Stone frigate

'Stone frigate' is an informal term which has its origin in Britain's Royal Navy (RN), after its use of Diamond Rock, an island off Martinique, as a 'sloop of war' to harass the French in 1803–1804.

As ships began to use increasingly complex technology during the late 19th century, these facilities became too large to continue afloat, and were moved to shore establishments while keeping their former names.

An early 'stone frigate' was the engineering training college HMS Marlborough (1855), moved ashore to Portsmouth in 1880.

The gunnery school continued to be named HMS Excellent after its move ashore to Whale Island in 1891.

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