INTERIOR: wardroom has a richly-decorated interior with a fine Boat traffic between Ballycastle and Rathlin. Significant RM presences are also located in: The modern RNR has fourteen Royal Naval Reserve Units (with 6 satellite units). In my innocence, I could never figure out why they forgot to put those supplies onboard in Fleetwood. 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. Using an old browser means that some parts of our website might not work correctly. 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. to next stage and entablature below octagonal cupola with 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. 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. Part of the Alfred Newton and Sons collection. Ldg.Sea. Water and electricity are available on the pontoon but there is no reliable source of fuel. Construction of an onshore barracks, just north-east of the North Yard, was completed in 1889 with accommodation for 2,500; sailors and officers moved in during June of that year. Information drawn from Historic Environment Record of Northern Ireland (HERoNI), Department for Communities, Historic Environment Division. each side with pilasters, cornices and wainscot, and the rear 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. Scheduled Monument HMS Drake Books and journalsPevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 655-656. Armaments included - two primary 4 inch (QF) guns, two secondary 3-inch QF guns and two 21 inch torpedo tubes.S.S. The town that grew around the dockyard was called Plymouth Dock up to 1823, when the townspeople petitioned for it to be renamed Devonport. Media in category "HMS Drake (ship, 1901)" The following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. In 2009 the Ministry of Defence announced the conclusion of a long-running review of the long-term role of three naval bases. In 1832 the Navy Board was abolished, everything except the gun wharves were brought under the direct control of the Admiralty. U79 survived the war and was interned on 11th November 1918 and subsequently surrendered - all the confiscated U-Boats were either scrapped or divided amongst the allies. 2 Slip and moored alongside the quay wall". [71] The traditional shout of "Oggy Oggy Oggy" was used to cheer on the Devonport team in the Navy's field gun competition. pilasters dividing bays to upper floors, window architraves, Species of interest are highlighted. HMS Drake (1740) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1740 and wrecked in 1742. Range was 2,000 miles at 13 knots. 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. recording and preserving recollections, documents, photographs and small items. floor, otherwise dressed limestone brought to course and with [63] Another explanation advanced is that "GUZZ" was the radio call sign for the nearby Admiralty wireless station (which was GZX) at Devil's Point,[64] though this is disputed and has recently been disproved by reference to actual wireless telegraphy callsigns in existence over the past century. open well stair with moulded balusters, decorated mess rooms 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. Sailors lived in hulks until the first barracks Lugano was a cargo steamer built in 1917 by Irvine's of Hartlepool and owed by the Gulf Line. May include summary, reasons for designation and history. She had left Norfolk, Virginia with convoy HH24 and was bound for Liverpool with cotton, steel and alcohol. Left of the tower is the Source Historic England Archive BB98/02592. [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). The lines ran from Morice Yard on the River Tamar, enclosing the whole dockyard and town, finally meeting the river again at Stonehouse Pool, a total distance of 2,000 yards (1,800 metres). HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. The wardroom block dates from this period. See HMS Drake, Plymouth on the map. officers were housed in Howard and Seymour blocks (qqv) before The Drake currently lies capsized on its starboard side (the side of the torpedo strike) and is orientated SE-NW (bow pointing NW). Kevin Robertson & Leslie Oppitz. Range was 2,000 miles at 13 knots. This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest. Devonport - arrive at DRAKE main gate (which is not Camels Head Gate nor Albert Gate). Thirteen out of service nuclear submarines were stored at Devonport in 2018. HMS Drake (1743) was a 14-gun sloop launched in 1743 and sold in 1748. 3 Basin was the frontispiece to a huge integrated manufacturing complex. On November 21st, 1918, as part of this dispersal, U 79 was handed over to the French Navy. It proceeded to Church Bay where it anchored, but soon began to list, and eventually capsized and sank. PLYMOUTH SX45NW SALTASH ROAD, Devonport 655 & 656; PSA Drawings Collection, NMR Swindon: PLM 248-284).Listing NGR: SX4499756685. 1 Slip) and the 'King's Hill Gazebo', built to commemorate a visit by King George III.[47]. paired sashes, then next bays on either side have tall sashes. HMS DRAKE WARDROOM, OFFICERS QUARTERS AND MESS, SALTASH ROAD, Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Rathlin MCZ The docks Dummer designed were stronger with more secure foundations and stepped sides that made it easier for men to work beneath the hull of a docked vessel. St Albans moved to Devonport in July 2019 in preparation for her major refit.[38]. This typically relates to the stage of the tide, Details of nearest facilities to dive site i.e. Date of Loss 02/10/1917. 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. HMNB Devonport The largest naval base in Western Europe, Devonport has been supporting the Royal Navy since 1691. A further, double-dock (i.e. Until the late nineteenth century, sailors whose ships were being repaired or refitted, or who were awaiting allocation to a vessel, were accommodated in floating hulks. [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). [36] It is the base for HMS Triumph, one of two remainingTrafalgar-class nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarines. The barracks buildings are now named the Fleet Accommodation Centre. 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 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). 1 Dock). 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. We are now on Facebook. Required fields are marked *. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. with careful attention to detail and compositional quality, 3 Division, which remained in that role until 1934. 028 207 68525 Mobile Number 07803 505084. central dining room with panelled walls, large fireplaces with This is the first time. Get directions now. The wardroom block dates from this period. Sir Francis Drake is now an enduring legacy in Devonport, as the naval base has been named HMS Drake.[1]. Samuel Whitmore Rogers HMS Drake (d.21st Apr 1941). [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. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. [13] One slipway (1774) survives unaltered from this period (Slip No.1): a rare survival. buildings at HMS Pembroke at Chatham and HMS Nelson at The vast site covers more than 650 acres and has 15 dry docks, four miles of waterfront, 25 tidal berths and five basins. HMS Drake had lost the use of its steam steering gear in the attack and had to try to steer using only propellers, until this could be repaired. Public Records. Formerly Royal Naval Armaments Depot and formally elements of Defence Equipment and Support. central entrance hall divided by marble columns with a large 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. 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. on an English barracks, executed in a bold Free Style manner, photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The base employs 2,500 Service personnel and civilians, supports . The site is approximately 500m south-west of Church Bay and is marked with a large yellow marker buoy. These can be converted to DMS or DDM by following the link below. Ballycastle/Rathlin Harbour Office No. All blocks have Use our map search to find more listed places. and moulded cornices. [2], The Devonport Naval Heritage Centre is a maritime museum in Devonport's Historic South Yard. 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. Discover and use our high-quality applied research to support the protection and management of the historic environment. Nearest tank filling is Aquaholics in Ballycastle or Portstewart (ring ahead: 028 7083 2584). The Engineering College moved to nearby Manadon in 1958; the Jacobethan-style building then went on to house the Dockyard Technical College for a time, but was demolished in 1985. The postcode is PL2 2BG and a map of where you are going can be found at A contractor cutting bricks for the wall of the partially-restored wild and natural walled garden at Warley Place, Brentwood. 1898 saw the barracks expand to accommodate a further 1,000 men. painted panels; axial corridor with bedrooms on upper floors. Joseph Gerrard Poland HMS Eaglet, Coder John Richard Robertson HMS Drake, Ch. The numbers employed at the yard increased from 736 in 1711 to 2,464 in 1730. it was built. round arches and Ionic columns plus further entablature sloped As a young teenager, I remember the frequent visits of Fleetwood trawlers to Ballycastle. The Morice Yard was a self-contained establishment with its own complex of workshops, workers, officers, offices and storehouses. [15] The two additional docks were added, north of the double-dock, in 1762 and 1789 (both subsequently rebuilt). 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 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). The Scrieve Board (Project Managed by PDM) currently serves as a museum store. Morice Ordnance Yard remained independent from the dockyard until 1941, at which point it was integrated into the larger complex. [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). Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small Portsmouth. Shortly after the men from HMS "Royal Adelaide" entered the newly built Royal Naval Barracks at Keyham it took the name of HMS "Vivid", the Commander-in-Chief's yacht.
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. [31] In the 1970s the northern end of No. Your email address will not be published. limestone dressings; dry slate hipped roofs; stone partly The Lugano and the Brisk were both torpedoed by U-boats on the same day. Ballycastle Harbour has a gated slipway (open during office hours) and pontoon berthing. 4 and No. 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. Perform a free public GIS maps search, including geographic information systems, GIS services, and GIS databases. 740-1/4/175 HMS Drake: Wardroom, Officer's Grade II Listed Building: Hms Drake Main Gateway With Gate Pier Arches, Gates, Flanking Walls And Railings. DML had been running the Dockyard since privatisation in 1987.[2]. Weston Mill Dock, (lamel's Head Gate) Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2BG Hampshire Railways Remembered. See our extensive range of expert advice to help you care for and protect historic places. Follow the links for more information about the species on the NBN Atlas Northern Ireland website, A link to the dive site location on the NBN Atlas Northern Ireland website, showing all species records from within a 1km boundary of the site centroid. More [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. Areas to the south and east (with the exception of the area now occupied by Princess Yachts) are being retained by the MOD,[54] with No. A pair of basins (89 acres each) were constructed: No. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. [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 second survivor managed to escape through the stokehold hatch. 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. Search over 400,000 listed places Overview Official List Entry Comments and Photos Previous Overview Next Comments and Photos Public access, i.e., diving on the site is permitted on a look but do not touch basis. 2, 3 & 4)[49][50][51] was being redeveloped in phases,[52] with a marketing strategy focused on 'the development of marine industries and the high growth area of marine science and technology';[53] it has been renamed Oceansgate. There were originally two gates in the lines, the Stoke Barrier at the end of Fore Street and the Stonehouse Barrier. Devonport would no longer be used as a base for attack submarines after these moved to Faslane by 2017, and the Type 45 destroyers are based at Portsmouth. Having dismissed the Plymouth site as inadequate, he settled on the Hamoaze area which soon became known as Plymouth Dock, later renamed Devonport. 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. 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. 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. passages on 2-span bridges to double-depth quarters blocks at 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. The Devonport Lines were a bastion fortification which consisted of an earthen rampart with a wide ditch and a glacis. Directions to HMS Drake, Plymouth with public transportation. [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. please
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