National Sea Training School

[Phil2M]

Hi,
Can anybody give me some info on the badge shown in the picture please?

Is it a cap/beret or collar?
What is the NSTS? I've heard of Merchant Navy colleges like Warsash on the south coast, is this the same type of thing?

Badge measures around an inch in diameter. Somebody told me it may be American?

The badge is very similar to that of the Gravesend Sea School, are they one and the same?

Many thanks in advance,

Phil

[engr9266]

This link may give you some information on NSTS
http://www.webspawner.com/users/nwbrice/

[BOB XIX]

hi Phil
yes this is the gravesend sea school beret badge we wore only head dress we had i was there 1969 so !00% on this one the uniform dress was a BD type in black hope helps.
BOB

[Phil2M]

Thanks very much for your help. Very interesting stuff, i am looking forward to telling my mate that hes wrong about being american.

Phil.

[sailorbear]

Originally Posted by phil2m

Hi,
Can anybody give me some info on the badge shown in the picture please?

Is it a cap/beret or collar?
What is the NSTS? I've heard of Merchant Navy colleges like Warsash on the south coast, is this the same type of thing?

Badge measures around an inch in diameter. Somebody told me it may be American?

The badge is very similar to that of the Gravesend Sea School, are they one and the same?

Many thanks in advance,

Phil

Hi Phil. nearly missed this one! As others have said it is a National Sea Training School (Gravesend) badge, and as stated was worn as a cap badge and latter as a lapel badge (my one is silver though) . Also worn were metal MN shoulder titles! I dont know if this is still the case (Gravesend is now part of North West Kent college but still runs as a Merchant Navy Sea School!) but they were still being worn in the mid 80s.

I went to sea school at warsash were we had no uniform and instructors wore civilian cloths with the only uniform being a navy blue woolly pully with a round warsash patch (pic below) but years ago uniform was worn, with officers wearing the cap badge below.

Hope its of interest

Regards Tony

[Phil2M]

Hello Tony. I have been promised a Warsash cap badge by a friend who was there decades ago. Hes in his late 60s at a guess. So I have a long wait for his will. I have been looking for one in the meantime but have had no luck so far. Its a nice badge. There was a silver nsts badge on ebay not long ago but I missed out on it.

Thanks for posting your pictures, It means I now have a much clearer idea of what im looking for.

Regards

Phil.

[Phil2M]

P.s. Is there a significance in there being brass and silver badges?

Phil