Figurehead from HMY Osborne, Britannia Royal Naval College
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Figurehead from HMY Osborne, Britannia Royal Naval College
Image: © David Hawgood Taken: 20 Nov 2017
See http://figureheads.ukmcs.org.uk/?p=2666 on Royal Museums Greenwich websites for a detailed description. It was brought from The Royal Naval College, Osborne, located in the grounds of Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, which served as the junior training establishment for the training of naval cadets of the Military Branch of the Royal Navy from 1903 to 1921. Cadets spent two years under study there before transferring for two years' further study at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.356962
Longitude
-3.581718