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As ships began to use increasingly complex technology in the late 19th century, these facilities grew too large to continue afloat and were moved to shore establishments while keeping their names. An early "stone frigate" was the engineering training college HMS ''Marlborough'' , moved ashore to Portsmouth in 1880. The gunnery school continued to be named HMS ''Excellent'' after its move ashore to Whale Island in 1891. By World War I there were about 25 "stone frigates" in the United Kingdom . The practice continues in the Royal Navy and some other navies of the Commonwealth Of Nations , notably the Royal Canadian Navy . SEE ALSO |