HMS Sultan |
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Gosport, Hampshire in England | |
Shown within Hampshire
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Coordinates | 50°48′10″N 001°09′39″W / 50.80278°N 1.16083°WCoordinates: 50°48′10″N 001°09′39″W / 50.80278°N 1.16083°W |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | Royal Navy |
Site history | |
Built | 1914 |
In use | 1914-1945 1945-1956 1956-Present |
Airfield information | |
Elevation | 7 metres (23 ft) AMSL |
HMS Sultan is a shore base of the Royal Navy in Gosport, Hampshire, England. It is the primary engineering training establishment for the Royal Navy. It is also home to the Network Rail Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme and the EDF Energy engineering maintenance apprenticeship.
The site was originally RAF Gosport it was then transferred to the Royal Navy during 1945 as HMS Siskin it was then renamed HMS Sultan on 1 June 1956 when the airfield side was closed down and a Mechanical Repair Establishment was moved here from the Flathouse area by Portsmouth Dockyard.
The following squadrons were posted here at some point:
The following units were posted here at some point:
It is the primary engineering training establishment for the Royal Navy. It is also home to the Network Rail Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme and the EDF Energy engineering maintenance apprenticeship.
It is home to: