RM Poole

Royal Marines Base Poole
Near Poole in England
Landing craft moored alongside pontoons at RM Poole
RM Poole Shown within Dorset
Coordinates	50°43′13″N 002°01′18″W / 50.72028°N 2.02167°W / 50.72028; -2.02167Coordinates: 50°43′13″N 002°01′18″W / 50.72028°N 2.02167°W / 50.72028; -2.02167
Type	Royal Marines Base
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Navy
Site history
Built	1942 (1942)
Built for	Royal Air Force
In use	1942-present
Garrison information
Occupants	Special Boat Service

Royal Marines Base Poole (RM Poole) is a British naval base in Poole, England and is the centre for the Royal Marines and Royal Navy amphibious and riverine activities.

The base was built in 1942 with the creation of RAF Hamworthy. In 1944, control of the site was handed over to the Royal Navy for use as a naval establishment. The site was known as HMS Turtle and was used for training personnel for the D-Day landings. In May 1944, the site was closed but a small number of personnel were retained for basic maintenance of the base. The site was re-opened and taken over by the Royal Marines in 1954 and became known as the Amphibious School, Royal Marines. In 1956, it was expanded and was renamed the Joint Service Amphibious Warfare Centre (JSAWC). In the early 1960s, it was renamed the Amphibious Training Unit Royal Marines (ATURM). The Technical Training Wing was moved from Eastney Barracks to Poole in 1973 and the base became known as the Royal Marines Poole.1 Assault Group Royal Marines, which are responsible for landing craft training, was formed at the site in October 2001.

The base has its own internal training area, which is located at the northern edge of the unit. It has been described as being a pre-deployment training area with a Forward Operating Base (FOB) scenario, a street faҫade and an Improvided Explosive Device (IED) lane.