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The largest naval base in Western Europe, [1] HMNB Devonport is located in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth, England. The base began as a Royal Navy Dockyard in the late 17th century, designed and built on open ground by Edmund Dummer as an integrated facility for the repair and maintenance of warships, centred on his pioneering ...
HMS Drake (shore establishment) is the name now given to much of HMNB Devonport. From 1934 to the early 21st century, it referred only to the naval barracks within the base. From 1934 to the early 21st century, it referred only to the naval barracks within the base.
HMS Drake, also known as the Fleet Accommodation Centre, is a stone frigate (shore establishment) of the Royal Navy on Saltash Road in Devonport, in the west of the city of Plymouth, England. It provides the naval barracks to support HMNB Devonport .
RM Tamar, HMNB Devonport – 47 Commando (Raiding Group) RM Norton Manor, Taunton, Somerset – 40 Commando; RM Bickleigh, Plymouth, Devon – 42 Commando; RM Chivenor, Braunton, Devon – Commando Logistic Regiment and 24 Commando Royal Engineers; RM Instow, Instow, Devon – 11 Amphibious Trials and Training Unit
RFA Stirling Castle is a ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary operated by the Ministry of Defence.Acquired in 2023, the ship entered drydock at HMNB Devonport for modification into a trials platform for autonomous minehunting systems that are to operate from a larger mother ship.
HMNB Devonport (HMS Drake, the largest naval base in western Europe) is in Plymouth. Toshiba had a large presence in Ernesettle , in the north of Plymouth, which was the second-largest employer after the Royal Navy, until they moved production of televisions to Kobierzyce in Poland in 2009; it made its last television at the site on 27 August ...
HMNB Devonport (HMS Drake) – This is currently the largest operational naval base in Western Europe. Devonport's flotilla consists of most of the Type 23 frigates. In the past, Devonport was also home to some of the RN's submarine service. [148] HMNB Portsmouth (HMS Nelson) – This is home to the Queen Elizabeth Class supercarriers.
HMS Defiance (shore establishment 1970) was the Fleet Maintenance Base at HMNB Devonport between 1972 and 1979, and again between 1981 and 1994 when it was absorbed into the main base. One ship was renamed HMS Defiance whilst serving as the establishment's depot ship.