Posts tagged Gosport

Gosport's Navy Part IV

Haslar Hospital Haslar Hospital, or Haslar as it is known by all, despite its change of title to Royal Hospital Haslar in 1996, was a tri-service bastion and memorial to earlier times and the last military hospital in Britain. As …Continue reading

Gosport's Navy Part III

HMS St Vincent—The War Years Sub. Lieutenant Poland, later to rise to the rank of Admiral, was placed in charge of newly established Midshipmen and Sub. Lt. ’A’ entry men who were then taken ‘aboard’ St Vincent—after it had been …Continue reading

Gosport's Navy Part II

HMS St Vincent Travellers passing along Forton Road, cannot fail to notice the impressive old entrance to the modern 6th Form College. Those new to Gosport may wonder why such an imposing gateway stands there. The answer being, that the …Continue reading

Gosport's Navy Part I

The London Branch of the former C.F.V.A. have been given the opportunity to publish an abridged version of Mr John Parfoot’s manuscript Gosport’s Navy. To many of our CF Veterans—if not all—Gosport will remain synonymous with Coastal Forces, and HMS Hornet …Continue reading