632:
526:, not only as benefactor and landlord to the Sea Cadet Association but also by providing sea training opportunities for hundreds of sea cadets each year. It was because of the complementary objectives of the two charities and, more specifically, the mutual desire to introduce an element of Merchant Navy ethos to the Sea Cadet Corps, that a merger of the Sea Cadet Association with the Marine Society came about on 30 November 2004. The new charity created thereby, known as The Marine Society & Sea Cadets (MSSC), is the holding brand for the two distinct organisations and is the UK's largest non-profit maritime organisation. It is based in a
27:
108:
644:
392:
185:
137:
servants during wartime. Approximately a thousand were 'young gentlemen' intending to be officers, and many of the remainder were supplied by the society. As the boys were for the most part from non-seafaring families the society probably provided a real increase of several thousand to the pool of naval recruitment. The society also provided over ten thousand naval recruits with free clothing, which helped reduce the
136:
Ten men were duly clothed and delivered to ships of the King's navy. In this small way began the work of the Marine
Society. The main object of the charity when founded was sending unemployed or orphaned teenagers to sea as officers' servants. The Royal Navy was estimated to need about 4,500 boys as
471:
Between 1940 and 1987, as the society's reserves increased, it was not only able to help individual seafarers but also to make grants to many maritime charities. In 1981 it provided the base funds for the Marine
Adventure Sailing Trust, a limited life investment trust fund, which enabled it to make
456:, the society concluded that there were by then sufficient facilities for sea-training provided by national authorities. It continued to provide sea-kits for many young seafarers and, where necessary, offered grants for their education, but in the 1950s the Society began to insist that
513:
For the past 30 years, the principal objectives of the Marine
Society have been to facilitate and to provide practical and financial support for the education, training and well-being of all professional seafarers and to encourage young people to embark on maritime careers.
130:, with a view to learn the duty of a seaman, and are, upon examination, approved by the Marine Society, shall be handsomely clothed and provided with bedding, and their charges born down to the ports where His Majesty’s Ships lye, with all other proper encouragement.
498:, the Merchant Navy Comforts Service Trust and the British Ship Adoption Society. The merger of the SES with the Marine Society at this time was hugely significant and helped to ensure the continued relevance of both of their operations. The SES consisted of the
88:, must take the chief credit for founding the society which both contributed to the solution of that particular problem, and has continued for the next two and a half centuries to assist many thousands of young people in preparing for a career at sea.
171:(1805) at least 15% of British manpower was being supplied, trained and equipped by the Marine Society. The relative professionalism of these men, the great British naval hero readily acknowledged, played a part in his victories.
119:
on 25 June 1756 to discuss a plan to supply two or three thousand seafarers for the navy. Recruitment began immediately. Sponsors were sought and advertisements for volunteers appeared in newspapers and on the street:
303:
Early reports from commanding officers had indicated that the number of desertions might be reduced if boys equipped by the
Society were given a period of training before being sent to sea.
371:
and
Merchant service. Records show that from 1756 to 1815 the charity provided some twelve percent of naval manpower, all the more valuable to the nation since each one was a volunteer.
149:
The scheme really took off. By 1763, the society had recruited over 10,000 men and boys; in 1772, such was its perceived importance in the life of the nation, it was incorporated in an
593:
115:
The Marine
Society, the world's oldest public maritime charity, was an initiative of a group of London merchants and gentlemen, who first met at the King's Arms Tavern,
154:
318:. The Society thus became the first organisation in the world to pioneer nautical training for boys in its special school ship which was moored in the
375:
468:. In this way the Marine Society pioneered what was subsequently accepted as standard practice for the entry of officers into the Merchant Navy.
706:
711:
701:
20:
19:
This article is about the Marine
Society of the United Kingdom. For the Marine Societeit (Marine Society) of Surabaya, Indonesia, see
545:
Within the MSSC organisation, the Marine
Society continues as a charity involved in lifelong learning for maritime professionals.
249:
364:. However the outbreak of the Second World War forced the Society to evacuate the ship owing to the probability of air attack.
314:
to teach some of the boys and in 1786 purchased a merchant ship the Beatty, which was converted to a training ship and renamed
221:
30:
228:
413:
202:
696:
499:
439:
268:
421:
235:
484:
473:
461:
457:
507:
378:, retired from the chairmanship of the Society, following 51 years as a committee member. Mead was 97 years old.
417:
217:
206:
96:
631:
281:
But the end of hostilities meant that naval recruitment was no longer the nation's first priority, although
127:
523:
622:
495:
483:
In 1976 the society amalgamated with various other maritime charities with similar aims, including the
368:
287:
No scheme for manning the navy, within my knowledge, has ever had the success as the Marine
Society’s.
402:
333:
This example was followed in the nineteenth century by many other organisations in ports round the
406:
296:
on their discharge from naval ships and from then on, the
Society was equally involved with both
195:
41:
242:
527:
477:
92:
594:"A century of literary education and enjoyment for Marine Society's ships' library service"
57:
53:
367:
From 1756 to 1940 the Society recruited over 110,000 men and boys for the Royal Navy, the
107:
8:
510:. Both the College of the Sea and the ships' library service continue to flourish today.
354:
350:
346:
168:
45:
460:
thus helped should have completed a good general education, obtaining a minimum of four
26:
503:
167:
became a stalwart supporter and trustee of the charity, such that by the time of the
150:
49:
648:
282:
116:
561:
126:
Notice is hereby given, that all stout lads and boys, who incline to go on board
666:
44:, the world's first established for seafarers. In 1756, at the beginning of the
535:
164:
85:
81:
73:
69:
65:
690:
636:
488:
338:
334:
293:
61:
341:
provided a succession of training ships, the last two of which were renamed
643:
453:
307:
77:
681:
502:
and the Seafarers Library service, and had been inaugurated in 1919 by
311:
297:
327:
158:
676:
391:
184:
323:
465:
656:
671:
539:
531:
522:
For many years the Marine Society has had strong ties with the
319:
138:
566:
The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain 1649–1815
661:
111:
Plaque marking site of the foundation of the Marine Society
80:(1712–1786), who had already made his mark as a traveller,
292:
Hanway now formulated plans for transferring boys to the
480:, Ocean Youth Club and other maritime youth charities.
76:) Britain urgently needed to recruit men for the navy.
174:
620:
374:
In February 1945 the vice-president of the Society,
144:
209:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
517:
353:renamed in 1877. In 1922 the Society commissioned
568:(New York: W.W. Norton & Company: 2004), 313.
487:(ITNTC, located on a succession of ships renamed
688:
485:Incorporated Thames Nautical Training College
381:
420:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
494:), the Seafarers Education Service (SES),
21:Military Canteen of Royal Netherlands Navy
582:. No. 50074. 22 Feb 1945. p. 2.
578:"Retirement of Marine Society Chairman".
440:Learn how and when to remove this message
269:Learn how and when to remove this message
106:
25:
586:
689:
496:the Sailors' Home and Red Ensign Club
31:The Marine Society College of the Sea
707:1756 establishments in Great Britain
418:adding citations to reliable sources
385:
207:adding citations to reliable sources
178:
175:Hostilities cease, education starts
13:
472:further substantial grants to the
14:
723:
702:Organizations established in 1756
616:
500:Marine Society College of the Sea
145:Incorporated by act of Parliament
712:Seafarers' Welfare Organizations
642:
630:
390:
183:
518:Marine Society & Sea Cadets
508:Workers Educational Association
194:needs additional citations for
97:Marine Society & Sea Cadets
667:The Marine Society Online Shop
571:
555:
306:Initially the Society hired a
91:In 2004, in a merger with the
1:
16:British charity for seafarers
506:who had earlier founded the
102:
7:
10:
728:
382:After the Second World War
369:British East India Company
18:
697:Charities based in London
548:
337:. From 1799 until 1918
155:Marine Society Act 1772
598:Nautilus International
134:
112:
60:(and subsequently the
33:
300:and Merchant navies.
285:was later to write: "
122:
110:
93:Sea Cadet Association
84:merchant, writer and
29:
672:Maths@Sea E-Learning
414:improve this section
218:"The Marine Society"
203:improve this article
600:. 15 September 2020
530:close to the river
349:in 1846, and later
347:HMS Warspite (1807)
169:Battle of Trafalgar
128:His Majesty’s Ships
657:The Marine Society
528:Victorian building
113:
34:
504:Albert Mansbridge
450:
449:
442:
279:
278:
271:
253:
151:act of Parliament
719:
647:
646:
635:
634:
626:
610:
609:
607:
605:
590:
584:
583:
575:
569:
559:
534:and adjacent to
454:Second World War
445:
438:
434:
431:
425:
394:
386:
345:; starting with
294:merchant service
283:Admiral Boscawen
274:
267:
263:
260:
254:
252:
211:
187:
179:
117:Cornhill, London
46:Seven Years' War
727:
726:
722:
721:
720:
718:
717:
716:
687:
686:
653:
641:
629:
621:
619:
614:
613:
603:
601:
592:
591:
587:
577:
576:
572:
562:N. A. M. Rodger
560:
556:
551:
524:Sea Cadet Corps
520:
474:Sea Cadet Corps
446:
435:
429:
426:
411:
395:
384:
275:
264:
258:
255:
212:
210:
200:
188:
177:
147:
105:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
725:
715:
714:
709:
704:
699:
685:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
652:
651:
639:
618:
617:External links
615:
612:
611:
585:
570:
553:
552:
550:
547:
536:Lambeth Palace
519:
516:
448:
447:
398:
396:
389:
383:
380:
376:Frederick Mead
316:Marine Society
277:
276:
191:
189:
182:
176:
173:
165:Admiral Nelson
146:
143:
104:
101:
86:philanthropist
82:Russia Company
38:Marine Society
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
724:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
694:
692:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
654:
650:
645:
640:
638:
633:
628:
627:
624:
599:
595:
589:
581:
574:
567:
563:
558:
554:
546:
543:
541:
537:
533:
529:
525:
515:
511:
509:
505:
501:
497:
493:
492:
486:
481:
479:
478:TS Foudroyant
475:
469:
467:
463:
459:
455:
444:
441:
433:
423:
419:
415:
409:
408:
404:
399:This section
397:
393:
388:
387:
379:
377:
372:
370:
365:
363:
360:as the third
359:
358:
352:
351:HMS Conqueror
348:
344:
340:
339:The Admiralty
336:
335:British Isles
331:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
304:
301:
299:
295:
290:
288:
284:
273:
270:
262:
251:
248:
244:
241:
237:
234:
230:
227:
223:
220: –
219:
215:
214:Find sources:
208:
204:
198:
197:
192:This article
190:
186:
181:
180:
172:
170:
166:
162:
160:
156:
152:
142:
140:
133:
131:
129:
121:
118:
109:
100:
98:
94:
89:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
67:
63:
62:Mughal Empire
59:
55:
51:
47:
43:
40:is a British
39:
32:
28:
22:
602:. Retrieved
597:
588:
579:
573:
565:
557:
544:
521:
512:
490:
482:
470:
451:
436:
427:
412:Please help
400:
373:
366:
361:
356:
342:
332:
315:
308:schoolmaster
305:
302:
291:
286:
280:
265:
256:
246:
239:
232:
225:
213:
201:Please help
196:verification
193:
163:
148:
135:
125:
123:
114:
99:was formed.
90:
78:Jonas Hanway
37:
35:
430:August 2021
259:August 2021
691:Categories
662:Sea Cadets
464:passes at
452:After the
312:bandmaster
229:newspapers
161:. c. 67).
649:Transport
580:The Times
538:in south
491:Worcester
489:HMS
401:does not
328:Greenwich
159:12 Geo. 3
141:problem.
103:Formation
682:Facebook
604:13 March
362:Warspite
357:Hermione
343:Warspite
324:Deptford
322:between
48:against
677:Twitter
623:Portals
466:O level
422:removed
407:sources
243:scholar
54:Austria
42:charity
637:London
540:London
532:Thames
458:cadets
320:Thames
245:
238:
231:
224:
216:
153:, the
139:typhus
95:, the
74:Sweden
70:Russia
58:Saxony
56:, and
50:France
549:Notes
298:Royal
250:JSTOR
236:books
66:Spain
606:2023
405:any
403:cite
355:HMS
326:and
310:and
222:news
72:and
36:The
462:GCE
416:by
205:by
693::
596:.
564:,
542:.
476:,
330:.
289:"
132:"
68:,
64:,
52:,
625::
608:.
443:)
437:(
432:)
428:(
424:.
410:.
272:)
266:(
261:)
257:(
247:·
240:·
233:·
226:·
199:.
157:(
124:"
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_(2).jpg)
