International exchange cadets on the BRNC campus

Cadets at BRNC participate in a team problem-solving exercise.

Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), Dartmouth, is the location of initial officer training in the Royal Navy, and is located on a hill overlooking the town of Dartmouth in the county of Devon, England. The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services being the oldest of its three branches. ... Map sources for Dartmouth, Devon at grid reference SX877514 The town seen from the River Dart Dartmouth is a town in Devon in the south-west of England. ... The inner harbour, Brixham, south Devon, at low tide Devon is a large county in South West England, bordering on Cornwall to the west, Dorset and Somerset to the east. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked...

The training of naval officers at Dartmouth dates from 1863 when the wooden hulks HMS Britannia and HMS Hindostan were moored in the River Dart. Prior to this there had been a Royal Naval Academy (later Royal Naval College) at Portsmouth from 1733 to 1837. The shore-based college at Dartmouth was designed by Sir Aston Webb and was completed in 1905. 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... The River Dart The River Dart is a river in Devon, UK. The river rises on Dartmoor, as two separate branches (the East Dart and West Dart), which join at Dartmeet. ... Portsmouth is a city of about 196,000 people located in the county of Hampshire on the southern coast of Great Britain. ... Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ... | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sir Aston Webb, portrait by Solomon Joseph Solomon, ca 1906 Sir Aston Webb (May 22, 1849 - August 21, 1930) was an English architect, active in the late 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The college was originally known as the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and as a Royal Naval shore establishment was additionally known by the ship name HMS Britannia. The college was given its present name in 1953, when the name Britannia was given to the newly-launched royal yacht, HMY Britannia. The training ship moored in the River Dart at Sandquay, currently the former Sandown class minehunter, HMS Cromer, continues to bear the name Hindostan. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ... HM Yacht Britannia was the 83rd Royal Yacht since the restoration of King Charles II in 1660. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Minehunters are mine-countermeasure ships that detects and destroys individual naval mines. ...

Cadets originally joined the Royal Naval College, Osborne, at the age of 13 for two years before joining Dartmouth, but Osborne closed in 1923, and thereafter cadets spent four years at Dartmouth before starting sea training at 17. The entry age was changed to 16 in 1948, and to 18 in 1955. Until 1941, Dartmouth was in effect a specialised boarding school, with parents paying fees for tuition and board. Today most new officers join in their early twenties, after university (though many still join directly from school) and spend between 28 and 49 weeks at the college, depending on specialisation. There is also a large contingent of foreign and Commonwealth students. Osborne House and its grounds are now open to the public Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. // History The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as The Commonwealth, is an association of 53 independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire. ...

King George V and King George VI were naval cadets at Dartmouth, as were the present Duke of Edinburgh, Prince of Wales and Duke of York. It is said that the Duke of Edinburgh first met the present Queen at Dartmouth. George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert) (3 June 1865–20 January 1936) was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, changing the name to the House of Windsor in 1917. ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George Windsor) (14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from 11 December 1936 until his death. ... The Duke of Edinburgh The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark) (born 10 June 1921) is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ... For other people known as Charles, Prince of Wales, see Charles, Prince of Wales (disambiguation) His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales KG, KT,GCB, OM,AK,QSO, PC, ADC, M.A., B.A. (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Windsor), styled HRH The Prince Charles, Duke... His Royal Highness The Duke of York The Prince Andrew, Duke of York (Andrew Albert Christian Edward Windsor), styled HRH The Duke of York, (born February 19, 1960), is a member of the British Royal Family, the third child and second son of Queen Elizabeth II. He has held the... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), (born on 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen independent nations known as the Commonwealth Realms. ...

With the closure of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in 1998, BRNC Dartmouth is the sole remaining naval college in the United Kingdom, through which all new naval officers pass; though other tri-service training establishments exist. The Old Royal Naval College The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was a Royal Navy training establishment between 1873 and 1998, in the centre of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site in London. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

See also

• Royal Naval College, Greenwich
• Royal Naval College, Osborne

The Old Royal Naval College The Royal Naval College, Greenwich, was a Royal Navy training establishment between 1873 and 1998, in the centre of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site in London. ... Osborne House and its grounds are now open to the public Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK. // History The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. ...

External link

• Official website