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At any one time during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the [[Royal Navy]] had thousands of boys under training. Until 1905 training was exclusively conducted in stationary training ships located around the British Isles. On 18 September 1889 Captain [[Robert Hastings Harris|Robert H. Harris]] was appointed the first '''Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Ships''', as well as commanding one of the training ships. Captain [[Edmund Radcliffe Pears|Edmund R. Pears]] was appointed as Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Establishments on 21 December 1911, and on 5 April 1913 became '''Commodore (T.S.)''', as '''{{Com2RN}} in Charge of the Boys' Training Service'''. Rear-Admiral [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley R. S. de Chair]] was appointed as '''Admiral of the Training Service''' on 30 June 1914.

==Boys' Training Ships==
===Devonport===
*[[H.M.S. Impregnable (Training Ship)|''Impregnable'']], 1862 - 1929.

Captains:

*Captain [[Robert Hastings Harris|Robert H. Harris]], 18 September, 1889.<ref>''The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th March, 1891''.  p. 229.</ref>

*''Lion'', 1871 - 1905.
Consisted of H.M. Ships ''Implacable'' and ''Lion''.

Captains:

*Commander [[William Llewellyn Morrison|William L. Morrison]], 1 September, 1888.<ref>''The Navy List, Corrected to the 20th March, 1891''.  p. 233.</ref>
*Captain [[Thomas Young Greet|Thomas Y. Greet]], 1 January, 1896.<ref>Greet service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/478.}}</ref>

===Falmouth===
''Ganges'', 1865 - 1899.

Captains:
*Commander [[Randolph Frank Ollive Foote|Randolph F. O. Foote]], 10 September, 1889.{{NLApr91|p. 221}}

===Portland===
*''Boscawen''
Comprising ''Boscawen'' (late ''Trafalgar''), 1873 - 1905, ''Boscawen II'' (until ''Minotaur''), ''Boscawen III''' (until 1904 ''Agincourt'').

Captains:

*Commander [[George Anson Primrose|George A. Primrose]], 1 January, 1890.{{NLApr91|p. 205}}

===Portsmouth===
*''St. Vincent'', 1862 - 1906.

===Harwich===
*[[H.M.S. Ganges (Boys' Training Establishment)|''Ganges'']], 1899 - 1905.

===Queensferry===
The ''Caledonia'', late ''Impregnable'', served as boys' training ship at Queensferry from 1891 to 1906.

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{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Stevenson Dalton Cuming|nick=Robert S. D. Cumming|appt=22 September, 1894<ref>Cuming service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/323.}}</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Henry Simpson Stokes|nick=Robert H. S. Stokes|appt=11 January, 1897<ref>Stokes service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/406.}}</ref>|end=16 January, 1899<ref>Stokes service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39/406.}}</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=John Gorham Hewitt|nick=John G. Hewitt|appt=16 January, 1899<ref>Hewitt service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/38/556.}}</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Francis Boyle|nick=The Hon. Robert F. Boyle|appt=21 August, 1901<ref>Boyle service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/172.|}}</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Commander|name=John Frederick Ernest Green|nick=John F. E. Green|appt=3 January, 1904<ref>Green service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/345.}}</ref>|end=19 January, 1906<ref>Green service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/345.}}</ref>}}
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===Queenstown===
*''Black Prince'', 1896 - 1910 (renamed ''Emerald'' in March, 1904<ref>Colledge; Warlow. ''Ships of the Royal Navy''. p. 40.</ref>).

==Inspecting Captains==
Dates of appointment given:

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{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Robert Hastings Harris|nick=Robert H. Harris|appt=18 September, 1889{{NLMar91|p. 229}}}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Day Hort Bosanquet|nick=Day H. Bosanquet|appt=1 April, 1893<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 15 March, 1893.  Issue '''33899''', col F, p. 10.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank={{RearRN}}|name=Pelham Aldrich|nick=Pelham Aldrich|appt=27 April, 1896<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 29 April, 1896.  Issue '''34877''', col B, p. 12.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Arthur Charles Burgoyne Bromley|nick=Arthur C. B. Bromley|appt=23 January, 1899<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 24 January, 1899.  Issue '''35734''', col A, p. 7.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edward Harpur Gamble|nick=Edward H. Gamble|appt=20 November, 1901<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 11 November, 1901.  Issue '''36609''', col D, p. 10.</ref><ref>Gamble Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 47.</ref>|end=11 May, 1904<ref>Gamble Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/18.}} f. 47.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Robert Archibald James Montgomerie|nick=Robert A. J. Montgomerie|appt=12 May, 1904<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 13 May, 1904.  Issue '''37393''', col D, p. 11.</ref><ref>Montgomerie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 931.</ref>|end=9 July, 1905<ref>Montgomerie Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 931.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Cecil Burney, First Baronet|nick=Cecil Burney|appt=10 July, 1905<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Wednesday, 28 June, 1905.  Issue '''37745''', col F, p. 12.</ref>|end=4 November, 1907<ref>Burney Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/38.}} f. 84/180.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=George Edwin Patey|nick=George E. Patey|appt=4 November, 1907{{NLOct08|p. 330}}<ref>Patey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1009.</ref>|end=8 February, 1909<ref>Patey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1009.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Herbert Whitmore Savory|nick=Herbert W. Savory|appt=4 February, 1909<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 5 February, 1909.  Issue '''38875''', col B, p. 7.</ref>|ass=8 February, 1909<ref>Date his predecessor left.  Patey Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}}  f. 1009.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=John Michael de Robeck, First Baronet|nick=John M. de Robeck|appt=15 February, 1911<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 11 January, 1911.  Issue '''39496''', col B, p. 8.</ref>|end=21 December, 1911<ref>de Robeck service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}} f. 128.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Captain|name=Edmund Radcliffe Pears|nick=Edmund R. Pears|appt=21 December, 1911<ref>Pears service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/71.}}</ref>|end=5 July, 1913|as=Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Establishments|succBy=Commodore 2nd Class in Charge of the Boys' Training Service}}
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==Admirals of the Training Service==
Dates of appointment given:

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{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Edmund Radcliffe Pears|nick=Edmund R. Pears|appt=5 April, 1913<ref>Pears service record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42/71.}}</ref>|as=In Charge of Boys' Training Service|precBy=Inspecting Captain of Boys' Training Establishments}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|nick=Dudley R. S. de Chair|appt=29 June, 1914<ref>"News in Brief" (News in Brief).  ''The Times''.  Tuesday, 30 June, 1914.  Issue '''40563''', col C, p. 14.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Cecil Frederick Dampier|nick=Cecil F. Dampier|appt=1 January, 1915<ref>Dampier Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 497.</ref>|note=temporary}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Cecil Spencer Hickley|nick=Cecil S. Hickley|appt=9 April, 1919<ref>Hickley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 330.</ref>}}
{{Tenure|rank=Rear-Admiral|name=Victor Albert Stanley|nick=Victor A. Stanley|appt=1 April, 1920<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}  f. 205.</ref>|succBy=Position Abolished|end=1 June, 1922<ref>Stanley Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/88.}}  f. 93.</ref>}}
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==Footnotes==
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