Defence School of Marine Engineering
Defence School of Marine Engineering | |
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Location within Hampshire | |
Former names | Royal Navy School of Marine Engineering |
General information | |
Type | Marine engineering school |
Address | Gosport, PO12 3BY |
Coordinates | 50°48′N 1°10′W / 50.8°N 1.16°W |
Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
Current tenants | Royal Navy |
Client | Royal Navy |
The Defence School of Marine Engineering is the marine engineering school for the Royal Navy in Gosport, Hampshire.
History[]
It is situated on the former RAF Gosport, which was transferred to the Navy in 1945.[citation needed]
A new in Scotland, will see the nuclear engineering training move from the Gosport site from 2023.[1]
Visits[]
Anne, Princess Royal visited the site on Tuesday 18 February 1992.[2] Katharine, Duchess of Kent visited on Wednesday 14 July 1993 at 10am.[3][4]
Structure[]
Training[]
The site includes much nuclear engineering, taught in collaboration with the University of Surrey.[citation needed]
Its training is recognised by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology.[citation needed]
It is part of the NTEC, which was founded in 2003[5][failed verification] and funded by the EPSRC and headquartered in Manchester. The University of Manchester has done the most nuclear engineering research in the UK.[citation needed]
It teaches people from other Commonwealth navies.[where?][citation needed]
See also[]
- Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering
- Naval Engineering School of the Irish Naval Service at the National Maritime College of Ireland
References[]
- Education in Hampshire
- Engineering education in the United Kingdom
- Gosport
- Marine engineering schools
- Training establishments of the Royal Navy