Pembroke Royal Dockyard
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Pembroke Royal Dockyard was established in 1814, located in southwestern Wales on southern approaches to the Irish Sea.
It was closed in 1925, along with Rosyth Royal Dockyard.
Shipbuilding
Ship | Type | Launched | Fate |
H.M.S. Duke of Wellington | receiving ship | 14 Sep, 1852 | Broken up 1904 |
H.M.S. Amazon | wooden screw sloop | 23 May, 1865 | Sunk 1866 |
H.M.S. Vestal | wooden screw sloop | 16 Nov, 1865 | Sold 1884 |
H.M.S. Daphne | wooden screw sloop | 23 Oct, 1866 | Sold 1882 |
H.M.S. Penelope | central battery armoured corvette | 18 Jun, 1867 | Sold 1912 |
H.M.S. Iron Duke | central battery ironclad | 1 Mar, 1870 | Sold 1906 |
H.M.S. Coquette | composite gunboat | 5 Apr, 1871 | Sold 1889 |
H.M.S. Foam | composite gunboat | 29 Aug, 1871 | Broken up 1887 |
H.M.S. Decoy | composite gunboat | 12 Oct, 1871 | Sold 1885 |
H.M.S. Merlin | composite gunboat | 24 Nov, 1871 | Sold 1891 |
H.M.S. Mosquito | composite gunboat | 9 Dec, 1871 | Sold 1888 |
H.M.S. Goshawk | composite gunboat | 23 Jan, 1872 | Sold 1906 |
H.M.S. Swinger | composite gunboat | 7 Feb, 1872 | Sold 1924 |
H.M.S. Thunderer | turret ship | 25 Mar, 1872 | Sold 1909 |
H.M.S. Fantome | composite screw sloop | 26 Mar, 1873 | Sold 1889 |
H.M.S. Egeria | composite screw sloop | 1 Nov, 1873 | Sold 1911 |
H.M.S. Vesuvius | torpedo vessel | 24 Mar, 1874 | Broken up 1924 |
H.M.S. Dreadnought | turret ship | 8 Mar, 1875 | Sold 1908 |
H.M.S. Shannon | armoured cruiser | 11 Nov, 1875 | Sold Dec, 1899 |
H.M.S. Emerald | corvette | 18 Aug, 1876 | Sold 1906 |
H.M.S. Iris | second class protected cruiser | 12 Apr, 1877 | 1905 |
H.M.S. Mercury | second class protected cruiser | 17 Apr, 1878 | 1919 |
H.M.S. Gadfly | gunboat | 5 May, 1879 | Sold 1918 |
H.M.S. Pincher | gunboat | 5 May, 1879 | Sold 11 Jun, 1905 |
H.M.S. Griper | gunboat | 15 Sep, 1879 | Broken up 1951 |
H.M.S. Tickler | gunboat | 15 Sep, 1879 | Broken up 1937 |
H.M.S. Ajax | turret ship | 10 Mar, 1880 | Sold 1904 |
H.M.S. Redwing | gunboat | 25 May, 1880 | Sold 1905 |
H.M.S. Bullfrog | gunboat | 3 Feb, 1881 | Sold 1933 |
H.M.S. Cockchafer | gunboat | 19 Feb, 1881 | Sold 1905 |
H.M.S. Bouncer | flatiron gunboat | 1881 | Sold 1905 |
H.M.S. Insolent | flatiron gunboat | 1881 | Wrecked 1922 |
H.M.S. Edinburgh | second class battleship | 18 Mar, 1882 | Sold 1910 |
H.M.S. Collingwood | second class battleship | 22 Nov, 1882 | Sold 11 Mar, 1909 |
H.M.S. Amphion | second class protected cruiser | 13 Oct, 1883 | Sold 1906 |
H.M.S. Imperieuse | armoured cruiser | 18 Dec, 1883 | Sold 2 Oct, 1907 |
H.M.S. Howe | second class battleship | 28 Apr, 1885 | Sold 11 Oct, 1910 |
H.M.S. Thames | second class protected cruiser | 3 Dec, 1885 | |
H.M.S. Anson | second class battleship | 17 Feb, 1886 | Sold 13 Jul, 1909 |
H.M.S. Forth | second class protected cruiser | 23 Oct, 1886 | |
H.M.S. Aurora | armoured cruiser | 28 Oct, 1887 | 2 Oct, 1907 |
H.M.S. Nile | second class battleship | 27 Mar, 1888 | Sold 9 Jul, 1912 |
H.M.S. Peacock | gunboat | 22 Jun, 1888 | Sold 15 May, 1906 |
H.M.S. Pigeon | gunboat | 5 Sep, 1888 | Sold 15 May, 1906 |
H.M.S. Plover | gunboat | 18 Oct, 1888 | Sold 27 Apr, 1927 |
H.M.S. Magpie | gunboat | 15 Mar, 1889 | Sold 29 Dec, 1921 |
H.M.S. Redbreast | gunboat | 25 Apr, 1889 | Sold 1910 |
H.M.S. Redpole | gunboat | 13 Jun, 1889 | Sold 15 May, 1906 |
H.M.S. Widgeon | gunboat | 9 Aug, 1889 | Sold 15 May, 1906 |
H.M.S. Blanche | third class protected cruiser | 6 Sep, 1889 | Sold 1905 |
H.M.S. Blonde | third class protected cruiser | 22 Oct, 1889 | Sold 1905 |
H.M.S. Pearl | third class protected cruiser | 28 Jul, 1890 | Sold 1906 |
H.M.S. Empress of India | pre-dreadnought | 7 May, 1891 | Sunk 1913 |
H.M.S. Repulse | pre-dreadnought | 27 Feb, 1892 | Sold 1911 |
H.M.S. Cambrian | second class protected cruiser | 30 Jan, 1893 | Sold 21 Feb, 1923 |
H.M.S. Flora | second class protected cruiser | 21 Nov, 1893 | Sold 12 Dec, 1922 |
H.M.S. Hazard | torpedo gunboat | 17 Feb, 1894 | Sunk 28 Jan, 1918 |
H.M.S. Renown | second class battleship | 8 May, 1895 | Sold 1914 |
H.M.S. Hannibal | pre-dreadnought | 28 Apr, 1896 | Sold 28 Jan, 1920 |
H.M.S. Andromeda | first class protected cruiser | 30 Apr, 1897 | Sold Aug, 1956 |
H.M.S. Spartiate | first class protected cruiser | 27 Oct, 1898 | Sold Jul, 1932 |
H.M.S. Drake | armoured cruiser | 5 Mar, 1901 | Torpedoed 2 Oct, 1917 |
H.M.S. Essex | armoured cruiser | 29 Aug, 1901 | Sold 8 Nov, 1921 |
H.M.S. Cornwall | armoured cruiser | 29 Oct, 1902 | Sold 7 Jun, 1920 |
H.M.S. Duke of Edinburgh | armoured cruiser | 14 Jun, 1904 | Sold 12 Apr, 1920 |
H.M.S. Warrior | armoured cruiser | 25 Nov, 1905 | Sunk 1 Jun, 1916 |
H.M.S. Defence | armoured cruiser | 24 Apr, 1907 | Sunk 5 Jul, 1918 |
H.M.S. Boadicea | scout cruiser | 14 May, 1908 | Sold 13 Jul, 1926 |
H.M.S. Bellona | scout cruiser | 20 Mar, 1909 | Sold 9 May, 1921 |
H.M.S. Blanche | scout cruiser | 25 Nov, 1909 | Sold 27 Jul, 1921 |
H.M.S. Blonde | scout cruiser | 22 Jul, 1910 | Sold 6 May, 1920 |
H.M.S. Active | scout cruiser | 14 Mar, 1911 | Sold 21 Apr, 1920 |
H.M.S. Amphion | scout cruiser | 1911 | Mined 6 Aug, 1914 |
H.M.S. Fearless | scout cruiser | 1912 | Sold 8 Nov, 1921 |
H.M.S. Nottingham | light cruiser | 18 Apr, 1913 | Torpedoed 19 Aug, 1916 |
H.M.S. Cordelia | light cruiser | 23 Feb, 1914 | Sold 31 Jul, 1923 |
H.M.S. J 3 | submarine | 4 Dec, 1915 | to Australia 25 Mar, 1919 |
H.M.S. J 4 | submarine | 2 Feb, 1916 | to Australia 25 Mar, 1919 |
H.M.S. Cambrian | light cruiser | 3 Mar, 1916 | Sold Jul, 1934 |
H.M.S. Curacoa | light cruiser | 5 May, 1917 | Collision 2 Oct, 1942 |
H.M.S. H 51 | submarine | 15 Nov, 1918 | Sold Jun, 1924 |
H.M.S. H 52 | submarine | 31 Mar, 1919 | Sold Nov, 1927 |
Captains Superintendent
Dates of appointment given:
- Captain Alfred J. Chatfield, 8 October, 1882[1]
- Captain Edward Kelly, 1886
- Captain George D. Morant, 1887
- Captain Samuel Long, 7 January, 1889[2][3] – 1891[4]
- Captain Walter Stewart, 28 August, 1891[5] – 28 January, 1893
- Captain C. C. Penrose FitzGerald, 1 January, 1893[6] – 23 March, 1895[7] (Stewart's service record hints that his relief was delayed)
- Captain Charles J. Balfour, 21 March, 1895[8]
- Captain Burges Watson, 4 October, 1896[9] – 27 November, 1899
- Captain Charles J. Barlow, 2 October, 1899[10][11] – 1 October, 1902[12]
- Captain Gerald W. Russell, 1 October, 1902[13]
- Captain John Denison, 1 October, 1904[14]
- Rear-Admiral Henry C. Kingsford, 1 October, 1906[15][16] – 5 December, 1908[17]
- Captain Godfrey H. B. Mundy, 5 December, 1908[18][19] – 5 December, 1911[20]
- Captain Alfred E. A. Grant, 5 December, 1911[21][22] – 16 September, 1915[23]
- Captain Frederick D. Gilpin-Brown, 16 September, 1915[24][25] – 1 November, 1918[26]
- Captain John G. Armstrong, 1 November, 1918[27][28] – 17 February, 1920[29]
- Captain David M. Anderson, 17 February, 1920[30][31] (and as Senior Naval Officer, Milford Haven)
- Captain Arthur B. S. Dutton, 4 April, 1922[32][33] – 4 July, 1924[34] (and as Senior Naval Officer, Milford Haven)
- Captain Leonard A. B. Donaldson, 4 July, 1924[35] – 31 May, 1926[36]
King's Harbour Master
- Captain John D. Moulton, 1 January, 1906 – 30 August, 1913
- Commander Charles W. C. Strickland, 31 August, 1913[37][38] – 20 June, 1918[39]
- Commander (retired) John F. Knox, 31 August, 1915[40] – 23 September, 1915[41] (temporary)
- Commander Harold B. Bedwell, 7 April, 1924[42] – 15 December, 1925[43]
Assistant King's Harbour Master
- Lieutenant R.N.R. William Chicken, 13 August, 1917[44] – 15 June, 1919
- Commander Charles C. Johnson, 11 April, 1922 – 7 April, 1924
- Commander Charles C. Ennals, 22 January, 1924 – January, 1926
Assistant Captain
- Commander Charles C. Ennals, 22 January, 1924 – January, 1926
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 305.
- ↑ Long Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2058. f. 816.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1891). p. 355.
- ↑ Long Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/36/2058. f. 816.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 8.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 8.
- ↑ FitzGerald Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/14. f. 994.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 8.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 8.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 8.
- ↑ Barlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 31.
- ↑ Barlow Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 31.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 11 September, 1902. Issue 36870, col B, p. 8.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Saturday, 17 September, 1904. Issue 37502, col C, p. 7.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Thursday, 6 September, 1906. Issue 38118, col D, p. 4.
- ↑ Kingsford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 749.
- ↑ Kingsford Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/38. f. 749.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 20 November, 1908. Issue 38809, col E, p. 14.
- ↑ Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
- ↑ Mundy Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/39. f. 920.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 548.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 31.
- ↑ Grant Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 31.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 557.
- ↑ Gilpin-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 395.
- ↑ Gilpin-Brown Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 395.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1918). p. 1851.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ Armstrong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 160.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Thursday, January 22, 1920, Issue 42314, p.20.
- ↑ Anderson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 415.
- ↑ "Naval and Military" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 22 February, 1922. Issue 42962, col E, p. 14.
- ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
- ↑ Dutton Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 258.
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
- ↑ Donaldson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44. f. 230.
- ↑ Strickland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 296.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments." The Times (London, England), Friday, June 27, 1913, Issue 40249, p.77.
- ↑ Strickland Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/291. f. 296.
- ↑ Knox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Knox Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/200. f. 203.
- ↑ Bedwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/118. f. ?.
- ↑ Bedwell Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45/118. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1919). p. 1851.
See Also
- Plan of Dockyard at GWPDA.org
- Wikipedia
- Clowes, Sir Wm. Laird (1903). The Royal Navy: A History From the Earliest Times to the Death of Queen Victoria. Vol. VII. London: Sampson Low, Marston and Company Limited.