Naval Establishments in The Portsmouth Area
- HMS Nelson: HM Naval Base Portsmouth, encompassing both the dockyard and the Naval Personnel Centre on Queen Street.
- HMS Excellent: Whale Island, Portsmouth. Including the HQ of Commander-in-Chief Fleet (CinC FLEET); the Second Sea Lord (2SL); Naval Training facilities operated by VT FLAGSHIP Ltd. All catering, front of house, cleaning and hotel services are sub-contracted to Sodexo UK Ltd.
- HMS Temeraire: Portsmouth. Training of Naval Physical Training Instructors and sports grounds and facilities for Portsmouth based personnel.
- HMS Collingwood: Fareham. Naval training provided mainly under contract to VT FLAGSHIP Ltd. Catering and cleaning services are sub-contracted to Sodexo.
- HMS Sultan: Gosport. Naval (and tri-service) training, home of the centre of excellence for mechanical and electrical engineering. Naval training provided mainly under contract to VT FLAGSHIP Ltd. Catering and cleaning services are sub-contracted to Sodexo.
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