags such as place names, people, dates, events and colours. 1969 - Presentation. It seems they were ok as long as they landed on their heads!If not the got Trooped for Leaving Gash on the ground! Brilliant way to start growing up [!]. Son serving at Faslane in S/Ms. 433 sentences with 'flag captain'. Better late than never, I've just realised that this has been lurking on the top of a bookcase: It measures only 11.5 x 7cm. 1968 - Phil Rowe. Little did I know. 1966 - HMS Victorious Cricket Team. 1966 - Royal Navy in Singapore. sad its gone but would never had survived Human Right Brigade of today. (Moseley) A long suffering Birmingham City follower, A Life Long{So Far} Interest,Collection & Research Of All Campaign,Gallantry & Service Medals;Particularly those Awarded to Men who served with the 1/1st Cambridgeshire Regiment TF;1908 ~ 1939 & Antecedents[3rdVB Suffolk R.]/1st & 2nd Bns TA[1939~46]Medals Trios & Groups To The 6th Service Battalion The Northamptonshire Regiment,& For Variety Unusual Groups to the Royal Regiment of Artillery & Army Service Corps{RASC}, Luxembourg history, walking, battlefield guiding, Upcoming changes to logging in - click here, GWF is free to use so please support the Forum. Free shipping for many products! Joined 30th Novenber 1971,31 Recruitment,Leander and then Anson.Remenber playing football and injuring my knee,went sickand was told by the Captain Surgeon that l was homesick! The Mast HMS Ganges,must fill many an ex~Gangian with pure dread! LEFT THE NAVY 1994 AS A POMEM ,WORKING AS APOSTMAN NOW. You would be fortunate not to hit something on the way down. Below are just some of our members who have served at HMS Ganges. Not a Member, then Application Forms are available, scroll down, under NOTICE BOARD, both Form A and B are required. Captains of HMS Ganges The list of Captains of the first and second sea going and later HMS Ganges boys training ships at Falmouth and Harwich were drawn up by Commander William H Nicholson the last Captain prior to the renaming of the second HMS Ganges to HMS Tenedos in 1906. These photos show the current state of the Ganges. It closed in 1998 or something. When entering your 'ships served on' do not use full stops, commas or anything else just start a new line after each ship. 1969 - RO Alan Ingham. PO was called something like Hayjhans saw him again as a Sub Lt at RNAS Abbotsinch in 1963 (now Glasgow Airport) still swaggering and still a st! 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