The last of the Trafalgar class submarines, she will probably serve until at least 2025. Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. INTERIOR: wardroom has a richly-decorated interior with a fine Richmond becomes a Devonport ship on completion of her refit. We are now on Facebook. The smithery with its fire and forge was positioned to the north, safely separate from the other buildings. Northern Ireland Marine MapViewer, Please flag any incorrect or inaccurate information on this page. Ballycastle Harbour has a gated slipway (open during office hours) and pontoon berthing. staircase; 2 central windows above, then cornice linked to [20][21] In the space between the new slips and the new ropehouse, south of the boat pond, was a sizeable mast pond, flanked by mast-houses. Want to know what life was like during the War? 1898 saw the barracks expand to accommodate a further 1,000 men. Officer's quarters and wardroom blocks. 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. If you have a general question please post it on our Facebook page. 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. 1898 saw the barracks expand to accommodate a further 1,000 men. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. [36], Ships based at the port are known as the Devonport Flotilla. The Lugano and the Brisk were both torpedoed by U-boats on the same day. 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. All rights reserved. [2], In 1880 a Royal Naval Engineering College was established at Keyham, housed in a new building just outside the dockyard wall alongside the Quadrangle where students (who joined at 15 years of age) gained hands-on experience of the latest naval engineering techniques. Lugano was a cargo steamer built in 1917 by Irvine's of Hartlepool and owed by the Gulf Line. Superintendent Engineer Major Monro Wilson, RE. HMS Drake (1740) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1740 and wrecked in 1742. 2 Basin gave access to three large dry-docks, while No. buildings at HMS Pembroke at Chatham and HMS Nelson at Free public toilets are available in the visitor information office above the harbour. HMS Drake (1743) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1743 and sold in 1748. Buildings Scheduled monuments Parks and gardens Battlefields Shipwrecks. These innovations also allowed rapid erection of staging and greater workforce mobility. HMS Brisk was built in 1910, a type H (Acorn) destroyer with a top speed of 27 knots. She was purchased in 1770 and briefly named HMS Drake. Portsmouth. The medical centre staff of HMS Drake are responsible for any self-caring personnel using either the patient's own living accommodation or one of the designated medical cabins. Another memorable story is that of a local landlord being invited by the skipper and crew to continue the evening's session aboard ship, he eventually came round on his way to Iceland - the trawler made a detour and dropped him off on the Faroes. 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. This includes the Navy's assault ships HMSAlbion and HMSBulwark. Find out more about Heritage Apprenticeships. On October 2, 1917, HMS Drake was torpedoed by the German U-29, and her boiler room was flooded. Lugano was a cargo steamer built in 1917 by Irvine's of Hartlepool and owed by the Gulf Line. officers were housed in Howard and Seymour blocks (qqv) before 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. For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948. The prominent clock tower was built in 1896, containing a clock and bell by Gillett & Johnston; it initially functioned as a semaphore tower. She had a crew complement of 32 seamen. [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. In 2018 the Defence Secretary announced that the proposed new Type 26 frigates would all be based at Devonport. All but two sailors working in the boiler room that day were killed. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. Range was 2,000 miles at 13 knots. HMS Drake lies on a flat sandy seabed at a depth of between 15-19 metres. 4 and No. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. and forming the centrepiece of a complete planned group. 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. Both the Brisk and Lugano lie within 3km of each other - although there is no evidence to say that U79 torpedoed HMS Brisk, the proximity of the two attacks would suggest that she may have lay in wait and done so. All students enrolled at HMS are IB students. 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the playground. The nuclear submarine refit base was put into special measures in 2013 by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and it could be 2020 before enhanced monitoring ceases. [8] A chapel was built in 1700, alongside the Porter's Lodge at the main gate[9] (it was destroyed by a fire in 1799). List of ships with the same or similar names, Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=HMS_Drake&oldid=1128898823, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 22 December 2022, at 15:16. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; slightly asymmetrical 1:2:1:2:1-bay It was here that Dummer built his groundbreaking stone dry dock (completely rebuilt in the 1840s). Paterson Alexander Grant. The Wreck. The southern boundary of his yard was formed by a 'double' rope-house (combining the previously separate tasks of spinning and laying within a single building); the upper floor was used for the repair of sails and a separate rigging house stood nearby. above main parapet level. It remained in use until it was destroyed in the Plymouth Blitz; the same fate befell several other buildings of the 18th and early 19th century, including the long and prominent pedimented workshop with its central clocktower, built to accommodate a range of woodworkers and craftsmen, the adjacent pedimented dockyard offices and Edward Holl's replacement Dockyard Church of 1814. In 1894 a contingent of sixty Royal Navy homing pigeons was accommodated on the site. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. HMS Drake was a 12-gun sloop launched as the civilian Marquis of Granby. In time new gunpowder magazines were built further north, first at Keyham (1770s), but later (having to make way for further dockyard expansion) relocating to Bull Point (1850). staircase bay with tall double-transomed 3-light round-arched Just one end section of the terrace survives; dating from 1692 to 1696, it is the earliest surviving building in any royal dockyard.[8]. Stoker Sydney Green HMS Drake (d.18th Jan 1944), OS J Metcalfe HMS Drake (d.5th May 1941), PO. Morice Ordnance Yard remained independent from the dockyard until 1941, at which point it was integrated into the larger complex. 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. However, Devonport retains a long-term role as the dedicated home of the amphibious fleet, survey vessels and half the frigate fleet. The building still stands, and is Grade I listed; architectural detailing was by Sir Charles Barry. He introduced a centralised storage area (the quadrangular Great Storehouse) alongside the basin, and a logical positioning of other buildings around the yard. Two stationary steam engines drove line shafts and heavy machinery, and the multiple flues were drawn by a pair of prominent chimneys. Those unable to expand were closed; the rest underwent a transformation through growth and mechanisation. A pair of basins (89 acres each) were constructed: No. The vast site covers more than 650 acres and has 15 dry docks, four miles of waterfront, 25 tidal berths and five basins. 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. importance of the Royal Navy at this time. [16], In 1895 the decision was taken to expand the Keyham Steam Yard to accommodate the increasing size of modern warships. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. In 1832 the Navy Board was abolished, everything except the gun wharves were brought under the direct control of the Admiralty. Weston Mill Dock, (lamel's Head Gate) Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2BG The Morice Yard was a self-contained establishment with its own complex of workshops, workers, officers, offices and storehouses. 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