Hi Allan, Yes, there was a training brig called the 'Victoria' the Secretary for War arranged for "ten handsome six-pounder guns and their carriages" to be sent to the Orphan Asylum so the lads could be taught gun drill. The good ship Victoria – named in honour of the Queen – was built in the playground and from the "waterline" upwards was fitted in every detail as a 10-gun brig. Below the "waterline" was solid earth. see http://tinyurl.com/6y4h5 The Orphanage is now a community centre see http://tinyurl.com/3omzu Regards Stan Mapstone www.mapstone.org