HMS Ferret (1982 shore establishment)
HMS Ferret | |
|---|---|
| Part of MOD Chicksands | |
| Near Shefford, Bedfordshire in England | |
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  HMS Ferret Location in Bedfordshire | |
| Coordinates | 52°02′29″N 000°21′31″W / 52.04139°N 0.35861°W |
| Type | Military training establishment |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Controlled by | Royal Naval Reserve |
| Condition | Operational |
| Website | Official website |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1997 |
| In use | 1997 – present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | Commander K Boyle |
| Occupants | Intelligence Branch |
HMS Ferret is a training unit of the Royal Naval Reserve based at MOD Chicksands in Bedfordshire.
History
[edit]HMS Ferret was initially established at Templer Barracks, Ashford, Kent, an Intelligence Corps training establishment, as a regional headquarters of the Royal Naval Reserve. It was commissioned on 9 October 1982.
Templer Barracks closed in 1997, the land being required for construction of railway works for the highspeed Eurostar connection through the newly completed Channel Tunnel. Training delivery and the Headquarters Int Corps moved to Chicksands between 1995 and 1997, with HMS Ferret relocating at the same time.
HMS Ferret is the headquarters of the Intelligence branch of the RNR.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hansard Written Answers accessed 27 May 2008.
- Warlow, Ben, Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy, Liskeard : Maritime, 2000. ISBN 978-0-907771-73-9
External links
[edit]- HMS Ferret Royal Navy website
