MOD Caledonia (Rosyth)

 naval base, sea cadet corps

MOD Caledonia :
Defence Equipment and Support Facility

MOD Caledonia was a shore based Royal Navy training establishment located within the naval dockyard at Rosyth, and was responsible for artificer apprentice training from 1937 to 1985, with many thousands of young men said to have undergone training at the establishment. From 1950 onwards, apprentices would have begun their training at HMS Fisgard, then transferred to HMS Caledonia for completion, and from 1985, apprentice training moved from HMS Caledonia to HMS Sultan, Gosport.

Previously referred to as the Engineering School, HMS Caledonia became a DLO (Defence Logistics Organisation) site, and is now referred to as MOD Caledonia. Although Rosyth Naval Dockyard was privatised in 1997, when it was taken over by Babcock International, and became Rosyth Royal Dockyard Limited, MOD Caledonia remains on the site. Its role is now to provide the best professional support services possible to the Royal Navy, and more generally the MoD, on the east coast of Scotland, with particular emphasis on the requirements of ships in upkeep, operational and non-operational lodger units and their personnel in war, in crisis and in peace. This support includes: accommodation, catering, stores, armoury and ranges, sports and recreation facilities, and a small medical centre. MOD Caledonia also supports a number of lodger units, which are hosted on the same site:

Order of Battle

HMS Scotia (Royal Naval Reserve Training Centre)
www.royalnavy.mod.uk/The-Fleet/Maritime-Reserves/Royal-...

The Sea Cadets
TS Fife Sea Cadet Corps
SCTC Caledonia (National Sea Cadets Training Centre)
1145 Air Training Corps

Royal Navy Careers Headquarters (North)
Royal Marine Band (Scotland)
Royal Marine Reserves Edinburgh
Royal Naval Acquaint Centre (Northern)
Tri-service Resettlement centre
Career Transit Partnership
Naval Regional Officer Scotland, Northern England, and Northern Ireland
Naval Regional Command Scotland and Northern Ireland (NRCSNI)
Directorate of Naval Shore Telecommunications (North)
Regional Careers HQ North (RCHQN)
Ministry of Defence Police
Ministry of Defence Guard Service
MDP Regional CID
Tri-Force Police Task Force
RAF Training and Evaluation Support Team
No1 Specialist Police Wing
(The occupancy listing varies from time to time as the RN moves units to and from the facility to meet operational requirements.)

HMS Caledonia Hilton Road, Rosyth, KY11 2EX

www.royalnavy.mod.uk/operations-and-support/establishme...
www.secretscotland.org.uk/index.php/Secrets/HMSCaledoni...