staircase; 2 central windows above, then cornice linked to [19] On higher ground behind the wharf itself is a contemporary terrace of houses for officers (1720), built from stone rubble excavated during the yard's construction.[13]. 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. Devonport. Discover and use our high-quality applied research to support the protection and management of the historic environment. HM Naval Base Devonport is the home port of the Devonport Flotilla which includes the Trafalgar-class submarines. Joseph William Paul Kreyling HMS Drake. Records of HMS Drake from other sources. GIS Maps Search. Rathlin SAC 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. Many stories surround the sinking and why she hit the wreck, a relative of mine listened to the May Day call on his wireless set in Ballintoy, the Portrush lifeboat came to her assistance and took the crew off with no casualties. Required fields are marked *. Devonport has been the site of a number of leaks of nuclear waste associated with the nuclear submarines based there. 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. above main parapet level. 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. Royal Navy. By boat from Rathlin or Ballycastle Harbour. Northern Ireland Marine MapViewer, Please flag any incorrect or inaccurate information on this page. These observations were further verified by divers from DAERAs Marine Scientific Dive Team in 2016. Portsmouth. HMS Drake 15:28, 10 NOV 2022. Public access, i.e., diving on the site is permitted on a look but do not touch basis. [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). This includes the Navy's assault ships HMSAlbion and HMSBulwark. Royal Naval HMNB Devonport dedicates rooms for mums and babies to relax in. 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). [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. 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. The now privatised maintenance facilities are operated by Babcock International Group, who took over the previous owner Devonport Management Limited (DML) in 2007. © Crown Copyright and database right 2023. Historic England holds an extensive range of publications and historic collections in its public archive covering the historic environment. [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]. paired sashes, then next bays on either side have tall sashes. 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. 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). The Morice Yard was a self-contained establishment with its own complex of workshops, workers, officers, offices and storehouses. All rights reserved. Richmond becomes a Devonport ship on completion of her refit. The nuclear-powered submarine HMSCourageous, used in the Falklands War, is preserved in North Yard as a museum ship, managed by the Heritage Centre. Armaments included - two primary 4 inch (QF) guns, two secondary 3-inch QF guns and two 21 inch torpedo tubes.S.S. Samuel Whitmore Rogers HMS Drake (d.21st Apr 1941). The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority. buildings at HMS Pembroke at Chatham and HMS Nelson at 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. The largest naval base in Western Europe,[1] HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth, England. Use our map search to find more listed places. [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). Hampshire Railways Remembered. staircase bay with tall double-transomed 3-light round-arched List Entry HMS DRAKE WARDROOM, OFFICERS QUARTERS AND MESS HMS DRAKE WARDROOM, OFFICERS QUARTERS AND MESS, SALTASH ROAD Listed on the National Heritage List for England. More buildings were added in the early years of the twentieth century, including St Nicholas's Church. floor, otherwise dressed limestone brought to course and with [62], The Naval base at Devonport is still nicknamed "Guzz" (or, sometimes, "Guz") by sailors and marines. The Lugano and the Brisk were both torpedoed by U-boats on the same day. From a postcard by the Surrey Flying Services, of Croydon and Plymouth. [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. 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. 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. Just one end section of the terrace survives; dating from 1692 to 1696, it is the earliest surviving building in any royal dockyard.[8]. Terracotta tiles on the roof of Saintoft Lodge, Newton-on-Rawcliffe, Ryedale, North Yorkshire. Heritage Apprentices in a training session on the Researching The Historic Environment module and training in Architectural Photography. The Royal Dockyard itself was opened in 1691 to the south of the main site and work started on the Barracks in 1880. 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. HMNB Devonport The largest naval base in Western Europe, Devonport has been supporting the Royal Navy since 1691. May include summary, reasons for designation and history. . Where the old ropehouse had stood a short canal known as the Camber was laid out, terminating in a boat basin with a boathouse. 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. Two stationary steam engines drove line shafts and heavy machinery, and the multiple flues were drawn by a pair of prominent chimneys. window over 3-light flat-headed window; right of the tower are Any new species records from the site submitted to Seasearch, iRecord, CEDaR Online Recording or iNaturalist will appear here, A link to the website for the nearest Dive Centre to the site. In 1894 a contingent of sixty Royal Navy homing pigeons was accommodated on the site. A third gate called New Passage was created in the 1780s, giving access to the Torpoint Ferry. He discarded the earlier three-sectioned hinged gate, which was labour-intensive in operation, and replaced it with the simpler and more mobile two-sectioned gate. The building still stands, and is Grade I listed; architectural detailing was by Sir Charles Barry. 1 Dock). Charles Causley referred to Guz in one of his poems, "Song of the Dying Gunner A.A.1", published in 1951.[70]. Estimates for the damage were put at 150,000 in the values of the day, and would have totalled 500,000 had the fire not been contained by demolishing several surrounding buildings. 2 Slip and moored alongside the quay wall". Search over 400,000 listed places Overview Official List Entry Comments and Photos Previous Overview Next Comments and Photos Significant RM presences are also located in: The modern RNR has fourteen Royal Naval Reserve Units (with 6 satellite units). The wreckage is covered in dense kelp and mixed red algae. 1898 saw the barracks expand to accommodate a further 1,000 men. [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. 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. please 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. The Wreck. There were originally two gates in the lines, the Stoke Barrier at the end of Fore Street and the Stonehouse Barrier. 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. 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. 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. [11] The terrace survived into the 20th century, but was largely destroyed in the Blitz along with several others of Devonport's historic buildings. [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. The prominent clock tower was built in 1896, containing a clock and bell by Gillett & Johnston; it initially functioned as a semaphore tower. Below The site is approximately 500m south-west of Church Bay and is marked with a large yellow marker buoy. 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. In an emergency call 999 or 112 and ask for the coastguard. Use our map search to find more listed places. MATERIALS: Plymouth limestone rock-faced ashlar to ground Water and electricity are available on the pontoon but there is no reliable source of fuel. PLAN: central double-depth wardroom linked by 1st-floor She was renamed HMS Resolution in 1771 and served James Cook on his second and third voyages of discovery in the Pacific. HMS Drake (1770) was a 12-gun sloop launched as the civilian Marquis of Granby. 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. Species of interest are highlighted. 3 Basin was the frontispiece to a huge integrated manufacturing complex. She became the flagship of Rear Admiral Battenburg in 1905 and her stations included the Mediterranean Grand Fleet from 1914-15 and the North American and West Indies theatre of operations from 1915-17. Use of this data is subject to Terms and Conditions. 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. Having dismissed the Plymouth site as inadequate, he settled on the Hamoaze area which soon became known as Plymouth Dock, later renamed Devonport. Helping people find out more about their relatives wartime experiences since 1999 by Salvage has been undertaken on the wreck of the Drake since 1918. DML had been running the Dockyard since privatisation in 1987.[2]. Ballycastle Harbour has a gated slipway (open during office hours) and pontoon berthing. - now Ruttonjee Hospital, RNH Trincomalee, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), HMS Queen Charlotte WWII land based gunnery school, Shore Rd., Ainsdale Southport, Lancashire. 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. Licence number 102006.006. Your email address will not be published. She was purchased in 1770 and briefly named HMS Drake. The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. 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. Environmental and Historical Designations: A list of any environmental or historical designations attributed to the site, or overlapping it. [35] This part of the site contains some fourteen listed buildings and structures. [56] Run by volunteers, it is only accessible for pre-booked tours, or on Naval Base open days. 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. Want to know what life was like during the War? There are many local stories of skipper's being carried out of pubs by the crew and taken down to the quay in the back of a van, the first mate or whoever was able, having to take the trawler out from the Bay. Tetrastyle Ionic porch is approached by a double L-plan This is the first time. HMS Drake lies on a flat sandy seabed at a depth of between 15-19 metres. 3 Slip, tested in No. each side with pilasters, cornices and wainscot, and the rear User contributions are not fact checked and do not represent the official position of Historic England. Free car parking is available above the harbour and marina. 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