DML had been running the Dockyard since privatisation in 1987.[2]. 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 October 2, 1917, HMS Drake was torpedoed by the German U-29, and her boiler room was flooded. central entrance hall divided by marble columns with a large These innovations also allowed rapid erection of staging and greater workforce mobility. Below Environmental and Historical Designations: A list of any environmental or historical designations attributed to the site, or overlapping it. The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. Her armaments included - 34 UE150 type mines, one fore and one aft torpedo tubes, four 50 cm torpedoes and an 8.8cm mounted gun on her deck. 01/05/75 quarters and Mess GV II* Formerly known as: (HMS Drake) Wardroom Blocks SALTASH ROAD He was awarded The 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, War Medal 1939-1945, and Defence Medal 1939-1945. [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). Books and journalsPevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 655-656. and moulded cornices. Royal Navy down to just 5 attack submarines | Navy Lookout", "HMS Triumph has returned to sea after more than 4 years in refit at Devonport. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. List of aircraft of the Malaysian Armed Forces, Current Royal Naval Reserve units and establishments. 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. 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. 028 207 68525 Mobile Number 07803 505084. in towards dome with turned finial. above main parapet level. painted panels; axial corridor with bedrooms on upper floors. Armaments included - two primary 4 inch (QF) guns, two secondary 3-inch QF guns and two 21 inch torpedo tubes.S.S. In 2009 the Ministry of Defence announced the conclusion of a long-running review of the long-term role of three naval bases. HMS Drake (1743) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1743 and sold in 1748. 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. Devonport. 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. [6] Previously the Navy Board had relied upon timber as the major building material for dry docks, which resulted in high maintenance costs and was also a fire risk. [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. May include summary, reasons for designation and history. Rathlin Island SPA, Irish Wrecks Online buildings at HMS Pembroke at Chatham and HMS Nelson at Ballycastle Harbour has a gated slipway (open during office hours) and pontoon berthing. Two stationary steam engines drove line shafts and heavy machinery, and the multiple flues were drawn by a pair of prominent chimneys. Use our map search to find more listed places. with careful attention to detail and compositional quality, Species of interest are highlighted. 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 parapet cornice; 4 pilasters and central round-arched window 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 ). open well stair with moulded balusters, decorated mess rooms These are: Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. the Olympic had sailed empty from New York, HMS Essex escorted her for part of the crossing and she was met by the Drake in the Northern Approaches and escorted to port. [18], Despite significant damage during the blitz, the South Yard still contains four scheduled monuments and over thirty listed buildings and structures[19] (though some of these have been allowed to fall into a derelict state in recent years: the 18th-century South Sawmills and South Smithery are both on the Heritage at Risk Register). round-arched transomed 3-light stair window above a squat Formerly Royal Naval Armaments Depot and formally elements of Defence Equipment and Support. The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. Want to know what life was like during the War? [48] As of 2016 the northern section of the South Yard (including the 18th-century dry docks, Nos. 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. passages on 2-span bridges to double-depth quarters blocks at Tetrastyle Ionic porch is approached by a double L-plan However, Devonport retains a long-term role as the dedicated home of the amphibious fleet, survey vessels and half the frigate fleet. HMS DRAKE WARDROOM, OFFICERS QUARTERS AND MESS, SALTASH ROAD, Listed on the National Heritage List for England. long enough to accommodate two ships of the line, end to end) was added, just north of the basin, in the 1720s. [2], Further north still, Weston Mill Lake (at one time Devonport's coaling yard) was converted in the 1980s to provide frigate berths for the Type 22 fleet. 1 Slip) and the 'King's Hill Gazebo', built to commemorate a visit by King George III.[47]. HMS DRAKE, DRAKE HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, SALTASH ROAD Listed on the National Heritage List for England. external end stacks, axial and lateral stacks, all with panels There remains intact and recognisable structural remains; for example, an improved Martin Type anchor and some visible chain to the west of the main wreckage (bow end); the partially buried remains of the ram bow; a praravane skeg used for mine clearance; parts of the armour belt hull; articulated elements of the stern including upright frames and horizontal beams; a hawse hole; steering gear and rudder (with fitting and machinery for turning the rudder); a probable BL 6-inch (152mm) MK VII gun; open internal spaces and bulkheads and a port propeller shaft (near SW edge of wreckage). 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. Submarine U79 was a Class: UE, Type: Ocean-going mine-laying submarine and was launched on 9th April, 1916, she was commissioned into the German Imperial Navy on May 25th, 1916. Read the Enriching the List Terms and Conditions. Heritage Apprentices in a training session on the Researching The Historic Environment module and training in Architectural Photography. Paterson Alexander Grant. The Morice Yard was a self-contained establishment with its own complex of workshops, workers, officers, offices and storehouses. 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. These observations were further verified by divers from DAERAs Marine Scientific Dive Team in 2016. Owned by the Hewitt Fishing Company of Fleetwood, the 'Ella Hewitt' was built in 1953 and at 170 ft was one of largest trawlers operating out of Fleetwood. Ldg.Sea. Then let other divers know about this site from your experience! The last of the Trafalgar class submarines, she will probably serve until at least 2025. [56] Run by volunteers, it is only accessible for pre-booked tours, or on Naval Base open days. For the Royal New Zealand Navy base in Auckland, New Zealand, see, "HMS Drake (shore establishment)" redirects here. In 1860 the main dockyards' policing was also transferred to the new dockyard divisions of the Metropolitan Police, in Devonport's case No. 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. 3 Basin was the frontispiece to a huge integrated manufacturing complex. 1 Dock). [17] Initially used for the manufacture of anchors and smaller metal items, it would later be expanded to fashion the iron braces with which wooden hulls and decks began to be strengthened; as such, it provided a hint of the huge change in manufacturing technology that would sweep the dockyards in the nineteenth century as sail began to make way for steam, and wood for iron and steel. 4 and No. Historic England holds an extensive range of publications and historic collections in its public archive covering the historic environment. [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. A further, double-dock (i.e. Search over 400,000 listed places Overview Official List Entry Comments and Photos Previous Overview Next Comments and Photos The dockyard began in what is now known as the South Yard area of Devonport. floor, otherwise dressed limestone brought to course and with [16], In 1895 the decision was taken to expand the Keyham Steam Yard to accommodate the increasing size of modern warships. 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. Date of Loss 02/10/1917. The Wreck. similar to the fronts of the rear wings. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. Nearest tank filling is Aquaholics in Ballycastle or Portstewart (ring ahead: 028 7083 2584). Since 2002, it has been the main refitting base for all Royal Navy nuclear submarines Work was completed by Carillion in 2002 to build a refitting dock to support theVanguard-class Trident missile nuclear ballistic missile submarines. The Royal Dockyard itself was opened in 1691 to the south of the main site and work started on the Barracks in 1880. Like their famous predecessor, Francis Drake, these sailors, from HMS 'Drake', find time for a game of bowls on Plymouth Ho before reporting for duty. 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. If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. The dockyard followed suit twenty years later, becoming Devonport Royal Dockyard. From a postcard by the Surrey Flying Services, of Croydon and Plymouth. 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, This includes the Navy's assault ships HMSAlbion and HMSBulwark. 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. [32] It is now where the Navy's amphibious warfare ships are based. A pair of basins (89 acres each) were constructed: No. [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). Other fronts have tripartite entrances and 1st-floor balconies (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: We are now on Facebook. Add to this record. Archaeologist Dr David Neal discussing his illustration of the mosaic being excavated at Rutland Roman Villa with members of the University of Leicester Archaeological Services team, Bombed library in Holland House, Kensington. The trawler is severely broken up with its bow lying in the wreckage of the Drake. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 261046 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Those unable to expand were closed; the rest underwent a transformation through growth and mechanisation. Do you have any photos of this dive site you would like to contribute? (d.1st Jan 1944), Robins Ernest William. HMS Drake 1909 LOC det 4a19534 (uncropped, full size).jpg 9,184 7,360; 9.52 MB. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. The Drake has been extensively damaged both by the original torpedo attack on the vessel, the wrecking of the Ella Hewett and the subsequent dispersal of both wrecks with explosives in the 1970s by divers from the Scottish and Northern Ireland Bomb and Mine Disposal Team. On November 21st, 1918, as part of this dispersal, U 79 was handed over to the French Navy. [60] The National Audit Office in 2019 stated that the costs of laid up storage of all nuclear submarines had reached 500 million,[61] and they represent a liability of 7.5 billion. The Drakes position is marked with a Commissioners of Irish Lights South Cardinal Buoy (although the buoy is currently situated to the SE of the wreck, off its stern). The vast site covers more than 650 acres and has 15 dry docks, four miles of waterfront, 25 tidal berths and five basins. English Heritage calls it 'one of the most remarkable engineering buildings in the country'. staircase bay with tall double-transomed 3-light round-arched If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small [36], Ships based at the port are known as the Devonport Flotilla. HMS Drake (1770) was a 12-gun sloop launched as the civilian Marquis of Granby. Range was 2,000 miles at 13 knots. Free car parking is available above the harbour and marina. Central block has tall entrance tower which rises 2 stages Rathlin MCZ Joe Kreyling served with the royal Navy in the Mediterranean between 1943-45, taking part in the allied invasions of Sicily and mainland Italy. HMS Drake lies on a flat sandy seabed at a depth of between 15-19 metres. Media in category "HMS Drake (ship, 1901)" The following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. 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