[3] In the early 1970s the newly styled 'Fleet Maintenance Base' was itself commissioned as HMS Defiance; it remained so until 1994, when it was amalgamated into HMS Drake. and forming the centrepiece of a complete planned group. At the heart of his new dockyard, Dummer placed a stone-lined basin, giving access to what proved to be the first successful stepped stone dry dock in Europe. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; slightly asymmetrical 1:2:1:2:1-bay parapet cornice; 4 pilasters and central round-arched window right angles to rear wings. One suggestion is that this originates from the word guzzle (to eat or drink greedily), which is likely to refer to the eating of cream teas, a West Country delicacy and, therefore, one with strong connections to the area around Plymouth. Samuel Whitmore Rogers HMS Drake (d.21st Apr 1941). St Albans moved to Devonport in July 2019 in preparation for her major refit.[38]. Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Devonport (formerly HMS Drake ), is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth ). The ship type is rare and represents an intermediate design of armoured cruiser that quickly became obsolete. Attended by tugs in Plymouth Sound this afternoon. 1988. The crippled Drake under the command of Captain S. H. Radcliffe was escorted into Church Bay by HMS Martin and other auxiliary ships where she was anchored. By 1907 Keyham, now renamed the North Yard, had more than doubled in size with the addition of No. 1898-1902, Books and journalsPevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 655-656. [65], Another explanation is that the name came from the Hindi word for a yard (36 inches), "guz", (also spelled "guzz", at the time) which entered the Oxford English Dictionary,[66] and Royal Navy usage,[67] in the late 19th century, as sailors used to regularly abbreviate "The Dockyard" to simply "The Yard", leading to the slang use of the Hindi word for the unit of measurement of the same name. Find out more about Heritage Apprenticeships. The dockyard began in what is now known as the South Yard area of Devonport. [9], Provision of ships' armaments was not the responsibility of the Navy but of the independent Board of Ordnance, which already had a wharf and storage facility in the Mount Wise area of Plymouth. Species of interest are highlighted. Armaments included - two primary 4 inch (QF) guns, two secondary 3-inch QF guns and two 21 inch torpedo tubes.S.S. A general description of the physical features of the dive site, The history of the wreck provided by the Senior Marine Archaeologist from the Department for Communities Historic Environment Division (only included for wreck sites), A description of the species composition at the site. He was awarded The 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, War Medal 1939-1945, and Defence Medal 1939-1945. Your email address will not be published. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public. From its original 17th-century site, the dockyard expanded in stages (first to the south and then progressively northwards) over the next .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+12 centuries. Nineteen ships and a shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Drake after Sir Francis Drake or after the drake: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [9] On the New Ground to the south a new smithery was constructed, in 1776, containing 48 forges; though subsequently rebuilt it too still stands, the earliest surviving smithery in any royal dockyard. central dining room with panelled walls, large fireplaces with [7], Dummer wished to ensure that naval dockyards were efficient working units that maximised available space, as evidenced by the simplicity of his design layout at Plymouth Dock. The Royal Dockyard itself was opened in 1691 to the south of the main site and work started on the Barracks in 1880. paired sashes, then next bays on either side have tall sashes. If so it would have been a major achievement for a U-Boat Captain to claim a Cruiser, Destroyer and a 2,350-ton merchant ship within a few hours of each. Sand gobies Pomatochistus minutus, the burrowing anemone Cerianthus lloydii and the slender sea pen Virgularia mirabilis(a Northern Ireland Priority Species) occur on the adjacent sandy seabed. Get directions now. There were originally two gates in the lines, the Stoke Barrier at the end of Fore Street and the Stonehouse Barrier. [59], In 2018, the UK Parliament's Public Accounts Committee criticised the slow rate of decommissioning of these submarines, with the Ministry of Defence admitting that it had put off decommissioning due to the cost. The Drake did not lie undisturbed, on the 4th November 1962, the 595 ton 'Ella Hewitt' skippered by William Gregson fouled the wreck while leaving Church Bay and within eighteen hours had sunk adjacent to her. The Lugano and the Brisk were both torpedoed by U-boats on the same day. In just under three centuries, over 300 vessels were built at Devonport, the last being HMS Scylla in 1971.[12]. [16] To open up the site, the old ropehouse was demolished and a new rope-making complex built alongside the east perimeter wall of the expanded site (where it still survives in part, albeit rebuilt following a fire in 1812).
Information drawn from Historic Environment Record of Northern Ireland (HERoNI), Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division. PLYMOUTH SX45NW SALTASH ROAD, Devonport (d.1st Jan 1944), Robins Ernest William. parapet with lower cornice; original horned sashes with Use of this data is subject to Terms and Conditions. Descriptive location referring to nearest landfall i.e. May include summary, reasons for designation and history. HMS Drake was built in 1902, a 'Drake' class armoured cruiser, at 23 knots she was one of the fastest cruisers in the world at that time. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. Directions to HMS Drake, Plymouth with public transportation. Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. [33], In 2011 the MOD sold the freehold of the North Yard to the Dockyard operator, Babcock; the site includes six listed buildings and structures, among them the Grade I listed Quadrangle.[34]. Richmond becomes a Devonport ship on completion of her refit. The remains of the trawler partially overlays the Drake near its bow end. This is a list of shore establishments (or "stone frigates") of the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve. The site is comprised of the metal wreck of the Drake and a further metal wreck of a 52m Fleetwood fishing trawler, the Ella Hewett that struck and sunk atop the Drake in 1962. round arches and Ionic columns plus further entablature sloped This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest. Read about our current news, projects and campaigns nationally and in your area. The site is comprised of the metal wreck of the Drake and a further metal wreck of a 52m Fleetwood fishing trawler, the Ella Hewett that struck and sunk atop the Drake in 1962. All blocks have [31] In the 1970s the northern end of No. were built for them here at Devonport, then Chatham and Wilfred George Williams HMS Derwent, Joseph William Paul Kreyling HMS Drake, Able Sea. After 1860, the fortifications were superseded by the Palmerston Forts around Plymouth and the land occupied by the lines was either sold or utilised by the dockyard. [28], In contrast to South Yard, which fared badly in the Blitz, most of the original buildings survive at Morice Yard, enclosed behind their contemporary boundary wall; over a dozen of these are listed. [29], In the mid-nineteenth century, all royal dockyards faced the challenge of responding to the advent first of steam power and then metal hulls. [11] The terrace survived into the 20th century, but was largely destroyed in the Blitz along with several others of Devonport's historic buildings. The base began as Royal Navy Dockyard in the late 17th century, but shipbuilding ceased at Devonport in the early 1970s, although ship maintenance work has continued. Grade II Listed Building: Hms Drake Main Gateway With Gate Pier Arches, Gates, Flanking Walls And Railings. open well stair with moulded balusters, decorated mess rooms A further, double-dock (i.e. In 1832 the Navy Board was abolished, everything except the gun wharves were brought under the direct control of the Admiralty. Free public toilets are available in the visitor information office above the harbour. Patients using these may have an infectious disease which may need a degree of isolation or an acute illness needing the oversight of a clinician. [19], The Royal Navy Dockyard consists of fourteen dry docks (docks numbered 1 to 15, but there is no 13 Dock),[1] four miles (6km) of waterfront, twenty-five tidal berths, five basins and an area of 650 acres (2.6km2). Her armaments included two primary 9.2-inch centre line turrets, sixteen secondary 6-inch single barbettes, twelve auxiliary twelve pounders, three auxiliary three pounders and two eighteen-inch submerged torpedo tubes. Located within HMS Drake's Haven and inside the naval base's Wyvern Gym . The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed,
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Cruisers were a class of warship developed in the 19th century designed for scouting, commerce warfare and showing the flag, roles previously taken by frigates, corvettes and sloops. His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport) is one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy (the others being HMNB Clyde and HMNB Portsmouth) and is the sole nuclear repair and refuelling facility for the Royal Navy. There were no casualties as a result of the capsizing and the Admiralty announced her loss on October 4th, though no reference was made to HMS Brisk. Formerly Royal Naval Armaments Depot and formally elements of Defence Equipment and Support. All rights reserved. Joseph Gerrard Poland HMS Eaglet, Coder John Richard Robertson HMS Drake, Ch. 3 Slip, tested in No. See HMS Drake, Plymouth on the map. From 1934 until the early 21st century the naval barracks on the site was named HMS Drake (it had previously been known as HMS Vivid after the base ship of the same name). In 1758, the Plymouth and Portsmouth Fortifications Act provided the means to construct a permanent landward defence for the dockyard complex. In 2017 the First World War armoured cruiser HMS Drake was scheduled for protection under the Historic Monuments and Archaeological Objects (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. A pair of basins (89 acres each) were constructed: No. limestone dressings; dry slate hipped roofs; stone partly The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. staircase; 2 central windows above, then cornice linked to Paterson Alexander Grant. Ballycastle Harbour has a gated slipway (open during office hours) and pontoon berthing. In 2013 a new Royal Marines base, RM Tamar, was opened alongside; as well as serving as headquarters for 1 Assault Group Royal Marines, it can accommodate marines, alongside their ships, prior to deployment. On November 21st, 1918, as part of this dispersal, U 79 was handed over to the French Navy. Send a distress alert followed by MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY and This is [boat name]. Safety concerns on ageing facilities, stretched resources and increasing demand are blamed for the measures. Address: HM Naval Base, Plymouth, United Kingdom, PL2 2BG. Incidentally, in August, 1914 shortly after the declaration of war, she escorted the Harland & Wolff (Belfast) built 'Olympic' (sister ship of the Titanic) into Liverpool. HMS Drake (1770) was a 12-gun sloop launched as the civilian Marquis of Granby. After the attack and as normal procedure, the convoy dispersed, the remaining naval and auxiliary escorts including the HMS Brisk, a type H (Acorn) destroyer were deployed to follow up on the dispersed ships, some through Rathlin Sound and others in the North Channel. window over 3-light flat-headed window; right of the tower are The smithery with its fire and forge was positioned to the north, safely separate from the other buildings. On October 2, 1917, HMS Drake was torpedoed by the German U-29, and her boiler room was flooded. Rathlin Harbour has pontoons for around 40 boats. Edmund Dummer, Surveyor of the Navy, travelled the West Country searching for an area where a dockyard could be built; he sent in two estimates for sites, one in Plymouth, Cattewater and one further along the coast, on the Hamoaze, a section of the River Tamar, in the parish of Stoke Damerel. On 30 December 1690, a contract was let for a dockyard to be built: the start of Plymouth (later Devonport) Royal Dockyard. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. A "tiddy oggy" is naval slang for a Cornish Pasty and which was once the nickname for a sailor born and bred in Devonport. . AB. Search over 400,000 listed places Overview Official List Entry Comments and Photos Previous Overview Next Comments and Photos Several sections of the historic South Yard are no longer used by the Ministry of Defence, though it is still currently a closed site and subject to security restrictions. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2023. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. Plymouth Naval Base Museum opened in 1969 following an appeal from the office of the Admiral-superintendent for items of memorabilia and was housed in the Dockyard Fire Station. HMS Drake 1909 LOC det 4a19534 (uncropped, full size).jpg 9,184 7,360; 9.52 MB. The wreckage is covered in dense kelp and mixed red algae. The nuclear-powered submarine HMSCourageous, used in the Falklands War, is preserved in North Yard as a museum ship, managed by the Heritage Centre. The Scrieve Board (Project Managed by PDM) currently serves as a museum store. HMS "DRAKE" Old aerial view of the Royal Naval Barracks at Devonport. buildings at HMS Pembroke at Chatham and HMS Nelson at HMS Drake or Drake I, II III or IV appears on sailors records as their home base, they may not have physically been at Devonport between the dates shown as any time they are not allocated to another ship's crew, they revert to HMS Drake, this may happen while they are port awaiting their next ship or in transit on another ship but not part of the ship's crew. Explore the many ways you can help to support the incredibly rich and varied heritage. [10], Most of these buildings and structures were rebuilt over ensuing years, including Dummer's original basin and dry dock (today known as No. staircase bay with tall double-transomed 3-light round-arched These are: Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 340 ft Keyham. A third gate called New Passage was created in the 1780s, giving access to the Torpoint Ferry. The wardroom block dates from this period. Follow VHF radio Channel 16 (156.8 MHz), the international distress frequency. Displacing some 832 tons, U79 had a range of 8,000 nautical miles and a surface speed of 10.6 knots (submerged 7.9). This, however, began to prove insufficient and in 1719 the board established a new gun wharf on land leased from one Sir Nicholas Morice, immediately to the north of the established Dockyard. in towards dome with turned finial. [13] One slipway (1774) survives unaltered from this period (Slip No.1): a rare survival. Sir Francis Drake is now an enduring legacy in Devonport, as the naval base has been named HMS Drake.[1]. [2] Discussions were underway in 2014 around removing the museum from the Dockyard and displaying some of its collections within an expanded Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery.[58]. On 30 December 1970, Vice-Admiral J R McKaig was appointed as Port Admiral, His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport, and Flag Officer, Plymouth. Date of Loss 02/10/1917. The building still stands, and is Grade I listed; architectural detailing was by Sir Charles Barry. Weston Mill Dock, (lamel's Head Gate) Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2BG HMS Drake (1740) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1740 and wrecked in 1742. If you have any unwanted Range was 2,000 miles at 13 knots. A contractor cutting bricks for the wall of the partially-restored wild and natural walled garden at Warley Place, Brentwood. Joseph William Paul Kreyling HMS Drake. it was built. Despite the obvious damage sustained divers from Wessex Archaeology were able to discern in 2006 that there remains not only a main body of wreckage in reasonable condition but intact and recognisable structural remains. The second survivor managed to escape through the stokehold hatch. The largest naval base in Western Europe,[1] HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth, England. Significant RM presences are also located in: The modern RNR has fourteen Royal Naval Reserve Units (with 6 satellite units). HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. HMS Drake lies on a flat sandy seabed at a depth of between 15-19 metres. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. Follow the link for more information, Links to additional information found online for the dive site, The approximate XY coordinates for the dive site in Decimel Degrees (DD). DML had been running the Dockyard since privatisation in 1987.[2]. HMS Drake (1743) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1743 and sold in 1748. Plymouth Drake Sea Cadets & Royal Marine Cadets SO59 Bonaventure House South Yard, just down the road from HMS Vivid and the Naval Hertridge centre 0.00 Miles Away; Serco Integrated Services Hmnb Devonport Bldg So15 0.00 Miles Away; Services Sound & Vision Corporation Frobisher Block 0.01 Miles Away; James Fisher Rumic Building S146 0.01 Miles Away Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The now privatised maintenance facilities are operated by Babcock International Group, who took over the previous owner Devonport Management Limited (DML) in 2007. Armaments included - two primary 4 inch (QF) guns, two secondary 3-inch QF guns and two 21 inch torpedo tubes.S.S. These innovations also allowed rapid erection of staging and greater workforce mobility. HMS Dartmouth ( Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon) Includes Hindostan as static training ship HMS Excellent ( Whale Island, Portsmouth) Includes Bristol as static training ship HMS Raleigh (Torpoint, Cornwall) Includes Brecon as static training ship HMS Sultan (Gosport, Hampshire) HMS Temeraire (Portsmouth) Other She was renamed HMS Resolution in 1771 and served James Cook on his second and third voyages of discovery in the Pacific. From a postcard by the Surrey Flying Services, of Croydon and Plymouth. It was here that Dummer built his groundbreaking stone dry dock (completely rebuilt in the 1840s). Public Records. HMS DRAKE WARDROOM, OFFICERS QUARTERS AND MESS, SALTASH ROAD, Listed on the National Heritage List for England. [45] The site includes within it several listed buildings and scheduled ancient monuments, most notably the Grade I listed East Ropery,[46] together with several other 18th-century buildings and structures associated with rope-making in the Yard, the covered slip (No. They were responsible for all the civilian support services operated by the dockyard departments. The name HMS Drake and its command structure has been extended to cover the entire base. We are the largest and fastest growing community of UK forces veterans on the web with over 500,000 members! [13], The most imposing building of this period was a double-quadrangular storehouse of 1761 (probably designed by Thomas Slade); replacing the Dummer's storehouse, it also incorporated a new rigging house and sail loft. The postcode is PL2 2BG and a map of where you are going can be found at Charles Causley referred to Guz in one of his poems, "Song of the Dying Gunner A.A.1", published in 1951.[70]. We would go down to the quay to watch these visitors come ashore to make what I was told was a 'last port of call' to get supplies they needed before heading out for their long and arduous time in the Icelandic fishing grounds. [14] It is covered with a timber superstructure of 1814, a similarly rare and early survival of its type; indeed, only three such timber slip covers have survived in Britain, two of them at Devonport (the second of these, of similar vintage, stands over the former No.5 Slip; it was later converted to house the Scrieve Board, for full-size drafting of ship designs). A map of all dive centres is provided under Go Diving. George Patton HMS Drake (d.21st Apr 1941), A/Able Sea. The Devonport Lines were a bastion fortification which consisted of an earthen rampart with a wide ditch and a glacis. Devonport serves as headquarters for the Flag Officer Sea Training, which is responsible for the training of all the ships of the Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, along with many from foreign naval services. There were four bastions, Marlborough Bastion to the north, Granby Bastion to the north-east, Stoke Bastion to the east and George Bastion to the south east. Source Historic England Archive BB98/02592. HMS Drake Learning & Development Hub Bldg B046 (West) Upper Battery Road HMS Drake PLYMOUTH PL2 2BG Mil: 9375 65362 HMNB Clyde - LDO (North) HMNB Clyde Learning & Development Hub Bldg 1320 HMNB Clyde HELENSBURGH G84 8HL Mil: 93255 3641 HMS Sultan HMS Sultan Learning & Development Hub Raven Building HMS Sultan Military Road GOSPORT PO12 3BY 1898 saw the barracks expand to accommodate a further 1,000 men. Although cruisers could be powerful ships (HMS Drake was a 14,000 ton vessel capable of 21-23 knots) cruisers were not intended for duty in the battlefleet. passages on 2-span bridges to double-depth quarters blocks at Royal Navy. above main parapet level. The Drake currently lies capsized on its starboard side (the side of the torpedo strike) and is orientated SE-NW (bow pointing NW). Devonport. The base employs 2,500 Service personnel and civilians, supports . The wreck is well broken up into large metal plates, therefore be mindful of sharp edges. Several establishments were set up in the vicinity of Devonport and Plymouth in direct relationship either to the Royal Dockyard or to Plymouth's use as a base for the Fleet, including: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 3-light window. [36], Ships based at the port are known as the Devonport Flotilla. She had a crew complement of 32 seamen. Gross weight: 2,350 ton. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. and moulded cornices. 028 207 68525 Mobile Number 07803 505084. A group of volunteers from The Friends of Balaam's Wood Local Nature Reserve clearing brambles at Gannow Green Moated Site, New Frankley in Birmingham, Two horsemen reading The Sportsman, 30 Oct 1902, Farnborough, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. There were suggestions that to save her an attempt was going to be made to beach her in Church Bay, unfortunately, the degree of the list became critical and she was abandoned to capsize in eighteen metres of water a few hundred metres from the shore. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. richly decorated though of similar plan form to the equivalent If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. Use our map search to find more listed places. The Drake, having sustained some damage to the steering, and taking water, headed for Church Bay, but collided with the cargo ship Mendip Range as it rounded Rue Point. 2 Slip and moored alongside the quay wall". These can be converted to DMS or DDM by following the link below. [16], The dockyard suffered severe damage in a large-scale fire on 25 September 1840, it started in the North Dock on HMSTalavera and Imogene were completely gutted, threatened HMSMinden, and spread to nearby buildings and equipment. 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