HMS Sultan (shore establishment)
HMS Sultan is a shore base of the Royal Navy in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It is the primary engineering training establishment for the Royal Navy and home to the Network Rail Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme and the EDF Energy engineering maintenance apprenticeship.
| HMS Sultan | |
|---|---|
| Gosport, Hampshire in England | |
Caledonia Gate to HMS Sultan | |
HMS Sultan Shown within Hampshire | |
| Coordinates | 50°48′10″N 001°09′39″W |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1914 |
| In use | 1914–1945 (as RAF Gosport) 1945–1956 (as HMS Siskin) 1956–present (as HMS Sultan) |
| Airfield information | |
| Elevation | 7 metres (23 ft) AMSL |
The site was originally RAF Gosport it was then transferred to the Royal Navy during 1945 as HMS Siskin (Hence a nearby school being named Siskin School) it was then renamed HMS Sultan on 1 June 1956 when the airfield side was closed down and a Mechanical Repair Establishment was moved here from the Flathouse area by Portsmouth Dockyard.
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