When did HMS Mercury close?
31 August 1993
HMS Mercury (shore establishment)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Commissioned | 16 August 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 31 August 1993 |
| Fate | Decommissioned and operational elements dispersed |
What happened HMS Mercury?
HMS Mercury (1934) was a paddle steamer requisition during World War II for use as an auxiliary minesweeper which struck a mine and sank in 1940. HMS Mercury (shore establishment) was a Royal Naval Communications/Signal School located at the site of Leydene House near Petersfield, England.
What is HMS Mercury now?
Mercury Day The 55 acres which is now the Sustainability Centre, was once part of the 120 acre Leydene Estate. This was home to HMS Mercury, the Royal Naval Communications and Navigation School between 1941 and 1993. Over half a million personnel served or trained at Mercury during the 52 years of its existence.
When did the HMS Mercury run a course year?
Finally please remember that HMS Mercury ran a course year from April to April and numbered its courses accordingly. For example a course starting in say Dec 1981 and finishing in June 1982 would have a course number under 1981 and a course starting in January 1982 and finishing in say Aug 1982 would also have a course number of 1981.
How many Mercury dimes were in 1943?
1944 Mercury dimes, like those from earlier in the decade, are highly common. As was the case in 1943, more than 300 million Mercury dimes rolled out of the United States Mint in 1944, and the date remains exceedingly common to this day, despite mass melting of the series during spikes of the silver bullion price.
What happened to special communications unit Mercury?
The unit, however, was still administered from Mercury and in the early seventies was renamed Special Communications Unit Mercury. 1970 saw A block demolished, to clear space for the new Victualling/Supply block and land prepared for a purpose built NAAFI shop, which was completed in 1971.
What was the name of the signal ship in WW2?
HMS Mercury. The Second World War, the beginning. Pre 1941 the Signal School was situated in HM Dockyard Portsmouth, near H.M.S. Victory. In 1938, there had been plans to move the Signal School out of Portsmouth to Stamshaw, its new name would have been HMS Swiftsure.