HMS Ganges (shore establishment)
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 and Shotley. She remained in service at RNTE Shotley until October 1976.
Bill Jordan, the New Zealand High Commissioner, with a group of New Zealand sailors in front of the masthead and figurehead of HMS Ganges.
Memorial in Mylor churchyard commemorates the 53 boys who died whilst training on HMS Ganges between 1866 and 1899.
HMS Minotaur, left; HMS Caroline, centre foreground; HMS Agincourt, right, circa. 1906
Main entrance to HMS Ganges
Shotley is a village and civil parish 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk. It is in the Babergh district and gives its name to the Shotley peninsula between the Rivers Stour and Orwell. The parish includes the village of Shotley and the settlements of Shotley Gate and Church End. In 2011 civil parish had a population of 2,342.
St Mary's Church
Martello Tower, Shotley – geograph.org.uk – 1359405
Training mast at H.M.S. Ganges – geograph.org.uk – 1247847
