HMS Caledonia (base)
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Near Royal Navy based next to the former Royal Naval Dockyard, Rosyth in Scotland .
HistoryHMS Caledonia was first opened in 1937 and responsible for artificer apprentice training from 1937 to 1985, with many thousands of young men going through training. Following the consolidation of naval training in 1985, the site lost its training status with the former apprentice training moving to HMS Sultan in Gosport. The site was subsequently reduced to become part of HMS Cochrane.[1][2] Just before the beginning of the Commander-in-Chief, Rosyth, responsible for naval operations in the area, was based at HMS Cochrane just down the road at the Dockyard.[4][5]
In 1993 the Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the reserve unit HMS Scotia was moved from Pitreavie Castle to HMS Caledonia, where it has been based ever since.[8]
In 2018 concerns arose over the future of the site; it was reported that it could close in 2022, despite efforts to save it,[9][8][10][11][12] this was later extended to 2026.[13] On 1 April 2023 it was renamed HMS Caledonia and its future is assured.[14] Based units
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