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The Thames Nautical Training College, as it is now called, is a school that trains officers for a seagoing career. It was, for over a hundred years, situated aboard ships named HMS Worcester. London shipowners, marine insurance underwriters and merchants subscribed to its founding.
HMS Worcester was also the name given to the Thames Nautical Training College. It was established in 1862 aboard the fifth HMS Worcester . The name HMS Worcester ceased to be associated with the establishment after 1968.
Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College, HMS Worcester (Formerly known as) Merchant Navy College, Greenhithe (Later known as) Date: 1833-1968: Places: Greenhithe, Kent; Functions,...
The Association of Old Worcesters. Merchant Navy College, Greenhithe. Training ships on the River Thames. The Thames Nautical Training College, as it is now called, was, for over a hundred years, situated aboard ships named HMS Worcester.
- Formation
- Incorporated by Act of Parliament
- Hostilities Cease, Education Starts
- After The Second World War
- Marine Society & Sea Cadets
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The Marine Society, the world's oldest public maritime charity, was an initiative of a group of London merchants and gentlemen, who first met at the King's Arms Tavern, Cornhill, London on 25 June 1756 to discuss a plan to supply two or three thousand seafarers for the navy.[citation needed]Recruitment began immediately. Sponsors were sought and ad...
The scheme really took off. By 1763, the Society had recruited over 10,000 men and boys; in 1772, such was its perceived importance in the life of the nation, it was incorporated in an Act of Parliament. Admiral Nelson became a stalwart supporter and trustee of the charity, such that by the time of the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) at least 15% of Bri...
But the end of hostilities meant that naval recruitment was no longer the nation's first priority, although Admiral Boscawen was later to write: "No scheme for manning the navy, within my knowledge, has ever had the success as the Marine Society’s." Hanway now formulated plans for transferring boys to the merchant service on their discharge from na...
After the Second World War, the society concluded that there were by then sufficient facilities for sea-training provided by national authorities. It continued to provide sea-kits for many young seafarers and, where necessary, offered grants for their education, but in the 1950s the Society began to insist that cadets thus helped should have comple...
For many years the Marine Society has had strong ties with the Sea Cadet Corps, not only as benefactor and landlord to the Sea Cadet Association but also by providing sea training opportunities for hundreds of sea cadets each year. It was because of the complementary objectives of the two charities and, more specifically, the mutual desire to intro...
Known as the Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College, HMS Worcester trained thousands of Merchant Navy cadets during more than 100 years of service.
26 de jun. de 2015 · On 28 May 1953, ownership of Cutty Sark was formally passed over from The Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College to the Cutty Sark Preservation Society; the ship’s papers were received by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, as Patron of the society.
