Royal Naval College, Osborne

Fees

Fees at the Royal Naval College were £75 per annum, not including the pocket money, travelling expenses and the cost of clothing. For sons of Army and Navy officers and civil officers under the Board of Admiralty in straitened circumstances the fee could be reduced to £40 per annum after considering the merits of the case. However, of the 588 cadets who had entered Osborne up to and including January, 1906, only 33 cadets had been entered at the reduced rate.

Closure

The college formally closed on 20 May, 1921.

Captains of the College

And for command of Racer. Dates of appointment given:

• Captain Rosslyn E. Wemyss, 1 August, 1903.
• Captain Edwyn S. Alexander-Sinclair, 1 May, 1905.
• Captain Arthur H. Christian, 17 July, 1908.
• Captain The Honourable Horace L. A. Hood, 10 October, 1910.
• Captain Rudolf W. Bentinck, 16 January, 1913.
• Captain Herbert E. Holmes-à-Court, 1 August, 1914.
• Captain Henry F. G. Talbot, 15 December, 1918.
• Captain Francis A. Marten, 5 May, 1920.
• Captain Charles W. R. Royds, 2 February, 1921.

Bibliography

• Partridge, Michael (1999). The Royal Naval College Osborne: A History, 1903–1921. London: Sutton Publishing Limited. ISBN 0-7509-1969-8.