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Royal Naval Academy
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In 1733, a shoreside facility was established in the dockyard for 40 recruits. A comprehensive syllabus provided theoretical and practical experience in the dockyard and at sea. Graduates of the Academy could earn two years of sea time as part of their studies, and would be able to take the lieutenant's examination after four years at sea instead of six. The Academy did not, however, achieve the objective of becoming the preferred path to becoming a naval officer; the traditional means of a sea-going "apprenticeship" remained the preferred alternative. The vast majority of the officer class was still recruited in this manner based on family ties, and patronage. Family connections, "interest" and a sincere belief in the superiority of practical experience learned on the quarterdeck ensured that the officer class favoured the traditional model. William IV summed up this view when he remarked that "there was no place superior to the quarterdeck of a British man of war for the education of a gentleman".{{Harvnb|Dickinson|2007|p=32}}There was a clear prejudice against graduates. The then rating of midshipman-by-order, or midshipman ordinary, was used specifically for graduates of the Royal Naval Academy, to distinguish them from midshipmen who had served aboard ship, who were paid more.{{Harvnb|Lewis|1939|p=217}} After two years at sea, graduates of the academy were eligible to be promoted to midshipman.{{Harvnb|Dickinson|2007|p=38}}In 1806 the Academy was reconstituted as the "Royal Navy College" and in 1816 was amalgamated with the "School of Naval Architecture".Hill, John R. and Bryan Ranft Eds. 2002 p. 251The college closed as a young officer training establishment on 30 March 1837, meaning that from that date all youngsters setting out on a naval career proceeded directly to sea.{{Harvnb|Dickinson|2007|p=57}} The closure of the college created a gap in officer training, and in 1857 the two-decker Illustrious undertook the role of cadet training ship at Portsmouth. In 1859 she was replaced by the three-decker Britannia, which was removed to Portland in 1862 and to Dartmouth in 1863.{{Harvnb|Dickinson|2007|p=66}}Notable individuals
A distinguished Academy graduate was Philip Broke, who attended the Academy in 1791. He achieved particular fame as captain of {{HMS|Shannon|1806|6}} in its victory over {{USS|Chesapeake|1799|6}} in the War of 1812. Two of Jane Austen's brothers, Francis and Charles, attended the Academy in 1786 and 1791, respectively. Both went on to become admirals.DICTIONARY,weblink Philip Broke, Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, 6 September 2018, Another veteran of the War of 1812, Henry Ducie Chads, attended the Academy before joining the Royal Navy. He was First Lieutenant of {{HMS|Java|1811|6}} during her capture by {{USS|Constitution}}. Command of the ship fell to Chads when her captain was mortally wounded near the close of the action. He was forced to surrender the heavily damaged Java.DNB, Chads, Henry Ducie, 09,Governors
Governors
- 26 June 1733 â 1754: Captain Richard Hughes
- 25 August 1773 â 23 January 1778 Captain James Gambier
- 6 November 1780 â 29 March 1790: Captain Henry Martin
Lieutenant-Governors
- 23 March 1807 â 12 August 1819: Captain John Giffard
- 1819: Captain John Wainwright
- 4 November 1819 â 10 January 1837: Captain John Wentworth Loring
Masters
- 1733â1740 Thomas Haselden, FRS
- 1740â1755 John Walton
- 1755â1766 John Robertson, FRSThe British Society for the History of Mathematics
- 1766â1785 George Witchell, FRSEclipse Maps
- 1785â1807 William Bayly
- 1807â1838 James Inman as Professor of the Royal Naval College
Notes
{{Reflist}}References
- {{citation|last=Dickinson|first=H W|title=Educating the Royal Navy|location=Routledge|year=2007|isbn=978-0-415-37641-9|oclc=221337177}}
- Hill, John R. and Bryan Ranft Eds. (2002) The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy, Oxford University Press
- {{citation|last=Lewis|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Lewis (naval historian)|title=England's Sea-Officers|publisher=George Allen & Unwin|location=London|year=1939|oclc=1084558}}
- Roger N A M, The Wooden World, An Anatomy of the Georgian Navy, Fontana, 1988
- Kenedy G, Nelson K, Eds. Military education past, Present, and Future, Greenwood Publishing group, 2002
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