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The Thames Nautical Training College, as it is now called, is a school that trains officers for a seagoing career. It was, for over a hundred years, situated aboard ships named HMS Worcester. London shipowners, marine insurance underwriters and merchants subscribed to its founding.
HMS Worcester was also the name given to the Thames Nautical Training College. It was established in 1862 aboard the fifth HMS Worcester . The name HMS Worcester ceased to be associated with the establishment after 1968.
- A Home For Cutty Sark
- Restoring The Ship
- Her Majesty The Queen Opens The Ship
In the early 1950s, a movement began to find a permanent home for Cutty Sark. The Cutty Sark Preservation Society was established to bring the ship to Greenwich and open her to the public as a memorial to the Merchant Navy and an icon of the bygone era of sail. By this time, Cutty Sark was in need of a major overhaul to restore her and present her ...
A major restoration project, carried out by Green and Siley Wier, worked to return the ship back to her appearance as a tea clipper of the 1870s. Support for the project was demonstrated by much of the work and materials being provided for free as gifts in kind or at cost. Extensive research was undertaken to ensure the ship was accurately represen...
Eventually, on 25 June 1957, the ship was completed and HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh visited the ship to perform the ceremony of opening the ship to the public. The royal party toured the ship and were presented to members of the Cutty Sark Preservation Society, and the men who had worked on the vessel throughout the course of the res...
In 1976 the society amalgamated with various other maritime charities with similar aims, including the Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College (ITNTC, located on a succession of ships renamed HMS Worcester), the Seafarers Education Service (SES), the Sailors' Home and Red Ensign Club, the Merchant Navy Comforts Service Trust ...
16 ago 2020 · 1938-1953 The Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College, Greenhithe. 1953-1955 The Cutty Sark Preservation Society. 1955-1989 The Cutty Sark Society. 1973-1989 The Maritime Trust (managing agents for The Cutty Sark Society) 1989-1990 The Cutty Sark Maritime Trust. 1990-2000 The Maritime Trust. 2000-2015 The Cutty Sark Trust
Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College, HMS Worcester (Formerly known as) Merchant Navy College, Greenhithe (Later known as) Date: 1833-1968: Places: Greenhithe, Kent; Functions,...
Printed reports from HMS Worcester (the Thames Nautical Training College) include a roll of honour listing officer cadets who died during the First World War ( WOR/A/6 ). Cadet records for HMS Worcester from 1862-1967 are still held by The Marine Society, see the website: marine-society.org.
