HMS Ganges mast Shotley Gate Ipswich Suffolk
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2015
- 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.
This video is of what is left of the training mast.
July 1971. Rodney 44 mess across from parade ground and the mast. Climbed it that summer. Stood and saluted, held onto the spike like with slightly bended knees. 50 years ago. Best year. Best times. England should be ashamed. But there you go.
I'm welling up here, just seeing the demise of the mast, shocking, should be restored as a national monument to all who started their naval careers there. "Jos" Jones, '63 recruitment, Exmouth 43 Mess.
I was in Collingwood 34 mess in 1963/4. Sad to look at our mast that I trod first when we were brought over from the annex. Scared whit less going over the devils elbow that first time but we got over that and spent our leisure time clambering about on it. Too old for that stuff now!
Excellent video but very sad at the same time. I was a HMS Ganges boy sailor, joining having just attained the age of 15yrs (Aug 65) I was in Collingwood mess and a JRO. I absolutely loved my time there and cannot think of anything bad ever happening to me or my collegues, worked hard, studied hard and played hard. Everything that is missing in todays world.
Looks like my old mess, Hawke One mess adjacent to the quaterdeck is nothing but weeds. Fantastic Video, thank you for sharing it,
So is mine.
I was there Sept 1974 aged 16. Such a sad sight now, and it looks so much smaller. The state of the mast is a national disgrace.
Brilliant video of the old site I was baffled at first as to how you achieved this but finally cottoned on you are using a drone. As an ex nozzer 1959/60 of Ganges, the best views I have ever seen pity it was not available back then,thanks for sharing. Don't fancy climbing the mast now !!! James (Ben) Lyon
Thanks for the fabulous footage of the mast. I was at Ganges as a boy sailor in 1972.
I was in Anson division at the bottom of the long covered way all of which has now gone.
Shame they didnt take the mast to another establishment as a bit of nostalgia.
Eee!!! by eck they dont train em like they use too. Slinger Wood.
+Mike Wood Thanks - Hopefully they will return the mast to its forma glory very soon.
I was there today and near some steps was some writing in pencil on a piece of concrete - Dave and Don mess ?1 1972
1970 febuary enterd the anex after a few weeks we marched over to the main remeber how proud I was with marines band playing hearts of oak, placed in anson division had to polish everything on friday night including inside of dustbin ready for captains rounds saturday.fond memories,
A mere glimpse of Shotley Pier at 6.02
The Button is hanging from a wire, great if it could be saved.
Excellent Video, pity about the Mast
Nice work!
Nice one Rob
My Brother Gerald Evison went to HMS Ganges in 1963.
Heartbreaking to see the decline
grandad would have to stand at the highest point of the mast would be called a button boy
It is a pity that a mast fund was not set up. I am sure many of the ex Ganges boys would have contributed and possibly the UK Lottery. Sad.
1965 Rodney 14
Brilliant ... So Keppel nine mess has gone then?Thanks for the time and effort you put in to produce this film. How dare those green things grow on our Parade Ground !!!Peter Broadbent (Author of HMS Ganges Days)
My late father done his time there
looks like a great dogging site !
+NMSCENS2 weirdo!!!
Such a sad sight (site). Countless times I heard 'Parade, Parade - HO! on that now-neglected Parade Ground. Not ATTENTION as someone, ill-informed, wrote in a dodgy book about Ganges
Hello again-got the book. As you say so many memories- stand easy young man Mick p/073017
Hi Ben Lyon, lost touch, how's things.