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The Royal Naval College, Osborne, was a training college for Royal Navy officer cadets on the Osborne House estate, Isle of Wight, established in 1903 and closed in 1921. Boys were admitted at about the age of thirteen to follow a course lasting for six academic terms before proceeding to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth .
Jan 7, 2021 · The Royal Naval College, Osborne, located in the grounds of Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, served as the junior training establishment for the training of naval cadets of the Military Branch of the Royal Navy from 1903 to 1921.
Records of the Royal Naval College, Osborne, compiled by Commander Bedwell and comprising three printed and illustrated documents: a brief history of the College, 1903 - 1921, with a plan of the grounds and buildings; a table of cadet entries, 1903 - 1921, illustrated with photographs of the College; and a list of Admirals of the Fleet who were ...
From 1903 to 1921, part of the estate around the stables was used as a junior officer training college for the Royal Navy, known as the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Another section of the house was used as a convalescent home for officers.
In 1903 part of the estate around the stables at Osborne was developed as a college for naval cadets. Building began in March 1903 to the designs of Henry Hawks of the Office of Works, and the Royal Naval College Osborne was formally opened by Edward VII the following August.
The Stable Block which later became the Royal Naval College. In 1859 Prince Albert designed a new and larger quadrangular stable block, which was built by Cubitts on the former cricket pitch. The building is now Grade II* listed. Queen Victoria in carriage at Osborne House (picture courtesy of Cyril Duclos)
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Jun 24, 2018 · On 01 February 1913 the first class of students entered the newly established Royal Australian Naval College. Twenty-eight 13 year-old boys had been selected from 138 candidates. The college housed the 28 cadets, four petty officers, and 10 seamen, together with the instructors and domestics.
