HMS Ganges

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A bit of history about the Ganges Badge [Crest]

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Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia was the same person who oversaw the building of HMS Ganges

See - https://www.hmsgangesassoc.org/cmspage/ ... late-1800s
Also various information at - https://pbase.com/hms_ganges_museum/pre1927

National Museum of the Royal Navy

HMS Trincomalee has a number of different carvings around the ship which tell the story of her build in Bombay (modern day Mumbai) where the Honourable East India Company had a shipyard.
The Master ship builder of her time was Jamsetjee Bomanjee Wadia who was a highly respected ship builder and built the first British ship of the line outside of England.
Carvings can be seen both inside and outside the ship and many are a trademark feature of the workmanship of the Wadia Dynasty such as the barley sugar twist moulding. There are elephant mouldings on the outside of the ship which reflects her Indian heritage but the most prominent carving is that of the ships figurehead.
It has often been said that the figurehead is a portrait of her builder but it’s more likely a romanticised interpretation of a native resident of Ceylon (Modern day Sri-Lanka).
A traditional ceremony of driving a silver nail into the keel was conducted when building Trincomalee.
Artist - J. Dorman, c 1830

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MARY’S CHURCHYARD, SHOTLEY:

The Royal Naval Cemetery at Shotley:

Satnav; IP9 1ES

The words “remote” and “isolated” are over-used cliqués in Suffolk but here at St Mary’s church, Shotley it perfectly describes the two cemeteries that make up the CWGC Naval graveyards. The church itself is so far from its own parish that neighbouring Erwarton church is actually nearer.

From Ipswich, if you are driving there is a small turning (Church Walk) on the left, just before you reach Shotley. This lane is very narrow and winding and takes you past Shotley Hall, a Grade II Listed timber-framed old manor house, a working farm that includes Orwell Farm Barns, holiday cottages with wonderful views across the Orwell estuary.

See - https://mycornerofsuffolk.wordpress.com ... t-shotley/



SHOTLEY & HMS GANGES BURIAL GROUND
Written by Godfrey Dykes
RN Communications Branch Museum/Library
See - https://www.commsmuseum.co.uk/dykes/gan ... burial.htm


A list of those buried - https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find- ... 100&Page=1



Directions - https://mapcarta.com/W105013428 - Note narrow lanes and limited parking.

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The HMS Ganges Museum

EASTER OPENING - 2024 SEASON
Hello everyone, please note the Museum will open for our 2024 Season on *** SATURDAY 30th and SUNDAY 31st MARCH*** over the Easter Weekend.
We will be closed for Good Friday and Bank Holiday Monday.
Also please note slightly different open times.
11AM to 4PM with Last Entry at 3:30PM
Going forward we very much hope to be opening regularly on Saturdays and Sundays but will no longer be able to open on Bank Holidays.
Thank You For Your Support