Appendix XI
TRAINING ESTABLISHMENTS AND MAJOR WORKS PROJECTS (1944) OF THE R.I.N.

No. Name Function Location Details of training carried Accommodation Cost in lakhs of rupees
1. H.M.I.S. Himalaya Gunnery School Karachi Long and short "G" courses. Ratings non-substantive courses. Administered H.M.I.S. Lawrence (Gunnery firing ship). Officers--66 Warrant Officers--8 Ratings--570 42.00
2. H.M.I.S. Bahadur Boys Training Establishment Karachi 18 months' New Entry Trianing for Boys including sea training in H.M.I.S. Investigator. Officer--14 Warrant Officers--28 Ratings--733 6.50
3. H.M.I.S. Dilawar Tender to H.M.I.S. Bahadur Karachi New Entry Boys spent six months here before going to H.M.I.S. Bahadur. Officer--8 Warrant Officers--7 Ratings--370
@4. H.M.I.S. Chamak Radar School Karachi Officers and Ratings courses. Administered H.M.I.S. Madras (radar training ship).   12.35

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No. Name Function Location Details of training carried Accommodation Cost in lakhs of rupees
@5. H.M.I.S. Valsura Torpedo School Jamnagar Officers and Ratings courses in torpedoes and electrics Officers--33 Warrant Officers--3 Ratings--288 15.0
@6. --- P. and R.T. School Karachi. Attached to H.M.I.S. Bahadur. It was intended to constructg a separate P. and R.T. School at Karachi. Officers and Ratings Courses.   new construction not commenced
@7. H.M.I.S. Talwar Communications School Bombay Long and short "C" courses for Officers and Ratings and WRINS. Trained communications ratings for the Royal Navy. Officers--160 9.00

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No. Name Function Location Details of training carried Accommodation Cost in lakhs of rupees
@8. H.M.I.S. Akbar New Entry Ratings Training Establishment Kolshet, near Bombay Six months' New Entry Training (including sea training Disciplinary course for candidates for temporary R.I.N.V.R. commissions (full course for 12 weeks for Executive candidates). Disciplinary courses for Chief Petty Officer Schoolmaster. Royal Indian Navy Cookery School in H.M.I.S. Akbar. Officers--87 Warrant Officers--20 Ratings--3,480 48.00
9. --- Anti-Gas School H.M.I.S. Akbar Kolshet Officers and Ratings --- 0.007
@10. H.M.I.S. Dalhousie Royal Indian Navy Depot Bombay Administered Fire Fighting and Damage Control schools. Trained Officers and Ratings in Regulating Branch duties. --- ---
@11. H.M.I.S. Feroze Officers Training Establishment Bombay Divisional Seamanship and Navigation WRINS Officers Divisional course. Officers--220 Ratings--200 1.00

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No. Name Function Location Details of training carried Accommodation Cost in lakhs of rupees
12. H.M.I.S. Machlimar Anti-Submarine School Versova, near Bombay Officers and Ratings Anti-Submarine and Harbour Defence courses. Trains Anti-Submarine Ratings for the Royal Navy. Officers--68 Ratings--337 9.00
13. Fort Barracks Hostilities Only Ratings Barracks Bombay Supply and Secretariat Training --- Existing
14. --- Dockyard Expansion Bombay Dockyard --- --- 32.30
15. --- Detention Barracks Elephanta Island, Bombay --- Officers--6 1.30
16. --- Loop Defences Bombay --- --- 8.50
17. --- Royal Indian Navy Hospital Sewri, Bombay --- Officers, Matron and Sisters--17 4.00
18. --- Sick Berth Attendants; Training Establishment Royal Indian Navy Hospital, Sewri, Bombay New Entry Training partly carried out at Sewri and partly at Castle Barracks. Under construction  

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No. Name Function Location Details of training carried Accommodation Cost in lakhs of rupees
@19. --- Fire Fighting and Damage Control Schools Bombay Officers and Ratings courses. --- 1.00
@20. --- Tactical Training unit Bombay Short courses for officers in Anti-Submarine Tactics. Existing 0.10
21. --- Naval Air Operations Room Bombay --- --- 4.00
22. Marble Hall WRINS Hostel Bombay --- Officers--40 WRINS--150 .066
23. H.M.I.S. Hamla Landing Craft Wing Depot Versova, near Bombay (in process of being transferred to Karachi) --- Officers--160 Ratings--1,600 6.00
*24. H.M.I.S. Hamlawar Combined Training Centre Marve, near Bombay --- Officers--125 Ratings--1,000 Cost met from Army funds
*25. --- Landing Craft Base Sassoon dock, Bombay --- Ratings--750 15.50

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No. Name Function Location Details of training carried Accommodation Cost in lakhs of rupees
*26. H.M.I.S. Cheetah I Coastal Craft Base Trombay --- Officers--48 Ratings--132 34.00
*27. H.M.I.S. Cheetah II Torpedo Depot Workshop and Storage Depot Trombay --- Officers--5 Ratings--150 13.50
@28. H.M.I.S. Shivaji Mechanical Training Establishment Lonavla Engine Room Artificers, Technical training of candidates for Temporary R.I.N.V.R. Commissions. Officers--54 Ratings--1.042 25.00
29. --- Royal Indian Navy School of Photography Lonavla Ratings as Photographers. Construction not commenced 0.50
@30. H.M.I.S. Jahanara WRINS New Entry Establishment Ahmednagar New Entry courses for WRINS.   Cost met from Army funds
31.   Coastal Forces Re-fueling Bases Deogarh Karwar Mangalore --- --- 6.00
32. H.M.I.S. Venduruthy Naval Base Cochine --- Officers--36 Ratings--320 28.00

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No. Name Function Location Details of training carried Accommodation Cost in lakhs of rupees
*33. --- Royal Indian Navy Landing Craft Base Cochin --- Officers--135 Ratings--1,000 13.21
*34. H.M.I.S. Hamla Landing Craft Training School Mandapam --- Officers--225 Ratings--3,928 21.58
*35. H.M.I.S. Hilsa Coastal Craft Base Mandapam --- Officers--34 Ratings--202 15.54
36. H.M.I.S. Adyar Naval Base Madras --- Officers--48 Ratings--714 18.00
37. H.M.I.S. Jehangir     Combined Training Centre (Naval Wing) Cocanada --- Officers--100 Ratings--1,000 Cost met from Army funds
38. H.M.I.S. Circars Naval Base, Naval Air Operation Room Vizagapatam --- Officers--125 Ratings--1,364 52.82
39. --- De-gaussing Range Vizagapatam --- --- 1.30
40. H.M.I.S. Hooghly Gunnery Training Establishment and Barracks Calcutta Gunnery Ratings--400 10.00

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No. Name Function Location Details of training carried Accommodation Cost in lakhs of rupees
41. --- Officers' Mess Calcutta
(a) at junction of Circular Road and Lord Sinha Road
(b) at behala
--- Officers--183 4.50
@42. H.M.I.S. Nalini       WRINS New Entry Establishment Calcutta New Entry courses for WRINS. --- Cost met from Army funds
43. --- Civnaval Training Centre Pilani, Jaipur State Pre-entry Naval Training for Artificers. Ratings--300 Existing
44. H.M.I.S. Sita Rest Camp and Holding Deot for personnel of H.M.I. Ships operating from bases in Ceylon Moratuwa, within easy reach of Colombo --- --- ---

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No. Name Function Location Details of training carried Accommodation Cost in lakhs of rupees
45. H.M.I.S. Patunga     Advance Base for Coastal Forces Chittagong --- --- ---

Establishments marked thus "*" were later transferred to the Royal Navy.
Establishments marked thus "@" trained officers as well.

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