Training Ship Ronnie Perriera is a scaled model of a ship, designed to help naval cadets get a feel of life at sea, by creating a naval ambience. The ship with a full-fledged bridge, an operations room and even a helo deck has actual equipment from decommissioned ships to provide a nautical environment for the building future naval officers.
This stone frigate was inaugurated by the Commandant, National Defence Academy on the 16 Jan 2006 and named as "Training Ship Ronnie Perreira" in honour of the late Admiral R L Perreira, who having served as the Deputy Commandant of the NDA later rose on to become Chief of the Naval Staff.
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