History
The purpose-built leisure facility Hove Marina was ready to be opened to the public when war was declared on 3 September 1939. It was almost immediately commandeered by the Royal Navy for the training of RNVR officers and was commissioned as HMS King Alfred. After the war, and with permission from the Admiralty, it officially adopted the name by which it was now universally known.
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