HMS Ferret (1982 shore establishment)

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Ferret.

HMS Ferret is a training unit of the Royal Naval Reserve based at MOD Chicksands in Bedfordshire.

HMS Ferret
Part of MOD Chicksands
Near Shefford, Bedfordshire in England
HMS Ferret Location in Bedfordshire
Coordinates	52°02′29″N 000°21′31″W
Type	Military training establishment
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Navy
Controlled by	Royal Naval Reserve
Condition	Operational
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1997 (1997)
In use	1997 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Commander K Boyle
Occupants	Intelligence Branch

History

HMS Ferret was initially established at Templer Barracks, Ashford, Kent, an Intelligence Corps training establishment, as a regional headquarters of the Royal Naval Reserve. It was commissioned on 9 October 1982.

Templer Barracks closed in 1997, the land being required for construction of railway works for the highspeed Eurostar connection through the newly completed Channel Tunnel. Training delivery and the Headquarters Int Corps moved to Chicksands between 1995 and 1997, with HMS Ferret relocating at the same time.

HMS Ferret is the headquarters of the Intelligence branch of the RNR.

See also

• Military intelligence

References

• Warlow, Ben, Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy, Liskeard : Maritime, 2000. ISBN 978-0-907771-73-9

External links

• HMS Ferret Royal Navy website