Tag Archives: navy

HMS Osprey / RNAS Portland – Dorset

Posted on April 30, 2009 by dazbwordpress

HMS Osprey was one of the Navy’s helicopter airfields. It closed in 1999. Most of the base has been demolished. An HM Coastguard heliport remains, as does the old main building. This contained the control tower, operations room, met office … Continue reading →

Posted in dorset, Military | Tagged , , , | 21 Comments

HMS Royal Arthur – Wiltshire

Posted on December 18, 2008 by dazbwordpress

HMS Royal Arthur was one of the Royal Navy’s shore establishments – similar to HMS Ganges but on a smaller scale. The site at Corsham opened in 1947 after moving from Skegness (the Butlins holiday camp was used during WW2). … Continue reading →

Posted in Military, wiltshire | Tagged , , | 82 Comments

HMS Ganges – Suffolk

Posted on November 1, 2006 by dazbwordpress

HMS Ganges is situated on the Shotley Peninsula in Suffolk. It used to be a training camp for the Navy until 1976, and in later years it was a police training school. It closed in 1998 or something. At the … Continue reading →

Posted in Military, suffolk, Underground | Tagged , , | 387 Comments