Date: 30OCT23 Author: BRNC Public Relations Office A delegation from the Embassy of the Republic of Peru, led by Rear Admiral Jose Antonio Regalado Defence Attaché Peru, made the annual visit to BRNC to commemorate one of their heroes, Vice Admiral Martin Guise. Vice Admiral Guise, a Royal Navy Officer who served alongside Admiral Lord Nelson at […]
Date: 05NOV23 Author: BRNC Public Relations Office Britannia Royal Naval College welcomed the annual Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme. The Members of Parliament visited BRNC for the two-day scheme with the aim of gaining a greater understanding of Royal Navy officer training and the broader Naval service. The Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme has been in existence for over […]
Date: 08NOV23 Author: BRNC Public Relations Office Captain Sarah Oakley RN had the honour of hosting Mr John Thring and his sister Susan, who had made the journey to the college to gift to BRNC their grandfather, Walter Thring’s collection of Naval memorabilia. Walter Hugh Charles Samuel Thring, passed the Competition of Cadetships to join the Royal […]
Date: 10NOV23 Author: BRNC Public Relations Office On 30th October 2023, a collection of naval history was kindly donated to the Britannia Museum and Archive, the naval papers and journal of Commander J A J (Alec) Dennis DSC RN. The donation was delivered to Britannia Royal Naval college by Dr Anthony J. Cumming and Mr Jon Walley […]
Date: 17NOV23 Author: BRNC Public Relations Office Britannia Royal Naval College Captain Sarah Oakley RN had the honour of unveiling the South Devon NHS Foundation Trusts Armed Forces Covenant Veterans Healthcare Accreditation plaque at Torbay Hospital this week. The Trust invited Captain Oakley to unveil the permanent reminder of their pledge to the covenant. The Armed Forces […]
Date: 14DEC23 Author: BRNC Public Relations Office As part of Lord High Admirals passing out parade in December, the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key unveiled a plaque officially naming the two new bridge simulators at Britannia Royal Naval College. The bridge simulators at BRNC make up part of a wider rollout taking place in early […]
Date: 15DEC23 Author: Royal Navy Public Relations Office His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales welcomed more than 160 men and women to the international family of naval officers at an impressive ceremony in Dartmouth, Devon. Prince William took the Royal Salute at what is probably the most prestigious event of the year at Britannia Royal Naval […]
Date: 19DEC23 Author: Royal Navy Public Relations Office At 39 Captain Andrew Bray is the youngest person in a quarter of a century to oversee the training of several hundred Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary officers every year, plus scores of cadets from the UK’s international partners and allies. He takes over as Captain of Britannia […]
Captain Andrew Bray of Britannia Royal Naval College and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust chairman Sir Richard Ibbotson alongside Dr Katie Giles, the screening programme director formally opened a new mobile breast screening unit at the Health and Wellbeing Centre in Dartmouth.