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HMS Conway was a naval training school or "school ship", founded in 1859 and housed for most of her life aboard a 19th-century wooden ship of the line. The ship was originally stationed on the Mersey near Liverpool, then moved to the Menai Strait during World War II.
For many years HMS Conway was accommodated onboard a succession of Royal Navy wooden warships, the most recent was originally HMS Nile, a two-decker, which was lent by the Royal Navy to Liverpool's Mercantile Marine Service Association as the School Ship Conway in 1875. She was moored in the River Mersey, off Rock Ferry, Birkenhead.
HMS Conway (school ship) was a training establishment set up in 1859 aboard the second HMS Conway. This vessel was replaced by two others: HMS Winchester was HMS Conway from 1861 until 1876, when she was renamed HMS Mount Edgecombe. HMS Nile was HMS Conway from 1876 until 1953 when she ran
3 giorni fa · Information about the history of the school ship HMS Conway, from a display about the 150th anniversary from the Maritime Archives and Library at Merseyside Maritime Museum. Part of the National Museums Liverpool group.
19 - 21 July 2024. 2024 marks 50 years since Conway paid off on 12th July 1974, 60 years since the New Block formally opened in 1964, 70 years since the Camp opened in 1954 and 85 years since the shore establishment opened at Plas Newydd in 1949. To celebrate all those anniversaries the club is pleased to invite OCs, partners and their families ...
5 ott 2011 · Comments. Post categories: 20th century , History , Transport. Phil Carradice | 10:50 UK time, Wednesday, 5 October 2011. The coastline of Wales has seen thousands of shipwrecks over the years but...
Official opening of the HMS Conway school ship, interestingly the band of HMS Nile played at the opening ceremony as the Nile was in Liverpool at the time on a recruiting visit. The ship was fitted to accommodate 120 cadets but opened with just 17. Numbers were limited to 50 for the first six months.
