At the turn of the 20th Century Britain needed at least 10,000 boys to receive pre-sea training to meet the requirements of the Royal and Merchant Navies. The Training Ship 'Mercury' was one of over thirty pre-sea training establishments founded during the Victorian period to meet this need.
T.S. 'Mercury' was founded on the south coast of England in 1885 by Charles Hoare and closed it's door in 1968 |
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