Listed on the National Heritage List for England. English Heritage calls it 'one of the most remarkable engineering buildings in the country'. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. [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. 1 Dock). right angles to rear wings. He was awarded The 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, War Medal 1939-1945, and Defence Medal 1939-1945. to help with the costs of keeping the site running. The Scrieve Board (Project Managed by PDM) currently serves as a museum store. Public Records. The Drake currently lies capsized on its starboard side (the side of the torpedo strike) and is orientated SE-NW (bow pointing NW). HMS Drake or Drake I, II III or IV appears on sailors records as their home base, they may not have physically been at Devonport between the dates shown as any time they are not allocated to another ship's crew, they revert to HMS Drake, this may happen while they are port awaiting their next ship or in transit on another ship but not part of the ship's crew. 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. passages on 2-span bridges to double-depth quarters blocks at The town that grew around the dockyard was called Plymouth Dock up to 1823, when the townspeople petitioned for it to be renamed Devonport. The Wartime Memories Project is a non profit organisation run by volunteers. The dockyard employs 2,500 service personnel and civilians, supports circa 400 local firms and contributes approximately 10% to the income of Plymouth. Part of a complete complex, manifesting the status and 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. 655 & 656; PSA Drawings Collection, NMR Swindon: PLM 248-284).Listing NGR: SX4499756685. HMS DRAKE, DRAKE HOUSE AND ATTACHED WALLS AND RAILINGS, SALTASH ROAD Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Scheduled Monument HMS Drake 1st floor, moulded sill string to 2nd floor and moulded This includes the Navy's assault ships HMSAlbion and HMSBulwark. English: Aerial image of HMS Drake, Devonport, Plymouth. The Lugano and the Brisk were both torpedoed by U-boats on the same day. [33], In 2011 the MOD sold the freehold of the North Yard to the Dockyard operator, Babcock; the site includes six listed buildings and structures, among them the Grade I listed Quadrangle.[34]. 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. 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. [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. 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. each side with pilasters, cornices and wainscot, and the rear 0.6 mi Dockyard. List entry 1386370. 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. Ballycastle/Rathlin Harbour Office No. This is the first time. The convoy dispersed at 08.03 am, but just over an hour later HMS Drake was torpedoed under the second funnel by a German U-boat, U-79, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Otto Rohrbeck, five miles north of Rathlin Island. [11] The terrace survived into the 20th century, but was largely destroyed in the Blitz along with several others of Devonport's historic buildings. Rathlin Harbour has pontoons for around 40 boats. The nuclear-powered submarine HMSCourageous, used in the Falklands War, is preserved in North Yard as a museum ship, managed by the Heritage Centre. The smithery with its fire and forge was positioned to the north, safely separate from the other buildings. In my innocence, I could never figure out why they forgot to put those supplies onboard in Fleetwood. St Albans moved to Devonport in July 2019 in preparation for her major refit.[38]. Armaments included - two primary 4 inch (QF) guns, two secondary 3-inch QF guns and two 21 inch torpedo tubes.S.S. Do you have any additional information for this dive site you would like to contribute? Devonport - arrive at DRAKE main gate (which is not Camels Head Gate nor Albert Gate). 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. 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. Two stationary steam engines drove line shafts and heavy machinery, and the multiple flues were drawn by a pair of prominent chimneys. 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). Rathlin Island SPA, Irish Wrecks Online please The building still stands, and is Grade I listed; architectural detailing was by Sir Charles Barry. Sailors lived in hulks until the first barracks [36], Ships based at the port are known as the Devonport Flotilla. 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. richly decorated though of similar plan form to the equivalent [71] The traditional shout of "Oggy Oggy Oggy" was used to cheer on the Devonport team in the Navy's field gun competition. She was purchased in 1770 and briefly named HMS Drake. Members who served with HMS Drake Welcome to Forces Reunited the place where you can find information and friends from HMS Drake . Officer's quarters and wardroom blocks. STYLE: Free Classical. 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. Environmental and Historical Designations: A list of any environmental or historical designations attributed to the site, or overlapping it. [16], In 1895 the decision was taken to expand the Keyham Steam Yard to accommodate the increasing size of modern warships. 2 Slip and moored alongside the quay wall". 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). On 30 December 1690, a contract was let for a dockyard to be built: the start of Plymouth (later Devonport) Royal Dockyard. 2 Basin gave access to three large dry-docks, while No. 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. The Wreck. A "tiddy oggy" is naval slang for a Cornish Pasty and which was once the nickname for a sailor born and bred in Devonport. The crippled Drake under the command of Captain S. H. Radcliffe was escorted into Church Bay by HMS Martin and other auxiliary ships where she was anchored. 10thFeb 2023 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. It proceeded to Church Bay where it anchored, but soon began to list, and eventually capsized and sank. 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. This, however, began to prove insufficient and in 1719 the board established a new gun wharf on land leased from one Sir Nicholas Morice, immediately to the north of the established Dockyard. Heritage Apprentices in a training session on the Researching The Historic Environment module and training in Architectural Photography. Discover and use our high-quality applied research to support the protection and management of the historic environment. town, village, harbour or island, Describes whether this dive site can be dived from the shore, from a boat, or both, Dive sites which include a shipwreck (or part of a shipwreck) are labelled with a Yes, The approximate minimum depth of the dive given in metres, The approximate maximum depth of the dive given in metres, The maximum depth of the seabed at the site taken from the intersect between the dive site point and the depth contour on an Admiralty Standard Nautical Chart, The recommended minimum level of diving experience for a specific site, described as Novice (<50 dives in temperate/cold waters and minimum certification of PADI Open/Advanced Open Water, BSAC Ocean Diver or CMAS 1 star), Intermediate (50-100 dives in temperate/cold waters and minimum certification of PADI Rescue Dive, BSAC Sports Dive or CMAS 2 star) or Advanced (>250 dives in temperate/cold waters and minimum certification of PADI Divemaster, BSAC Dive Leader or CMAS 3 star, The general wind direction which causes minimal exposure at the site, corresponding to 8 points of the compass: North (N), North East (NE), East (E, South East (SE), South (S), South West (SW), West, North West (NW), The approximate level of exposure to wind and wave action at the site on any given day, described as Sheltered (inshore sites surrounded by a form of shelter on all sides), Moderate (sites which are partially sheltered) or Exposed (sites with little to no shelter), Anecdotal description of tidal strength at the site, A Yes or No highlighting whether or not the site occurs within a Marine Protected Area, Anecdotal description of the typical underwater visibility at the site, Anecdotal recommendation for the best time to dive the site for optimal underwater conditions. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 1898 saw the barracks expand to accommodate a further 1,000 men. officers were housed in Howard and Seymour blocks (qqv) before Below A group of volunteers from The Friends of Balaam's Wood Local Nature Reserve clearing brambles at Gannow Green Moated Site, New Frankley in Birmingham, Two horsemen reading The Sportsman, 30 Oct 1902, Farnborough, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7161 - The Best And Worst Of British Cities 4 -. Add a Name to this List [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]. In 2009 the Ministry of Defence announced the conclusion of a long-running review of the long-term role of three naval bases. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100024900.© British Crown and SeaZone Solutions Limited 2023. Nearby public transportation stops & stations: 170 ft HMS Drake. Search over 400,000 listed places. [56] Run by volunteers, it is only accessible for pre-booked tours, or on Naval Base open days. Free public toilets are available in the visitor information office above the harbour. 3-light window. : A History of Signalling in the Royal Navy, Barrie H. 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To find an estimate of when your power will be back on, please check your outage status here.. You can also find out how extensive the outages are in your area by viewing our interactive Outage Map.Zoom in on the map and click on the color-coded outage area or search by . 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. MATERIALS: Plymouth limestone rock-faced ashlar to ground 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. Portsmouth. floor, otherwise dressed limestone brought to course and with [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. Stoker Sydney Green HMS Drake (d.18th Jan 1944), OS J Metcalfe HMS Drake (d.5th May 1941), PO. 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. 3 Basin was the frontispiece to a huge integrated manufacturing complex. Several establishments were set up in the vicinity of Devonport and Plymouth in direct relationship either to the Royal Dockyard or to Plymouth's use as a base for the Fleet, including: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. above main parapet level. Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. The last of the Trafalgar class submarines, she will probably serve until at least 2025. The ship type is rare and represents an intermediate design of armoured cruiser that quickly became obsolete. For any other issue or if you need help, please email: Our website works best with the latest version of the browsers below, unfortunately your browser is not supported. 1988. - HMS Drake during the Second World War -. HMS DRAKE WARDROOM, OFFICERS QUARTERS AND MESS, SALTASH ROAD, Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Use our map search to find more listed places. It also serves as home port to most of the hydrographic surveying fleet of the Royal Navy and eight Type 23 frigates as of 2021. Weston Mill Dock, (lamel's Head Gate) Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2BG Buildings Scheduled monuments Parks and gardens Battlefields Shipwrecks. glazing bars to top halves and original panelled doors. Portsmouth. The site is approximately 500m south-west of Church Bay and is marked with a large yellow marker buoy. Joseph William Paul Kreyling HMS Drake. A general view of the line of ships during the Naval Review at Spithead RMG P00022.tiff 4,800 3,497; 48.02 MB. 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. In 1832 the Navy Board was abolished, everything except the gun wharves were brought under the direct control of the Admiralty. These innovations also allowed rapid erection of staging and greater workforce mobility. 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. [45] The site includes within it several listed buildings and scheduled ancient monuments, most notably the Grade I listed East Ropery,[46] together with several other 18th-century buildings and structures associated with rope-making in the Yard, the covered slip (No. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys; slightly asymmetrical 1:2:1:2:1-bay This typically relates to the stage of the tide, Details of nearest facilities to dive site i.e. The now privatised maintenance facilities are operated by Babcock International Group, who took over the previous owner Devonport Management Limited (DML) in 2007. [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. They were responsible for all the civilian support services operated by the dockyard departments. Hampshire Railways Remembered. Boat traffic between Ballycastle and Rathlin. parapet with lower cornice; original horned sashes with There were suggestions that to save her an attempt was going to be made to beach her in Church Bay, unfortunately, the degree of the list became critical and she was abandoned to capsize in eighteen metres of water a few hundred metres from the shore. By boat from Rathlin or Ballycastle Harbour. 4 Slip having been recently refurbished for use with landing craft. The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers and the free to access part of the website is funded by donations from our visitors. central dining room with panelled walls, large fireplaces with Media in category "HMS Drake (ship, 1901)" The following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. One survivor was, incredibly, blown straight onto the upper deck, where he landed uninjured. HMNB Devonport The largest naval base in Western Europe, Devonport has been supporting the Royal Navy since 1691. 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. How to play tier 9 British heavy cruiser HMS Drake World of Warships Wows review guide ship upgrades UK British Royal Navy heavy cruisers captain skills revi. Descriptive location referring to nearest landfall i.e. [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]. 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. 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. Then let other divers know about this site from your experience! This is a list of shore establishments (or "stone frigates") of the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve. For the Royal New Zealand Navy base in Auckland, New Zealand, see, "HMS Drake (shore establishment)" redirects here. The postcode is PL2 2BG and a map of where you are going can be found at [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).

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