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The Royal Naval College of Canada (RNCC) was established by the Department of the Naval Service after the formation of the Royal Canadian Navy in 1910. The college was placed under the auspices of the Minister of Naval Service (and of Marine and Fisheries) and controlled by the Director of the Naval Service, Rear-Admiral Charles Kingsmill.〔"Organization of The Department of The Naval Service (as of January 1, 1912)", Tucker, Gibert Norman, (''The Naval Service of Canada: Volume I: Origins and Early Years'' ), King's Printer, Ottawa 1952〕 The initial goal was to train a new generation of Canadian naval officers for the RCN. The college existed from 1911 to 1922 and educated about 150 students until it was closed due to declining numbers and budget cuts by the government of Canada.〔(Canadian Naval Centennial )〕 As the RCN did not have large ships of its own other than HMCS ''Niobe'' and HMCS ''Rainbow'', the cadets followed a course of study that would qualify them for eventual service on British warships. The graduated midshipmen were required to serve approximately one year of "big ship duty" as part of their training.〔Preston, Adrian W. and Dennis, Peter (edited by), ''Swords and Covenants'' (1976, Croom Helm Ltd.), pp. 170-171.〕 The College was housed in a refurbished three storey brick building, the former naval hospital, at the north end of HMC Dockyard. The structure was built in 1863 to replace the original hospital destroyed in an 1815 fire.〔Foster, J. A. ''Heart of Oak, Pictorial History Royal Canadian Navy'' Methuen 1985.〕 However, the building was heavily damaged in the 1917 Halifax Explosion. In the Spring of 1918, the college was temporarily moved to facilities at the Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston, Ontario. In September, the college was relocated to the naval dockyard at Esquimalt, British Columbia. The college was closed in 1922 after a parliamentary decision. ==History== The King’s permission was obtained to add the prefix `Royal` to the title of the Naval College of Canada in October 1910, with the abbreviation being 'R.N.C.C.' 〔Tucker, Gibert Norman, (1952)〕 The naval college was established at Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1911. RNCC was co-commanded by Lieutenant Commander Edward Atcherley Eckersall Nixon, RN (1878–1924) and Officer-In-Charge, Commander Edward Harrington Martin (1859–1921), with the assistance of the Director of Studies. Martin was also the Senior Captain-In-Charge of HMC Dockyard and spent very little time at the college. For all intents, Nixon or "Nix", as he was affectionately referred to by the students and staff, was the ever-present person of authority and inspiration throughout the college's history.〔Preston, Adrian W. and Dennis, Peter (ed.), (1976)〕 In 1915, the staff included a commander, an instructor commander, an engineer commander, two instructor lieutenant commanders, a paymaster lieutenant commander, a lieutenant, an engineer lieutenant, 3 civilian masters, a chief boatswain, a boatswain and a warrant writer.〔Tucker, Gibert Norman, (1952)〕 The college facilities at Halifax consisted of workshops, drawing office, gymnasium, sick quarters, boathouse and a playing field 〔Tucker, Gibert Norman, (1952)〕 After the 1917 Halifax Explosion, the students were sent home for Christmas until arrangements could be made to move the college.〔Armstrong, John Griffith. ''The Halifax explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue''. p.14〕 Classes were also held on , a ship used to train the cadets. This ship was also damaged in the explosion.〔(CBC.ca - The CBC Halifax Explosion Site ) Retrieved: 2010-08-05〕 What could be salvaged was moved to at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) in Kingston. Classes reconvened in the Spring of 1918.〔Preston, Adrian W. and Dennis, Peter (ed.) (1976), p. 177.〕 In September 1918 the RNCC was moved to a building in the Royal Canadian Navy dockyard at Esquimalt. Classes were also held on the Dominion Government Ship ''Naden'', commissioned as a tender for training in sail.〔''Esquimalt Naval Base: A History of Its Works and Its Defences'', by Major F.V. Longstaff, 1941, distributed by the Victoria Book & Stationery C. Ltd, 1002 Government Street, Victoria, BC, Canada.〕 The College was closed in 1922.〔(Military and Staff Colleges ) '' The Canadian Encyclopedia'' Retrieved: 2010-08-05〕 In the years between 1922 to 1940, Canadian naval cadets went to the Royal Navy's Royal Naval College in Portsmouth. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Naval College of Canada」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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