A training ship is a ship used to train students as sailors. The term is especially used for ships employed by navies to train future officers. Essentially there are two types: those used for training at sea and old hulks used to house classrooms.
The hands-on aspect provided by sail training has also been used as a platform for everything from semesters-at-sea for undergraduate oceanography and biology students, marine science and physical science for high school students, and character building for at-risk youths.
In the Royal Navy's Sea Cadet Corps all Units use a ship prefix "T.S.", followed by the ship's proper name. For example the Preston Sea Cadets' ship's name is T.S. Galloway. The T.S. prefix is used as the Sea Cadets is not part of the Royal Navy, and cannot be prefixed "HMS".
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- Christian Radich of Oslo, Norway
- Herzogin Cecilie Germany
- Belem France
- T/V Kings Pointer of the United States Merchant Marine Academy
- T/V Liberator of the United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Kruzenshtern of Kaliningrad, Russia
- Khersones Ukrainia
- Mir of St.Petersburg, Russia
- Sedov of Murmansk, Russia
- Sørlandet of Kristiansand
- Statsraad Lemkuhl of Bergen, Norway
- Worcester
- T.S. Dolphin Leith (1924–1977) of Scotland[1]
- T.S. Dufferin (IMMTS Dufferin, 1927) of Bombay, India
- T.S. Rajendra (1972) of Bombay, India
- T.S. Chanakya (1994) of Navi Mumbai, India
- SS John W. Brown (1946– 1982) of New York, New York Board of Education (Liberty Ship)
- SS Twin Falls Victory (1972– 1982) as the SS John W. Brown II of New York, New York Board of Education (Victory Ship)
[edit] Sail training vessels
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