Royal Naval Academy

Royal Naval Academy
Royal Naval Academy, Portsmouth
Active	1733–1837
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	Training
Role	Officer training

The Royal Naval Academy was a facility established in 1733 in Portsmouth Dockyard to train officers for the Royal Navy. The founders' intentions were to provide an alternative means to recruit officers and to provide standardised training, education and admission. In 1806 it was renamed the Royal Naval College and in 1816 became the Royal Naval College and the School for Naval Architecture. It was closed as a training establishment for officer entrants in 1837.