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2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="527" /></a><figcaption>Valletta Harbour: Dockyard Creek (left) and French Creek (right) with the fortified city of <a href="/wiki/Senglea" title="Senglea">Senglea</a> between the two</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_Navy_030715-N-0111R-001_A_Maltese_shipyard_worker_heads_home_on_his_bicycle_after_a_day%27s_work_on_USS_La_Salle_(AFS_3).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/US_Navy_030715-N-0111R-001_A_Maltese_shipyard_worker_heads_home_on_his_bicycle_after_a_day%27s_work_on_USS_La_Salle_%28AFS_3%29.jpg/330px-US_Navy_030715-N-0111R-001_A_Maltese_shipyard_worker_heads_home_on_his_bicycle_after_a_day%27s_work_on_USS_La_Salle_%28AFS_3%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="217" class="mw-file-element" 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an important naval base in the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Harbour" title="Grand Harbour">Grand Harbour</a> in <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a>. The infrastructure which is still in operation is now operated by <a href="/wiki/Palumbo_Shipyards" title="Palumbo Shipyards">Palumbo Shipyards</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-1800">Pre-1800</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pre-1800"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Knights_of_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="Knights of Malta">Knights of Malta</a> established dockyard facilities within the Grand Harbour to maintain their fleet of <a href="/wiki/Galley" title="Galley">galleys</a>. These were spread between the cities of <a href="/wiki/Senglea" title="Senglea">Senglea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cospicua" title="Cospicua">Cospicua</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vittoriosa" class="mw-redirect" title="Vittoriosa">Vittoriosa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_century">19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta;_view_of_the_Naval_dockyard_with_heavy_lifting_gear_ne_Wellcome_V0024557.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Malta%3B_view_of_the_Naval_dockyard_with_heavy_lifting_gear_ne_Wellcome_V0024557.jpg/330px-Malta%3B_view_of_the_Naval_dockyard_with_heavy_lifting_gear_ne_Wellcome_V0024557.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="252" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Malta%3B_view_of_the_Naval_dockyard_with_heavy_lifting_gear_ne_Wellcome_V0024557.jpg/495px-Malta%3B_view_of_the_Naval_dockyard_with_heavy_lifting_gear_ne_Wellcome_V0024557.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Malta%3B_view_of_the_Naval_dockyard_with_heavy_lifting_gear_ne_Wellcome_V0024557.jpg/660px-Malta%3B_view_of_the_Naval_dockyard_with_heavy_lifting_gear_ne_Wellcome_V0024557.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3232" data-file-height="2472" /></a><figcaption>HM Dockyard, Malta, 1865: new iron <a href="/wiki/Sheers" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheers">sheers</a> in use</figcaption></figure> <p>When Malta became a <a href="/wiki/British_protectorate" title="British protectorate">British protectorate</a> in 1800, these facilities were inherited, and gradually consolidated, by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a>. With the loss of <a href="/wiki/Menorca" title="Menorca">Menorca</a>, Malta swiftly became the Navy's principal Mediterranean base.<sup id="cite_ref-Coad2013_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coad2013-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_Dockyard" title="Royal Navy Dockyard">Royal Navy Dockyard</a> was initially located around Dockyard Creek in Bormla, and occupied several of the dockyard buildings formerly used by the Knights of Malta. By 1850 the facilities included storehouses, a <a href="/wiki/Ropewalk" title="Ropewalk">ropery</a>, a small steam factory, <a href="/wiki/Victualling_Commissioners" title="Victualling Commissioners">victualling facilities</a>, houses for the officers of the Yard, and most notably a <a href="/wiki/Dry_dock" title="Dry dock">dry dock</a> – the first to be provided for a Royal Dockyard outside Britain.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Begun in 1844, the dry dock was opened in 1847; ten years later it was extended to form a double dock (No. 1 and No. 2 dock).<sup id="cite_ref-Coad2013_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coad2013-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the second half of the century the steam factory with its machine shops and foundries was expanded. Very soon, though, it was clear that more space was required than the crowded wharves of Dockyard Creek afforded, to accommodate the increasing size of ships and the increasing size of the fleet based there. The decision was taken to expand into the adjacent French Creek, and between 1861 and 1909 a further five dry docks—three single plus one double dock—were constructed there, along with an assortment of specialized buildings to serve the mechanized Navy.<sup id="cite_ref-Coad2013_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coad2013-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta._Part_outline_plan_showing_position_of_docks._1909.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Malta._Part_outline_plan_showing_position_of_docks._1909.jpg/330px-Malta._Part_outline_plan_showing_position_of_docks._1909.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Malta._Part_outline_plan_showing_position_of_docks._1909.jpg/495px-Malta._Part_outline_plan_showing_position_of_docks._1909.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Malta._Part_outline_plan_showing_position_of_docks._1909.jpg/660px-Malta._Part_outline_plan_showing_position_of_docks._1909.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1165" data-file-height="699" /></a><figcaption>1909 map of the Malta docks 1, 2, 5, 6 & 7 within Bormla and docks 3 & 4 flanking Senglea.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dock_No.1,_Bormla,_Malta.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Dock_No.1%2C_Bormla%2C_Malta.jpg/330px-Dock_No.1%2C_Bormla%2C_Malta.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="284" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Dock_No.1%2C_Bormla%2C_Malta.jpg/495px-Dock_No.1%2C_Bormla%2C_Malta.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Dock_No.1%2C_Bormla%2C_Malta.jpg/660px-Dock_No.1%2C_Bormla%2C_Malta.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="620" /></a><figcaption>Docks No. 1 and 2 (Hamilton Dock) in <a href="/wiki/Bormla" class="mw-redirect" title="Bormla">Bormla</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A11484.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A11484.jpg/330px-The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A11484.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A11484.jpg/495px-The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A11484.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A11484.jpg/660px-The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A11484.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2330" data-file-height="1772" /></a><figcaption>The armed trawler HMS <i>Coral</i> within a bomb-damaged Dry Dock No 3 (Somerset Dock) during World War II<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>It was an important supply base during the <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">First World War</a> and the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a>. In January 1941 sixty German dive bombers made a massed attack on the dockyard in an attempt to destroy the damaged British aircraft carrier <a href="/wiki/HMS_Illustrious_(87)" title="HMS Illustrious (87)"><i>Illustrious</i></a>, but she received only one bomb hit. Incessant German and Italian bombing raids targeted Malta through March, opposed by only a handful of British fighters.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Then in April 1942 the Admiral Superintendent of Malta Dockyard reported that due to German air attacks on Malta's naval base "practically no workshops were in action other than those underground; all docks were damaged; electric power, light and telephones were largely out of action."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The dockyard was handed over to Messrs C.H. Bailey of South Wales, a civilian firm of ship repairers and marine engineers, on the morning of 30 March 1959.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At a ceremony the previous day in the Red State Room of the Palace of Valletta, before Navy and civilian officials, the <a href="/wiki/Fourth_Sea_Lord" title="Fourth Sea Lord">Fourth Sea Lord</a> had handed over a ceremonial key to the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor of Malta">Governor of Malta</a>, who had then passed it to the chairman of Bailey. At the time it was intended that "the yard would continue to be supplied with naval repair work, which would diminish as commercial activities expanded."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Supervision of residual naval work in the dockyard would be carried out by personnel under the direction of the Flag Officer Malta. </p><p>After Baileys were dispossessed by the Maltese Government, by February 1968,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the dockyard was closed as a naval base and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> withdrew completely in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was then managed by a workers' council between 1979 and 1996 repairing civilian ships.<sup id="cite_ref-mt10_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mt10-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2010, Malta Shipyards Ltd was placed into liquidation and its assets were given over to <a href="/wiki/Palumbo_Shipyards" title="Palumbo Shipyards">Palumbo Shipyards</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the course of its government ownership, the dockyard had accumulated €1bn in losses.<sup id="cite_ref-ibi_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ibi-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mt10_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mt10-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2011, Palumbo acquired on a 30-year lease the neighbouring "superyacht" facility, which includes a drydock with a retractable roof.<sup id="cite_ref-ibi_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ibi-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration_of_Malta_Dockyard">Administration of Malta Dockyard</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Administration of Malta Dockyard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The dockyard was initially managed by a Resident Commissioner of the <a href="/wiki/Navy_Board" title="Navy Board">Navy Board</a> from 1791 until 1832 when all Resident Commissioners at dockyards were replaced by Superintendents.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Admirals Superintendent included:<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resident_commissioners">Resident commissioners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Resident commissioners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Post holders included:<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>1791– 1793 Captain Harry Harmood (co-held title at Gibraltar)</li> <li>1793–1796 Captain Andrew Sutherland (co-held title at Gibraltar)</li> <li>1801–1803 Captain <a href="/wiki/John_Nicholson_Inglefield" title="John Nicholson Inglefield">John Nicholson Inglefield</a> (co-held title at Gibraltar)</li> <li>1803–1805 Captain <a href="/wiki/Sir_Alexander_John_Ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Alexander John Ball">Sir Alexander John Ball</a> (co-held title at Gibraltar)</li> <li>1805–1807 Captain <a href="/wiki/William_Brown_(admiral)" title="William Brown (admiral)">William Brown</a></li> <li>1808–1811 Captain William Granville Lobb</li> <li>1811–1812 Captain Percy Fraser</li> <li>1812–1829 Captain Joseph Larcom</li> <li>1829–1832 <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Briggs_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Thomas Briggs (Royal Navy officer)">Thomas Briggs</a> (Admiral Superintendent to 1838)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Admiral_superintendents">Admiral superintendents</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Admiral superintendents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1832–1838 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Briggs_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Thomas Briggs (Royal Navy officer)">Thomas Briggs</a></li> <li>1838–1843 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Sir_John_Louis,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir John Louis, 2nd Baronet">John Louis</a></li> <li>1843–1848 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Lucius_Curtis" title="Lucius Curtis">Lucius Curtis</a></li> <li>1848–1853 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Edward_Harvey" title="Edward Harvey">Edward Harvey</a></li> <li>1853–1855 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Houston_Stewart" title="Houston Stewart">Houston Stewart</a></li> <li>1855–1858 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Montagu_Stopford_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Montagu Stopford (Royal Navy officer)">Montagu Stopford</a></li> <li>1858–1863 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Henry_Codrington" title="Henry Codrington">Henry Codrington</a></li> <li>1863–1864 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Horatio_Thomas_Austin" title="Horatio Thomas Austin">Horatio Austin</a></li> <li>1864–1868 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Henry_Kellett" title="Henry Kellett">Henry Kellett</a></li> <li>1868–1870 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Edward_Fanshawe" title="Edward Fanshawe">Edward Fanshawe</a></li> <li>1870–1872 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Astley_Cooper_Key" title="Astley Cooper Key">Astley Key</a></li> <li>1872–1876 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Edward_Augustus_Inglefield" title="Edward Augustus Inglefield">Edward Inglefield</a></li> <li>1876–1878 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Edward_Rice_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Edward Rice (Royal Navy officer)">Edward Rice</a></li> <li>1878–1879 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/William_Luard" title="William Luard">William Luard</a></li> <li>1879–1882 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/John_McCrea_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="John McCrea (Royal Navy officer)">John McCrea</a></li> <li>1882–1885 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/William_Graham_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="William Graham (Royal Navy officer)">William Graham</a></li> <li>1885–1887 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/William_Ward_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="William Ward (Royal Navy officer)">William Ward</a></li> <li>1887–1889 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Robert_Douglas_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Robert Douglas (Royal Navy officer)">Robert Douglas</a></li> <li>1889–1892 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Buller" title="Alexander Buller">Alexander Buller</a></li> <li>1892–1894 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Richard_Tracey_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Richard Tracey (Royal Navy officer)">Richard Tracey</a></li> <li>1894–1897 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Richard_Duckworth-King" title="Richard Duckworth-King">Richard Duckworth-King</a></li> <li>1897–1900 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Lloyd" title="Rodney Lloyd">Rodney Lloyd</a></li> <li>1900–1902 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Burges_Watson" title="Burges Watson">Burges Watson</a></li> <li>1902–1905 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/James_Hammet" title="James Hammet">James Hammet</a></li> <li>1905–1907 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Bromley_(Royal_Navy_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Arthur Bromley (Royal Navy officer)">Arthur Bromley</a></li> <li>1907–1910 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Frederic_Fisher" title="Frederic Fisher">Frederic Fisher</a></li> <li>1910–1912 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Simons_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Ernest Simons (Royal Navy officer)">Ernest Simons</a></li> <li>1912–1914 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Sackville_Carden" title="Sackville Carden">Sackville Carden</a></li> <li>1914–1916 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Limpus" title="Arthur Limpus">Arthur Limpus</a></li> <li>1916–1918 Rear-Admiral <a href="/wiki/George_Alexander_Ballard" title="George Alexander Ballard">George Ballard</a></li> <li>1918–1921 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Brian_Barttelot_(Royal_Navy_officer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Barttelot (Royal Navy officer)">Brian Barttelot</a></li> <li>1921–1924 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/John_Luce_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="John Luce (Royal Navy officer)">John Luce</a> (Rear-Admiral in Charge, Malta, and Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard)</li> <li>1924–1926 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Charles_Johnson_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Charles Johnson (Royal Navy officer)">Charles Johnson</a> (Rear-Admiral in Charge, Malta, and Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard)</li> <li>1926–1928 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Campbell_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Alexander Campbell (Royal Navy officer)">Alexander Campbell</a> (Rear-Admiral in Charge, Malta, and Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard)</li> <li>1928–1931 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Francis_Mitchell_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Francis Mitchell (Royal Navy officer)">Francis Mitchell</a> (Rear-Admiral in Charge, Malta, and Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard)</li> <li>1931–1934 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Best_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Matthew Best (Royal Navy officer)">Matthew Best</a> (Rear-Admiral in Charge, Malta, and Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard)</li> <li>1934–1937 Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Wilfred_French" title="Wilfred French">Sir Wilfred French</a> (Rear-Admiral (later Vice-Admiral) in Charge, Malta, and Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard)</li> <li>1937–1941 Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Wilbraham_Ford" title="Wilbraham Ford">Sir Wilbraham Ford</a> (Vice-Admiral in Charge, Malta, and Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard)</li></ul> <p><i>From 1941-1945 the post of Superintendent, H.M. Dockyard was separated from that of Flag Officer-in-Charge, Malta</i> </p> <ul><li>1941-1943 Rear Admiral (ret.) K. H. L. Mackenzie (Naval Superintendent, Malta Dockyard)</li> <li>1943-1945 Rear Admiral (ret.) P. K. Kekewich (Naval Superintendent, Malta Dockyard)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flag_Officer-in-Charge,_Malta"><span id="Flag_Officer-in-Charge.2C_Malta"></span>Flag Officer-in-Charge, Malta</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Flag Officer-in-Charge, Malta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1941–1942 Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Leatham" title="Ralph Leatham">Sir Ralph Leatham</a></li> <li>1942–1943 Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Bonham_Carter" title="Stuart Bonham Carter">Sir Stuart Bonham Carter</a></li> <li>May–Oct 1943 Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Power" title="Arthur Power">Arthur Power</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vice_Admiral,_Malta_and_Flag_Officer,_Central_Mediterranean"><span id="Vice_Admiral.2C_Malta_and_Flag_Officer.2C_Central_Mediterranean"></span>Vice Admiral, Malta and Flag Officer, Central Mediterranean</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Vice Admiral, Malta and Flag Officer, Central Mediterranean"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1943–1945 Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Louis_Keppel_Hamilton" title="Louis Keppel Hamilton">Sir Louis Hamilton</a><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1945–1946 Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Dalrymple-Hamilton" title="Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton">Sir Frederick Dalrymple-Hamilton</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flag_Officer,_Malta"><span id="Flag_Officer.2C_Malta"></span>Flag Officer, Malta</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Flag Officer, Malta"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>1946–1948 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Marcel_Kelsey" title="Marcel Kelsey">Marcel Kelsey</a></li> <li>1948–1950 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Philip_Clarke_(Royal_Navy_officer)" title="Philip Clarke (Royal Navy officer)">Philip Clarke</a></li> <li>1950–1952 Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Hawkins" title="Geoffrey Hawkins">Sir Geoffrey Hawkins</a></li> <li>1952–1954 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Jocelyn_Salter" title="Jocelyn Salter">Jocelyn Salter</a></li> <li>1954–1957 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Wilfred_Brittain" title="Wilfred Brittain">Wilfred Brittain</a></li> <li>1957–1959 Vice Admiral <a href="/wiki/Sir_Charles_Madden,_2nd_Baronet" title="Sir Charles Madden, 2nd Baronet">Sir Charles Madden</a></li> <li>1959–1961 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Derick_Hetherington" title="Derick Hetherington">Derick Hetherington</a></li> <li>1961–1963 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/David_Boyle,_9th_Earl_of_Glasgow" title="David Boyle, 9th Earl of Glasgow">Viscount Kelburn</a></li></ul> <dl><dd><i>Note: The post was vacant between 1963 and 1967</i></dd></dl> <ul><li>1967–1969 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Dudley_Davenport" title="Dudley Davenport">Dudley Davenport</a></li> <li>1969–1971 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Kent" title="Derrick Kent">Derrick Kent</a></li> <li>1971–1973 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/John_Templeton-Cotill" title="John Templeton-Cotill">John Templeton-Cotill</a></li> <li>1973–1975 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/David_Loram" title="David Loram">David Loram</a></li> <li>1975–1979 Rear Admiral <a href="/wiki/Nigel_Cecil" title="Nigel Cecil">Sir Nigel Cecil</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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.skin-invert-image .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb.thumb.thumb img{background:none!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb img:not([alt*="\200b \200b \200b "]):not([alt*="\200b \200b \200c "]){background:white!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .mod-gallery img[alt*="\200b \200b \200b "]{filter:invert(1)hue-rotate(180deg)}}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-center"><div class="title"><div>Former Naval Dockyard buildings</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 179px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 174px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_11_ies.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Factory building (1863) alongside No. 1 & 2 dock (Galley Storehouse and Sheer Bastion lie beyond)."><img alt="Factory building (1863) alongside No. 1 & 2 dock (Galley Storehouse and Sheer Bastion lie beyond)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_11_ies.jpg/144px-Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_11_ies.jpg" decoding="async" width="144" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_11_ies.jpg/216px-Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_11_ies.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_11_ies.jpg/288px-Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_11_ies.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Factory building (1863) alongside No. 1 & 2 dock (Galley Storehouse and Sheer Bastion lie beyond).</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 179px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 174px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_09_ies.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Galley Storehouse of the Knights of Malta, to which a top floor was added in 1804 to house a ropewalk."><img alt="Galley Storehouse of the Knights of Malta, to which a top floor was added in 1804 to house a ropewalk." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_09_ies.jpg/144px-Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_09_ies.jpg" decoding="async" width="144" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_09_ies.jpg/216px-Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_09_ies.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_09_ies.jpg/288px-Malta_-_Cospicua_-_Fuq_San_l-Inkurunazzjoni_-_Dock_no1_09_ies.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Galley Storehouse of the Knights of Malta, to which a top floor was added in 1804 to house a ropewalk.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 179px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 174px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_-Sheer_Bastion_(MSTHC)_03_ies.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The masting sheer on Sheer Bastion in Dockyard Creek."><img alt="The masting sheer on Sheer Bastion in Dockyard Creek." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_-Sheer_Bastion_%28MSTHC%29_03_ies.jpg/144px-Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_-Sheer_Bastion_%28MSTHC%29_03_ies.jpg" decoding="async" width="144" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_-Sheer_Bastion_%28MSTHC%29_03_ies.jpg/216px-Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_-Sheer_Bastion_%28MSTHC%29_03_ies.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_-Sheer_Bastion_%28MSTHC%29_03_ies.jpg/288px-Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_-Sheer_Bastion_%28MSTHC%29_03_ies.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/Masting_sheer" title="Masting sheer">masting sheer</a> on Sheer Bastion in Dockyard Creek.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 179px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 174px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_-_Senglea_-_Boiler_Wharf_(MSTHC)_02_ies.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Early 20th-century machine shop (left) and boat sheds (right) alongside No. 7 dock and the adjacent wharf."><img alt="Early 20th-century machine shop (left) and boat sheds (right) alongside No. 7 dock and the adjacent wharf." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Malta_-_Senglea_-_Boiler_Wharf_%28MSTHC%29_02_ies.jpg/144px-Malta_-_Senglea_-_Boiler_Wharf_%28MSTHC%29_02_ies.jpg" decoding="async" width="144" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Malta_-_Senglea_-_Boiler_Wharf_%28MSTHC%29_02_ies.jpg/216px-Malta_-_Senglea_-_Boiler_Wharf_%28MSTHC%29_02_ies.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Malta_-_Senglea_-_Boiler_Wharf_%28MSTHC%29_02_ies.jpg/288px-Malta_-_Senglea_-_Boiler_Wharf_%28MSTHC%29_02_ies.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Early 20th-century machine shop (left) and boat sheds (right) alongside No. 7 dock and the adjacent wharf.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 179px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 174px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vittoriosa-seafront-maritime-museum.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Victualling Yard bakery building (1844), which now houses the Malta Maritime Museum."><img alt="Former Victualling Yard bakery building (1844), which now houses the Malta Maritime Museum." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Vittoriosa-seafront-maritime-museum.JPG/144px-Vittoriosa-seafront-maritime-museum.JPG" decoding="async" width="144" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Vittoriosa-seafront-maritime-museum.JPG/216px-Vittoriosa-seafront-maritime-museum.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Vittoriosa-seafront-maritime-museum.JPG/288px-Vittoriosa-seafront-maritime-museum.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3200" data-file-height="2133" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Former Victualling Yard bakery building (1844), which now houses the <a href="/wiki/Malta_Maritime_Museum" title="Malta Maritime Museum">Malta Maritime Museum</a>.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 179px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 174px; height: 200px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_(MSTHC)_08_ies.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="A terrace, built to house galley captains, provided residences for the officers of the dockyard until the 1960s."><img alt="A terrace, built to house galley captains, provided residences for the officers of the dockyard until the 1960s." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_%28MSTHC%29_08_ies.jpg/144px-Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_%28MSTHC%29_08_ies.jpg" decoding="async" width="144" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_%28MSTHC%29_08_ies.jpg/216px-Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_%28MSTHC%29_08_ies.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_%28MSTHC%29_08_ies.jpg/288px-Malta_-_Senglea_-_Triq_Ix-Xatt_Juan_B._Azopardo_%28MSTHC%29_08_ies.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5616" data-file-height="3744" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">A terrace, built to house <a href="/wiki/Galley" title="Galley">galley</a> captains, provided residences for the officers of the dockyard until the 1960s.</div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Dockyard&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Stone_frigates" class="mw-redirect" title="Stone frigates">Stone frigates</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Britannia_Royal_Naval_College" title="Britannia Royal Naval College">BRNC Dartmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commando_Training_Centre_Royal_Marines" title="Commando Training Centre Royal Marines">CTCRM Lympstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Collingwood_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Collingwood (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Collingwood</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Drake_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Drake (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Drake</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Excellent_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Excellent (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Excellent</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Nelson_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Nelson (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Nelson</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Raleigh_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Raleigh (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Raleigh</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Sultan_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Sultan (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Sultan</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMS_Temeraire_(shore_establishment)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMS Temeraire (shore establishment) (page does not exist)">HMS <i>Temeraire</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Naval_Medicine" title="Institute of Naval Medicine">Institute of Naval Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Diving_School" title="Defence Diving School">Defence Diving School</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Marines" title="Royal Marines">Royal Marines</a> bases</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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title="Predannack Airfield">Predannack Airfield</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Merryfield" title="RNAS Merryfield">RNAS Merryfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RNAS_Yeovilton_(HMS_Heron)" title="RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron)">RNAS Yeovilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Gannet_(stone_frigate)" title="HMS Gannet (stone frigate)">HMS <i>Gannet</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Naval_Reserve" title="Royal Naval Reserve">Royal Naval Reserves</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Calliope_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Calliope (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Calliope</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Cambria_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Cambria (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Cambria</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Barracks" title="Carlton Barracks">HMS <i>Ceres</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Dalriada" title="HMS Dalriada">HMS <i>Dalriada</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Eaglet_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Eaglet (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Eaglet</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ferret_(1982_shore_establishment)" title="HMS Ferret (1982 shore establishment)">HMS <i>Ferret</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Flying_Fox_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Flying Fox (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Flying Fox</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Forward_(1984_shore_establishment)" title="HMS Forward (1984 shore establishment)">HMS <i>Forward</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiepval_Barracks" title="Thiepval Barracks">HMS <i>Hibernia</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_King_Alfred_(1994_shore_establishment)" title="HMS King Alfred (1994 shore establishment)">HMS <i>King Alfred</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_President_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS President (shore establishment)">HMS <i>President</i></a></li> <li><a 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title="HMS Badger (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Badger</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Daedalus_II" title="HMS Daedalus II">HMS <i>Daedalus II</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatham_Dockyard" title="Chatham Dockyard">HM Dockyard Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deptford_Dockyard" title="Deptford Dockyard">HM Dockyard Deptford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erith_Dockyard" title="Erith Dockyard">HM Dockyard Erith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harwich_Dockyard" title="Harwich Dockyard">HM Dockyard Harwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pembroke_Dockyard" title="Pembroke Dockyard">HM Dockyard Pembroke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_Harbour" title="Portland Harbour">HM Dockyard Portland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosyth_Dockyard" title="Rosyth Dockyard">HM Dockyard Rosyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Cambridge_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Cambridge (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Cambridge</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Dryad_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Dryad (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Dryad</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ferret_(1940_shore_establishment)" title="HMS Ferret (1940 shore establishment)">HMS <i>Ferret</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Forest_Moor" title="HMS Forest Moor">HMS <i>Forest Moor</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HM_Fort_Roughs" title="HM Fort Roughs">HM Fort Roughs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Forward_(1939_shore_establishment)" title="HMS Forward (1939 shore establishment)">HMS <i>Forward</i> (1939)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Flycatcher" title="HMS Flycatcher">HMS <i>Flycatcher</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Ganges_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Ganges (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Ganges</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Harrier_(shore_establishment)" title="HMS Harrier (shore establishment)">HMS <i>Harrier</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holmrook" title="Holmrook">HM Holmrook Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HMS_Imperieuse_(training_establishment)" title="HMS Imperieuse (training 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