central dining room with panelled walls, large fireplaces with 1898 saw the barracks expand to accommodate a further 1,000 men. 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). 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. Your email address will not be published. it was built. 3 Slip, tested in No. The remains of the trawler partially overlays the Drake near its bow end. [44] The company asserts that this development will "continue the boat building tradition within the dockyard" and "add drama to the site with yachts being moved around the quayside, launched on No. The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. [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. 1st floor, moulded sill string to 2nd floor and moulded Use our map search to find more listed places. 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 Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. A serving Royal Navy officer, usually of rear-admiral rank, was appointed as admiral-superintendent of the dockyard; however, the post was sometimes held by a commodore-superintendent or even a vice-admiral. [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. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: Officer's quarters and wardroom blocks. 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. HMS Drake lies on a flat sandy seabed at a depth of between 15-19 metres. May include summary, reasons for designation and history. Explore the many ways you can help to support the incredibly rich and varied heritage. Significant RM presences are also located in: The modern RNR has fourteen Royal Naval Reserve Units (with 6 satellite units). It proceeded to Church Bay where it anchored, but soon began to list, and eventually capsized and sank. Members who served with HMS Drake Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Drake . richly decorated though of similar plan form to the equivalent [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). Royal Naval HMNB Devonport dedicates rooms for mums and babies to relax in. The Drake currently lies capsized on its starboard side (the side of the torpedo strike) and is orientated SE-NW (bow pointing NW). More buildings were added in the early years of the twentieth century, including St Nicholas's Church. Heritage Apprentices in a training session on the Researching The Historic Environment module and training in Architectural Photography. Our The Royal Dockyard itself was opened in 1691 to the south of the main site and work started on the Barracks in 1880. 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. Public toilets are available in Church Bay between the harbour and the pub, near the playground. Since then, the museum has expanded and now occupies, in addition, the 18th-century Pay Office[57] and Porter's Lodge. [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. Paterson Alexander Grant. 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. - HMS Drake during the Second World War -. parapet cornice; 4 pilasters and central round-arched window If you have any unwanted You are free: to share - to copy, distribute and transmit the work; to remix - to adapt the work; Under the following conditions: attribution - You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. Source Historic England Archive BB83/04456. 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. With such limited manoeuvrability however, HMS Drake collided with the cargo ship Mendip Range at 10.37 am.HMS Drake it seems did not receive much damage from the collision, but the Mendip Range was forced to beach at Ballycastle Bay on the mainland. Portsmouth. Public Records. On high ground overlooking the rest of the yard he built a grand terrace of thirteen three-storey houses for the senior dockyard officers (the first known example in the country of a palace-front terrace); the commissioner was accommodated in the centre, and at each end of the terrace was a two-storey block of offices (one for the commissioner, the other for the Clerk of the Cheque). Shortly afterwards HMS Brisk made a sweep through the Sound and was hit by either torpedo or ran into a mine which struck amidships causing a catastrophic explosion. 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 ). These are: Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Free public toilets are available in the visitor information office above the harbour. When navigating within Ballycastle or Rathlin Harbour, use VHF Channel 80. HMS DRAKE WARDROOM, OFFICERS QUARTERS AND MESS, SALTASH ROAD, Listed on the National Heritage List for England. 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. Discover and use our high-quality applied research to support the protection and management of the historic environment. The town that grew around the dockyard was called Plymouth Dock up to 1823, when the townspeople petitioned for it to be renamed Devonport. 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. DML had been running the Dockyard since privatisation in 1987.[2]. 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. Left of the tower is the Date of Loss 02/10/1917. English Heritage calls it 'one of the most remarkable engineering buildings in the country'. 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. In just under three centuries, over 300 vessels were built at Devonport, the last being HMS Scylla in 1971.[12]. The wreck was sold in 1748. Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. HMS Shah (formerly the USS Jamaica, which was transferred to the Royal Navy in 1943) 1943-45, HMS Appledore - base and training ship in Devon, 194546. Berthing fees apply for both Rathlin and Ballycastle Harbour Office; for use of either, contact the Ballycastle Harbour Office: 02820768525 / 07803505984. [11] The terrace survived into the 20th century, but was largely destroyed in the Blitz along with several others of Devonport's historic buildings. [30], At Devonport, in 1864, a separate, purpose-built steam yard was opened on a self-contained site at Keyham, just to the north of Morice Yard (and a tunnel was built linking the new yard with the old). 028 207 68525 Mobile Number 07803 505084. The second survivor managed to escape through the stokehold hatch. [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). 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). triangular parapet pediment to each entrance bay is a tall 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. right angles to rear wings. - now Ruttonjee Hospital, RNH Trincomalee, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), HMS Queen Charlotte WWII land based gunnery school, Shore Rd., Ainsdale Southport, Lancashire. 1 Dock). Gunpowder was stored on site, which began to be a cause for concern among local residents (as was the older store in the Royal Citadel within the city of Plymouth). HMS Drake was built at HM Dockyard at Pembroke, between 1899 and 1902, as a Drake Class armoured cruiser, based on the Cressy Class cruisers. AB. [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. Descriptive location referring to nearest landfall i.e. [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). The wreckage extends for c. 160m and is 32m wide at its widest. On 30 December 1970, Vice-Admiral J R McKaig was appointed as Port Admiral, His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport, and Flag Officer, Plymouth. limestone dressings; dry slate hipped roofs; stone partly In 2014 it was announced, as part of a 'City Deal' regeneration agreement, that the South Yard would be 'unlocked' with a view to it becoming a 'marine industries hub'. The deep-water access it offers has made the site desirable for manufacturers of 'superyachts' and in 2012 Princess Yachts acquired the freehold to 20 acres (0.081km2) at the southern end, with a view to building a construction facility. centre block flanked by symmetrical 2:1:2-bay fronts which are Wilfred George Williams HMS Derwent, Joseph William Paul Kreyling HMS Drake, Able Sea. Wessex Archaeology HMS Drake In 1894 a contingent of sixty Royal Navy homing pigeons was accommodated on the site. This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. (d.1st Jan 1944), Robins Ernest William. This broke the ship in two, the bow section sank in the Sound and the stern section was eventually towed into Londonderry, the explosion killed thirty-one seamen. 2 Slip and moored alongside the quay wall". HMS is an authorized International Baccalaureate Middle Years school. Terracotta tiles on the roof of Saintoft Lodge, Newton-on-Rawcliffe, Ryedale, North Yorkshire. 2 Basin gave access to three large dry-docks, while No. Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Free car parking is available above the harbour and marina. In 2018 the Defence Secretary announced that the proposed new Type 26 frigates would all be based at Devonport. public car parking and toilets, slipways etc, Anecdotal information on possible hazards at the site for divers and snorkellers. 5 Basins (of 10 and 35 acres respectively), linked by a very large lock-cum-dock, 730ft in length, alongside three more dry-docks of a similar size, able to "accommodate ships larger than any war-vessel yet constructed". In May 2017 the Drake was scheduled under the Historic Monuments and Archaeological Objects (NI) Order 1995 in recognition of the sites significance and to mark the centenary of its sinking. An aerial photograph of the core of HMNB Devonport in 2005 with several ships alongside. Tetrastyle Ionic porch is approached by a double L-plan 3 Basin was the frontispiece to a huge integrated manufacturing complex. each side with pilasters, cornices and wainscot, and the rear Two stationary steam engines drove line shafts and heavy machinery, and the multiple flues were drawn by a pair of prominent chimneys. She had a crew complement of 32 seamen. The vast site covers more than 650 acres and has 15 dry docks, four miles of waterfront, 25 tidal berths and five basins. 340 ft Keyham. Lugano was a cargo steamer built in 1917 by Irvine's of Hartlepool and owed by the Gulf Line. MATERIALS: Plymouth limestone rock-faced ashlar to ground Rathlin MCZ By 1907 Keyham, now renamed the North Yard, had more than doubled in size with the addition of No. The building still stands, and is Grade I listed; architectural detailing was by Sir Charles Barry. The Devonport Lines were a bastion fortification which consisted of an earthen rampart with a wide ditch and a glacis. with careful attention to detail and compositional quality, open well stair with moulded balusters, decorated mess rooms The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Satellite and aerial maps of HMS Drake with nearby locations Toggle Map History of this Location The Royal Navy has been associated with Plymouth and Devonport since before the 1500s. Directions to HMS Drake, Plymouth with public transportation. Central block has tall entrance tower which rises 2 stages The nuclear-powered submarine HMSCourageous, used in the Falklands War, is preserved in North Yard as a museum ship, managed by the Heritage Centre. All students enrolled at HMS are IB students. [36] It is the base for HMS Triumph, one of two remainingTrafalgar-class nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarines. These can be converted to DMS or DDM by following the link below. staircase bay with tall double-transomed 3-light round-arched The vast site covers more than 650 acres and has 15 dry docks, four miles of waterfront, 25 tidal berths and five basins. Add to this record. Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. 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