In every corner of the ship are pictures of the ships history, and other. The river and far bank can be seen in the background. The beautiful threemasted pirate ship moored in torbay is a famous sail training vessel owned by the danish government, and once used in the filming of the bbc tv series the onedin line. A sailors life from the workhouse to the training ship exmouth and on to sea by eric j. Fifth annual report of the committee of management of the metropolitan training ship, home. A sailors life from the workhouse to the training ship exmouth and on to sea hunter, eric j on. The exmouth takes the place of the goliath, destroyed by fire last christmas twelvemonth, but is under different control. The local government board decided that the ship should be replaced by another vessel, the exmouth, for the benefit of the whole of london. Fifth annual report of the committee of management of the. Buy a sailors life from the workhouse to the training ship exmouth and on to sea by hunter, eric j isbn. At the end of the war the old vessel was handed back but within a few months the training ship exmouth was made available and, renamed worcester, was officially handed over in july 1945. The exemouth thurrock local history society home page. Training ship exmouth bringing family history to life. Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists.
Originally she was built for the london county council assylums as the training ship exmouth in 1908 and was moored at grays in essex. Media in category ships of the line of the united kingdom the following 36 files are in this category, out of 36 total. But first, some historical background to this uniquely british tradition. As the 19 th century turned into the 20 th boards of guardians all over england struggled to deal with the increasing number of young people in their charge. They tried to move children out of the workhouses into cottage or scattered homes and from there, most of the girls. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county, town, or parish, go to locating online databases. Mars training ship history skip to main search results amazon prime. Training ship news newspapers books scholar jstor january 2010 a training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors.
A sailors life from the workhouse to the training ship. The earliest naval training ships were run by the the marine society, founded in 1756 by jonas hanway and still in existence. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Also present was brett goodyear who took the pictures. The exmouth training ship, river thames, london, 1937. Hms exmouth iii was a training ship launched in 1905. Famous sail training vessel anchored in torbay devon live. The english poor law and training ships in the nineteenth.
Goliath ablaze, 22nd december 1875, with the loss of twentythree lives. Lloyds weekly newspaper december 26 1875 burning of. Featuring over 200,000 oil paintings by some 38,000 artists. Hunter, 9781786107718, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This was unveiled on sunday 5th september 2004 in the presence of members of the training ship exmouth association. Based on the extensive records from two training ships, the exmouth based in. Training ships were used to train boys in all aspects of seamanship preparing them for a career at sea. Reports for the year 1892 of the statistical committee and. In new york is preparing a legacy website of my books and life story.
Several training ship were specifically aimed at pauper children, including the goliath and the exmouth. The screw steamship aboukir is ordered to be put in the firstclass steam reserve at devonport, in place of the exmouth, 90. Ts exmouth family history beginners board rootschat. Yhje ship became a training ship in 1885 and was decommisioned in 1968.
It was renamed mercury when it was converted to a training ship 1885. Hms worcester the incorporated thames nautical training. The term is especially used for ships employed by navies to train future officers. Foundation, key stage 1, key stage 2, key stage 3, key. Stopford, arrived at portland on tuesday night from plymouth, to join the channel fleet. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Previously the ship had seen active service in the baltic and had been converted from sail to steam in 1854. Under the column for swimming it says special does anyone know what that actually means ts exmouth family history beginners board rootschat.
Training ship exmouth blue ensign of ts exmouth with shield of metropolitan asylums board. A youthful manowarsman, from the diary of an english lad who served in the british frigate macedonian during her memorable action with the american frigate united states. Gosh, this ancestry records set is a turn up for the books. Hms exmouth 1905 was a training ship launched in 1905. Exmouth was ordered as a 90gun sailing ship from devonport dockyard in. The history of childrens homes in britain orphanages, homes for those in poverty. Reports for the year 1893 of the statistical committee and the medical superintendents of the infectious hospitals and imbecile asylums, also of the ambulance and training ship exmouth committees 8th year of issue by metropolitan asylums board london, england.
Oct 10, 2018 boys from the training ship exmouth at play at their land base in grays town. Training ships goliath and exmouth the history of the. Workhouse locations early workhouses london corporation. On his attestation record, william states his nextofkin is his brother arthur, who is serving on the exmouth. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. Check out our resources for adapting to these times. Exmouth boys at drill on the ships upper deck, c1929. Hms exmouth 1901 was a duncanclass battleship launched in 1901, sold in 1920 and broken up in 1922. She was moored off grays town, and was an 80 gun, twodeck wooden ship. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Training ships moored off grays town history on the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The metropolitan asylums board borrowed the exmouth from the royal navy in 1877. At the outbreak of war in 1939, the cadets were transferred to foots cray place near sidcup and the ship was returned to the admiralty.
Hms exmouth was a 91gun screw propelled albionclass secondrate ship of the line of the royal navy. William robinson, the husband of a greataunt, served on the exmouth at grays, essex prior to his enlisting with the 3rd dragoon guards. In 1875, the training ship goliath, was destroyed by fire. Training ships moored off grays town history on the river thames. Entrance books for the vernon and the sobraon 18671911 posted by web operations on march 3, 2011 in australia, famous faces, new records this collection contains records for destitute children and vagrants that were sent to the vernon and sobraon, between 1867 and 1911. As a training ship it was moored off the isle of wight. Hms worcester the incorporated thames nautical training college. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Training ship exmouth armed forces page 1 rootschat. The first ship was loaned to the metropolitan asylums board by the admiralty and had been named. Home culture and heritage thurrock museum training ship exmouth.
London, england, ts exmouth training ship records, 18761918. Obverse has a fine standing figure of britannia with sailing ship exmouth presumably in background. Thames nautical training college project gutenberg self. Art uk is the online home for every public collection in the uk. Reports for the year 1893 of the statistical committee and. A parade of navy cadets in uniform are on the deck. A sailors life from the workhouse to the training ship exmouth and on to sea. It was originally the illovo built in 1867 in aberdeen. The exmouth takes the place of the goliath, destroyed by fire last christmas. During the five years of her career, 1645 boys were entered on the books. A comprehensive history of the workhouse by peter higginbotham. A sailors life from the workhouse to the training ship exmouth and on to sea by eric j hunter 20160215 on.
Buy a sailors life from the workhouse to the training ship exmouth and on to sea book online at best prices in india on. Buy a sailors life from the workhouse to the training. Here has been lying for some time the training ship goliath, an old three. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Thanks david for the comment and interesting piece of history about the ship, my pleasure to share with you, unfortunately that is the only one i have of the ship. London, england online genealogy records this chart shows links to countrywide collections. The first ship was loaned to the metropolitan asylums board. Entrance books for the vernon and the sobraon 18671911.
Training ship hms exmouth hallmarked silver medal for special good conduct and ability. Review of local history book including references to. Several shots of the cadets lined up on deck of the training ship exmouth. For each boy that joined the ship, the record books log the following. I have been researching naval training ships for boys and find the subject very. The goliath, operated by the forest gate school district from 18701875, could house a maximum of 500 boys. She was requisitioned as a depot ship between 1939 and 1945, before returning to being a training ship named worcester.
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