HMS St Vincent, Naval shore establishment in Gosport, United Kingdom.
The former Royal Navy training base occupied an extensive site at Forton Barracks, featuring multiple training facilities and educational departments for naval personnel.
Commissioned on June 1, 1927, HMS St Vincent operated as a training center for naval boys and juniors until its closure in April 1969.
The establishment shaped generations of Royal Navy personnel through structured training programs, accommodation facilities, and specialized maritime education departments.
St Vincent College now operates on the former naval base grounds, maintaining educational traditions while offering modern academic programs to local students.
During World War II, the facility transformed into a training center for Fleet Air Arm officers and included a specialized torpedo training section.
Inception: June 1, 1927
GPS coordinates: 50.79970,-1.13590
Latest update: July 27, 2025 12:17
Explosion Museum of Naval Firepower
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Gosport Town Hall
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Church of the Holy Trinity
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St John the Evangelist
292 m
Bust of Lord John Fieldhouse of Gosport
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Elson Library
1.2 km
Gosport War Memorial
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The Fox Public House
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Guard House At Entrance To North Section, St George's Barracks
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The Royal Arms Public House
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Gosport Discovery Centre Library
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Junction Tavern
518 m
Falkland Gardens
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Pillar Box, Immediately In Front Of The Station Forecourt Railings, In A Central Position
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Main Gate And Two Lodges
654 m
Bury House
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The Camber Basin, Retaining Walls And Two Cranes And Railings
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Quick Fire Shell Store, Approximately 19M W Of 'A' Magazine
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Shifting Room (Building 223), To Sw Of 'C' Magazine
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Cooperage East Range
734 m
Slaughterhouse
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Case Store Exhibition And Conference Rooms And Rolling Way To S Of 'B' Magazine
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Laboratory North Range And Laboratory Building To Ne Of Laboratory Complex
1.1 km
'e' Magazine (building 436) And Enclosing Walls
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Forton Lake Millennium Bridge
905 m
'A' Magazine, Museum Buildings
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'B' Magazine (North and South Stores) and Attached Passage and Boundary Wall, and Main Rolling Way and Attached Foreman's Office, Shifting Room and Shoe Houses, Museum Buildings
1.1 km
Main Office Building (Building 209)
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