HMS Royal Arthur (shore establishment)

	The Petty Officer in charge meets trainee Belgian sailors as they arrive at HMS Royal Arthur, Skegness, Lincolnshire.
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Royal Arthur
Commissioned	22 September 1939 (at Skegness); 2 January 1947 (at Corsham);
Decommissioned	1946 (Skegness); 1 April 1950 (Corsham);
Fate	Name transferred to Camp Kingsmoor in 1950; Kingsmoor closed on 5 March 1992; Corsham site demolished in 2014;
General characteristics
Class & type	Stone frigate

HMS Royal Arthur was a shore establishment of the Royal Navy, initially at Ingoldmells near Skegness, and later at Corsham, Wiltshire. During the Second World War, the former holiday camp at Ingoldmells was used to mainly train 'Hostilities Only' (for the duration of the war only) communications branch ratings and officers (signalmen, telegraphists, coders and wireless operators).