Royal Naval College, Osborne
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The Royal Naval College, Osborne, was a training college for Royal Navy officer cadets on the Osborne House estate, Isle of Wight, established in 1903 and closed in 1921.
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Royal Naval College, Osborne | |
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Active | 1903 ā 1921 |
Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Branch | Royal Navy |
Type | Training |
Role | Junior cadet training |
Garrison/HQ | Isle of Wight, England |
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Boys were admitted at about the age of thirteen to follow a course lasting for six academic terms before proceeding to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
Some formal appointments to the college were to HMS Racer, a vessel attached to the college, previously the tender to HMS Britannia.