Welcome from the Captain of the Navy Training Corps

The Captain of the Corps has joined the fight to save the Falklands veteran HMS Plymouth from the Breakers yard. It is understood that the ship which was bombed in the Falklands conflict in 1982 and one of only three Royal Navy Ships that fought in that Campaign still afloat, the others being ex HMS Hermes and ex HMS Andromeda both now with the Indian Navy, has been sold for scrap.


The HMS Plymouth Action Group has been formed to put forward a good case for saving The Plymouth and a long term plan for her preservation. The ship is currently in Birkenhead Docks, and cosmetically needs work to be done, but from a stability point of view I am assured is in good condition. There is therefore not a good case for scrapping what is a sound ship. The long term future for the ship, providing she can be saved from the breakers would be as an alongside Training Ship for Naval Youth Training Organisations. She would also serve as a permanent memorial to those who lost their lives in the Falklands Conflict. The long term berth or the lack of one which has caused the ship to be in this predicament also looks more positive, with a berth being identified. As well as a Training Ship, HMS Plymouth would also be open to the public which would help generate the funds necessary to maintain her. She could also become a recognised RYA training establishment and run powerboat and other courses again benefitting Youth. She would become a living ship again, manned by volunteers.

You can help by signing the Governments e-petition at http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/32526

Please also consider joining the Action Group, by emailing the Captain at captain@navytrainingcorps.org

We will keep you up to date with progress with an e-mailed newsletter. It is your support we want, not your time. Please support this cause.

HMS Plymouth has a glorious past; please help us to make sure she has a useful and worthwhile future.

Thank you,

Captain Richard Tyrrell, Navy Training Corps

I would like to welcome you to the National Website of the Navy Training Corps.

I hope you will enjoy your visit and that you will also find this informative and up to date.

The website, like the Corps itself, is fairly new and will expand as we add more Units throughout the UK. We have now established ourselves in several towns and cities and we now aim to start more Units throughout the UK, especially where there is no Naval Youth Training Group available. 

To achieve this aim we need people who are willing to become Uniformed or Civilian Members of Staff. We also need those who are willing to form a Committee and whose task is to help raise the funds needed to keep a Unit running. Both those roles needn’t be an arduous task and, in many cases, can be very enjoyable. All people joining us will have to be CRB cleared and this is done through the Corps and costs the individual nothing. Training will be given by experienced Instructors and fitted in to suit each individuals family commitments. Details of Training Courses can be viewed on our courses page, as can qualifications that can be gained. If you have any Cadet experience before it will be useful, but if you haven’t we can train you.

As an Independent Youth Organisation and a Registered Charity, we have to raise every penny needed to keep the Corps afloat. One advantage of being Independent is we can channel all of the money we raise for the benefit of the Cadets; no money is spent on a full time Headquarters or paid Staff. Everyone from top to bottom is a volunteer and our Headquarters Staff can be readily contacted in the evening or weekend, which is when Units meet and need information, help or guidance. Cadets can also start at eight years of age.

Thank you for taking the time to read this introduction, and for finding out more about the Navy Training Corps. Our motto is Porro Iunctus or Forward United, so why not think about joining us. Please use the contact page to leave a message and we will get back to you.

Richard Tyrrell

Captain

Navy Training Corps

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