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# Shipwright Apprentices in the dockyards deemed suitable could be transferred to the Royal Naval Engineering College for a fifth year of study after four in the dockyard schools. They too then moved on to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, for three years. | # Shipwright Apprentices in the dockyards deemed suitable could be transferred to the Royal Naval Engineering College for a fifth year of study after four in the dockyard schools. They too then moved on to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, for three years. | ||
# Candidates not more than 25 years of age on the 30 November before the examination in the following June could apply to take the annual Greenwich examination. If they succeeded in obtaining First or Second Class Professional Certificates they would be offered appointments as Assistant Constructors, Third Class. | # Candidates not more than 25 years of age on the 30 November before the examination in the following June could apply to take the annual Greenwich examination. If they succeeded in obtaining First or Second Class Professional Certificates they would be offered appointments as Assistant Constructors, Third Class. | ||
With the introduction of the [[Selborne Scheme]] the last entry of Engineer Cadets (as Engineer Students were renamed in 1903) at Keyham was made in March 1906. | |||
In 1911 the [[Director of Naval Education (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Education]], [[James Alfred Ewing|Sir J. Alfred Ewing]], told a committee that from 1893 to 1906 35 members of the R.C.N.C. had come from the apprentices, 26 from the Engineer Cadets/Students at Keyham, and 29 were Private Students.<ref>''Report of the Committee on the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors''. p. 106. Q. 1830.</ref> | In 1911 the [[Director of Naval Education (Royal Navy)|Director of Naval Education]], [[James Alfred Ewing|Sir J. Alfred Ewing]], told a committee that from 1893 to 1906 35 members of the R.C.N.C. had come from the apprentices, 26 from the Engineer Cadets/Students at Keyham, and 29 were Private Students.<ref>''Report of the Committee on the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors''. p. 106. Q. 1830.</ref> | ||
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The Royal Corps of Naval Constructors was the name given to the civilians responsible for the design of British warships and supervision of their construction in Royal Dockyards. Established by Order in Council of 23 August, 1883, the corps was headed by a Director of Naval Construction who was also the principal adviser on warship construction to the Board of Admiralty.
Entry
As of 1900 there were three ways to join the R.C.N.C.:[1]
- Joining as an Engineer Student and attending the Royal Naval Engineering College, Keyham. Two "Students" in Naval Construction were selected from those "who have shown special ability at the end of their second year of service". They completed the five years at Keyham, then went to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, as Probationary Assistant Constructors for three years of study.
- Shipwright Apprentices in the dockyards deemed suitable could be transferred to the Royal Naval Engineering College for a fifth year of study after four in the dockyard schools. They too then moved on to the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, for three years.
- Candidates not more than 25 years of age on the 30 November before the examination in the following June could apply to take the annual Greenwich examination. If they succeeded in obtaining First or Second Class Professional Certificates they would be offered appointments as Assistant Constructors, Third Class.
With the introduction of the Selborne Scheme the last entry of Engineer Cadets (as Engineer Students were renamed in 1903) at Keyham was made in March 1906.
In 1911 the Director of Naval Education, Sir J. Alfred Ewing, told a committee that from 1893 to 1906 35 members of the R.C.N.C. had come from the apprentices, 26 from the Engineer Cadets/Students at Keyham, and 29 were Private Students.[2]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ "Royal Corps of Naval Constructors". pp. 2-4. The National Archives. ADM 1/7460A.
- ↑ Report of the Committee on the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. p. 106. Q. 1830.
Bibliography
- Brown, D. K. (1984). A Century of Naval Construction: The History of the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors, 1883-1983. London: Conway Maritime Press Ltd. ISBN 085177282X.
