RM Instow
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| Located near Instow in Devon | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Royal Marines Barracks |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | Template:Navy/core |
| Controlled by | Template:Marines |
| Condition | Operational |
| Location | |
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| Site history | |
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| Built for | Admiralty |
| In use | 1939-Present |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 11 Amphibious Trials and Training Squadron |
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RM Instow, also known as Arromanches Camp, is a military installation operated by the Royal Marines at Instow in North Devon located 5.2 miles (8.4 km) south west of Barnstaple, Devon, and 3.2 miles (5.1 km) north east of Bideford, Devon, England.
History
The site, which was established in 1939, was used as a training facility for troops preparing for the Normandy landings at Arromanches on Gold Beach in June 1944 during the Second World War. In the 1970s the towns of Instow and Arromanches instigated an arrangement whereby families visited each other's town every other year staying with a host family.[1]
Operations
The site is split into two different areas, firstly the camp where the workshops and accommodation are located and secondly the beach located 1.2 miles (1.9 km) south-west which is where the main landing craft are based. The site is occupied by 11 Amphibious Trials and Training Squadron and the Amphibious Trials and Development Wing (ATDW), both of which are part of 47 Commando (Raiding Group), which carries out training for operations which include disembarking from landing craft, wading across a water gap of up to 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in depth, an activity known as fording, and arriving at a beachhead.[2] The site is also used for trialling new landing craft: the Royal Marines have been moving away from the use of flat-bottomed landing craft or DUKWs to armed powerboats.[3] The site is available for filming.[4]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Instow – Arromanches Twinning Association" (PDF). Instow News. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Prince Harry opens Royal Navy Amphibious Centre of Excellence". Royal Navy. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Royal Marines put combat boat to the test off North Devon". Western Morning News. 24 December 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Instow". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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