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Km | Bearing | ||
1.8 | 333 | HMS Drake, England | |
1.9 | 109 | RN Hospital Stonehouse, England | |
2.5 | 136 | Long Room, England | |
2.6 | 125 | ![]() | |
2.8 | 68 | Central Park, England | |
2.9 | 255 | HMS Raleigh, Cornwall |
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History of this Location | |
The Royal Navy has been associated with Plymouth and Devonport since before the 1500s. The Royal Dockyard itself was opened in 1691 to the south of the main site and work started further north on Naval Barracks in 1880.
A ten year major modernisation programme for Devonport Dockyard commenced in the early 1970s. Between Mar 1973 and 1977, No. 5, 6 and 7 Dock in No. 2 Basin were pumped dry and a covered Frigate complex constructed on the site of the old Keyham dock, to allow work to be done under cover. The new docks were flooded in early Jun 1976.
A ten year major modernisation programme for Devonport Dockyard commenced in the early 1970s. Between Mar 1973 and 1977, No. 5, 6 and 7 Dock in No. 2 Basin were pumped dry and a covered Frigate complex constructed on the site of the old Keyham dock, to allow work to be done under cover. The new docks were flooded in early Jun 1976.

List of ships built at HMD Devonport | Login to Edit | |
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- | Aircraft Carrier | Majestic class | |
1961 | Frigate | ![]() | Type 12 Rothesay class |
1962 | Frigate | ![]() | Type 81 Tribal class |
1966 | Frigate | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | |
1967 | Frigate | Exocet Leander class | |
1970 | Frigate | Seawolf Leander class |
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1944-sep-30 | ![]() | Majestic class | ||||
1959-jul-20 | ![]() | Type 12 Rothesay class | ||||
1960-sep-19 | ![]() | Type 81 Tribal class | ||||
1964-mar-25 | ![]() | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | ||||
1965-oct-31 | ![]() | Exocet Leander class | ||||
1968-aug-8 | ![]() | Seawolf Leander class | ||||
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Operations | |
Dates | Operation | |
02-apr-82 | 17-jun-82 | Operation Corporate |
List of aircraft and events at HMD Devonport | Login to Edit | |
By Date | By Serial
Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||
1952-nov-13 | ![]() | Colossus class | R71 HMAS Vengeance | ||
1953-dec | Royal Navy | Colossus class | R68 HMS Ocean | ||
1954 | Ice Patrol refit | Royal Navy | Protector class | A146 HMS Protector | |
1960-aug | Navy Days 1960 | Royal Navy | Type 15 class | F53 HMS Undaunted | |
1960-aug | Navy Days 1960 | Royal Navy | Audacious class | R05 HMS Eagle | |
1961-aug-05 | 1961-aug-07 Navy Days 1961 | Royal Navy | Tiger class | C20 HMS Tiger | |
1961-aug-05 | 1961-aug-07 Navy Days 1961 | Royal Navy | Type 81 Tribal class | F133 HMS Tartar | |
1961-aug-05 | 1961-aug-07 Navy Days 1961 | Royal Navy | Audacious class | R05 HMS Eagle | |
1961-aug-05 | 1961-aug-07 Navy Days 1961 | Royal Navy | Audacious class | R09 HMS Ark Royal | |
1964-aug-01 | 1964-aug-03 Navy Days 1964 | Royal Navy | Tiger class | C20 HMS Tiger | |
1964-aug-01 | 1964-aug-03 Navy Days 1964 | Royal Navy | County class | D02 HMS Devonshire | |
1964-aug-01 | 1964-aug-03 Navy Days 1964 | Royal Navy | Exocet Leander class | F127 HMS Penelope | |
1964-aug-01 | 1964-aug-03 Navy Days 1964 | Royal Navy | Audacious class | R05 HMS Eagle | |
1964-aug-01 | 1964-aug-03 Navy Days 1964 | Royal Navy | Audacious class | R09 HMS Ark Royal | |
1964-aug-01 | 1964-aug-03 Navy Days 1964 | Royal Navy | Improved Centaur class | R12 HMS Hermes | |
1965-aug | Navy Days 1965 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | OL class | A122 RFA Olwen | |
1965-aug | Navy Days 1965 | Royal Navy | Tiger class | C20 HMS Tiger | |
1965-aug | Navy Days 1965 | Royal Navy | Type 12 Rothesay class | F101 HMS Yarmouth | |
1965-aug | Navy Days 1965 | Royal Navy | Exocet Leander class | F127 HMS Penelope | |
1965-aug | Navy Days 1965 | Royal Navy | Improved Centaur class | R12 HMS Hermes | |
1966-aug-27 | 1966-aug-29 Navy Days 1966 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | OL class | A123 RFA Olna | |
1966-aug-27 | 1966-aug-29 Navy Days 1966 | Royal Navy | Hecla class | A133 HMS Hecla | |
1966-aug-27 | 1966-aug-29 Navy Days 1966 | Royal Navy | Hecla class | A137 HMS Hecate | |
1966-aug-27 | 1966-aug-29 Navy Days 1966 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Retainer class | A329 RFA Retainer | |
1966-aug-27 | 1966-aug-29 Navy Days 1966 | Royal Navy | Tiger class | C20 HMS Tiger | |
1966-aug-27 | 1966-aug-29 Navy Days 1966 | Royal Navy | County class | D02 HMS Devonshire | |
1966-aug-27 | 1966-aug-29 Navy Days 1966 | Royal Navy | Ikara Leander class | F15 HMS Euryalus | |
1966-aug-27 | 1966-aug-29 Navy Days 1966 | Royal Navy | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | F42 HMS Phoebe | |
1966-aug-27 | 1966-aug-29 Navy Days 1966 | Royal Navy | Exocet Leander class | F47 HMS Danae | |
1966-aug-27 | 1966-aug-29 Navy Days 1966 | Royal Navy | Audacious class | R05 HMS Eagle | |
1967-aug-26 | 1967-aug-28 Navy Days 1967 | Royal Navy | Hecla class | A133 HMS Hecla | |
1967-aug-26 | 1967-aug-28 Navy Days 1967 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Regent class | A486 RFA Regent | |
1967-aug-26 | 1967-aug-28 Navy Days 1967 | Royal Navy | Tiger class | C20 HMS Tiger | |
1967-aug-26 | 1967-aug-28 Navy Days 1967 | Royal Navy | County class | D02 HMS Devonshire | |
1967-aug-26 | 1967-aug-28 Navy Days 1967 | Royal Navy | Type 12 Rothesay class | F113 HMS Falmouth | |
1967-aug-26 | 1967-aug-28 Navy Days 1967 | Royal Navy | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | F28 HMS Cleopatra | |
1967-aug-26 | 1967-aug-28 Navy Days 1967 | Royal Navy | Audacious class | R09 HMS Ark Royal | |
1971-mar-01 | 1973-aug-17 Commando refit | Royal Navy | Improved Centaur class | R12 HMS Hermes | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Rover class | A268 RFA Green Rover | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Ikara Leander class | F109 HMS Leander | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Ikara Leander class | F114 HMS Ajax | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Type 12 Rothesay class | F115 HMS Berwick | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Broad Beam Leander class | F12 HMS Achilles | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Type 81 Tribal class | F125 HMS Mohawk | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Ikara Leander class | F15 HMS Euryalus | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Type 21 Amazon class | F169 HMS Amazon | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Type 21 Amazon class | F173 HMS Arrow | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Type 21 Amazon class | F174 HMS Alacrity | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | F28 HMS Cleopatra | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | F40 HMS Sirius | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | F42 HMS Phoebe | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Exocet Leander class | F47 HMS Danae | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | F56 HMS Argonaut | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Audacious class | R09 HMS Ark Royal | |
1977-aug-27 | 1977-aug-29 Navy Days 1977 | Royal Navy | Improved Centaur class | R12 HMS Hermes | |
1978-aug-26 | 1978-aug-28 Navy Days 1978 | Royal Navy | Fearless class | L10 HMS Fearless | |
1978-aug-26 | Navy Days 1978 | Royal Marines | Scout AH.1 | XP893 | |
1979-may-15 | Royal Navy | Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class | F88 HMS Broadsword | ||
1979-may-15 | Fleet Air Arm | Lynx HAS2 | XZ246 | ||
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Ness class | A344 RFA Stromness | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Type 42 (Batch 1 and 2) class | D108 HMS Cardiff | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | County class | D18 HMS Antrim | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Ikara Leander class | F10 HMS Aurora | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Ikara Leander class | F104 HMS Dido | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Ikara Leander class | F114 HMS Ajax | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Type 21 Amazon class | F170 HMS Antelope | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Type 21 Amazon class | F172 HMS Ambuscade | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Type 21 Amazon class | F184 HMS Ardent | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | F28 HMS Cleopatra | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Ikara Leander class | F39 HMS Naiad | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Exocet Leander class | F47 HMS Danae | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Seawolf Leander class | F60 HMS Jupiter | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | ![]() | Van Speijk class | F805 Hr. Ms. van Nes | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class | F89 HMS Battleaxe | |
1981-aug-29 | 1981-aug-31 Navy Days 1981 | Royal Navy | Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class | F90 HMS Brilliant | |
1981-nov-06 | 1981-nov-09 | ![]() | Kortenaer class | F808 Hr.Ms. Callenburgh | |
1981-nov-06 | ![]() | Lynx mk27 | 271 | ||
1981-dec-05 | ![]() | CH-124 Sea King | 12430 | ||
1981-dec-05 | ![]() | Annapolis class | DDH 266 HMCS Nipigon | ||
1982-feb-04 | 1982-feb-15 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | OL class | A124 RFA Olmeda | |
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | CH-46F | 157726 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | CH-46F | 156456 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | CH-46F | 156467 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | CH-46F | 156450 | ||
1982-feb-11 | 1982-feb | ![]() | Iwo Jima class | LPH-7 USS Guadalcanal | |
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 159195 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 159196 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 159683 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 160456 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 160452 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 160443 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 160446 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 160827 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 160447 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 160450 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 160454 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 160457 | ||
1982-feb-11 | ![]() | UH-1N | 160440 | ||
1982-feb-12 | Fleet Air Arm | Lynx HAS2 | XZ735 | ||
1982-mar-06 | Accident | Fleet Air Arm | Wessex HU.5 | XT470 | |
1982-mar-06 | Accident | Fleet Air Arm | Wessex HU.5 | XT449 | |
1982-apr-03 | RFA Olmeda | Fleet Air Arm | Sea King HAS.1 | XV649 | |
1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Galahad | Royal Marines | SA341B Gazelle AH.1 | XX412 | |
1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Geraint | Royal Marines | SA341B Gazelle AH.1 | ZA776 | |
1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Geraint | Royal Marines | SA341B Gazelle AH.1 | ZA730 | |
1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Galahad | Royal Marines | SA341B Gazelle AH.1 | XX411 | |
1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Geraint | Royal Marines | SA341B Gazelle AH.1 | XZ326 | |
1982-apr-05 | RFA Sir Galahad | Royal Marines | SA341B Gazelle AH.1 | XX402 | |
1982-may | 1982-jul-17 | Royal Navy | Type 81 Tribal class | F133 HMS Tartar | |
1982-may-31 | 1982-jun-07 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Reliant class (1983) | A131 RFA Reliant | |
1982-jun-05 | 1982-jun-09 | ![]() | Protecteur class | AOR 509 HMCS Protecteur | |
1982-jun-05 | HMCS Protecteur | ![]() | CH-124 Sea King | 12413 | |
1982-jun-05 | HMCS Protecteur | ![]() | CH-124 Sea King | 12414 | |
1982-sep-24 | ![]() | Wichita class | AOR-4 USS Savannah | ||
1982-sep-24 | USS Savannah | ![]() | CH-46A | 152567 | |
1982-sep-24 | USS Savannah | ![]() | CH-46D | 153335 | |
1982-oct-05 | 1982-oct-09 | ![]() | Knox class | FF-1084 USS McCandless | |
1982-oct-05 | USS McCandless | ![]() | UH-2B | 151321 | |
1982-oct-06 | Royal Navy | Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class | F91 HMS Brazen | ||
1987 | Royal Navy | Hecla class | A138 HMS Herald | ||
1989 | Royal Navy | Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class | F89 HMS Battleaxe | ||
1989-jul-28 | 1989-jul-30 Navy Days 1989 | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Improved Tide class | A75 RFA Tidespring | |
1989-jul-28 | 1989-jul-30 Navy Days 1989 | Royal Navy | Type 21 Amazon class | F171 HMS Active | |
1989-jul-28 | 1989-jul-30 Navy Days 1989 | Royal Navy | Type 21 Amazon class | F173 HMS Arrow | |
1989-jul-28 | 1989-jul-30 Navy Days 1989 | Royal Navy | Type 21 Amazon class | F174 HMS Alacrity | |
1989-jul-28 | 1989-jul-30 Navy Days 1989 | Royal Navy | Type 21 Amazon class | F185 HMS Avenger | |
1989-jul-28 | 1989-jul-30 Navy Days 1989 | Royal Navy | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | F40 HMS Sirius | |
1989-jul-28 | 1989-jul-30 Navy Days 1989 | Royal Navy | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | F42 HMS Phoebe | |
1989-jul-28 | 1989-jul-30 Navy Days 1989 | Royal Navy | Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class | F86 HMS Campbeltown | |
1989-jul-28 | 1989-jul-30 Navy Days 1989 | Royal Navy | Type 22 (Batch 1) Broadsword class | F90 HMS Brilliant | |
1989-jul-28 | 1989-jul-30 Navy Days 1989 | Royal Navy | Type 22 (Batch 2) Boxer class | F95 HMS London | |
1989-aug-28 | 1989-aug-30 Navy Days 1989 | Royal Navy | Exocet Leander class | F47 HMS Danae | |
1992-jan-24 | Royal Navy | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | F28 HMS Cleopatra | ||
1995 | Royal Navy | Type 22 (Batch 3) Cornwall class | F99 HMS Cornwall | ||
2009-sep-05 | Navy Days 2009 | Royal Navy | Type 23 Duke class | F238 HMS Northumberland | |
2009-sep-05 | Navy Days 2009 | Royal Navy | Type 23 Duke class | F82 HMS Somerset | |
2009-sep-05 | Navy Days 2009 | Royal Navy | Ocean class | L12 HMS Ocean | |
2009-sep-05 | Navy Days 2009 | Royal Navy | Albion class | L15 HMS Bulwark | |
2009-sep-05 | Navy Days 2009 | Fleet Air Arm | Merlin HM.1 | ZH858 ![]() | |
2009-sep-05 | Navy Days 2009 | Fleet Air Arm | Merlin HM.1 | ZH856 | |
2009-sep-05 | Navy Days 2009 | Fleet Air Arm | Merlin HM.1 | ZH863 | |
2009-sep-05 | Navy Days 2009 | Fleet Air Arm | Sea King HAS.5 | ZE418 | |
2009-sep-05 | Navy Days 2009 | Fleet Air Arm | Sea King HAS.5 | ZA130 ![]() | |
2009-sep-05 | Navy Days 2009 | Fleet Air Arm | Sea King HC.4 | ZB507 | |
2010-jul-17 | 2010-jul-23 | ![]() | Blue Ridge class | LCC-20 USS Mount Whitney | |
2012-apr-24 | ![]() | Karel Doorman class | F931 Louise-Marie | ||
2012-apr-24 | ![]() | SA316B Alouette III | M-1 ![]() | ||
2012-dec-08 | ![]() | Holland class (OPV) | P842 Hr.Ms. Friesland ![]() | ||
2012-dec-08 | ![]() | Holland class (OPV) | P843 Zr. Ms. Groningen | ||
2012-dec-08 | ![]() | SA316B Alouette III | M-3 ![]() | ||
2013-sep-10 | Royal Navy | Type 45 Daring class | D36 HMS Defender | ||
2013-sep-10 | ![]() | F 123 Brandenburg class | F215 Brandenburg ![]() | ||
2013-sep-10 | Fleet Air Arm | Merlin HM.1 | ZH846 ![]() | ||
2013-oct-21 | 2014-may | Royal Navy | Scott class | H131 HMS Scott | |
2014-may-29 | Fleet Air Arm | Lynx HAS3S | ZF557 | ||
2014-may-29 | ![]() | Super Lynx mk88a | 83+24 | ||
2015-apr-03 | 2015-apr | ![]() | Arleigh Burke Flight II class | DDG-75 USS Donald Cook | |
2015-may-31 | 2015-jun | ![]() | Holland class (OPV) | P842 Hr.Ms. Friesland | |
2015-jul-31 | 2015-aug-04 | ![]() | Arleigh Burke Flight IIA class | DDG-109 USS Jason Dunham | |
2016-jan-28 | 2016-feb | ![]() | Fridtjof Nansen class | F311 KNM Roald Amundsen | |
2017-feb-02 | 2017-feb FOST | ![]() | Fridtjof Nansen class | F312 KNM Otto Sverdrup | |
2017-mar | Royal Navy | Type 23 Duke class | F229 HMS Lancaster | ||
2017-mar | 2017-jul-21 | Royal Navy | Albion class | L14 HMS Albion | |
2017-mar-13 | ![]() | NH90 NFH | N-110 | ||
2018-mar-24 | 2018-mar | ![]() | Arleigh Burke Flight I class | DDG-71 USS Ross | |
2018-mar-27 | Royal Navy | Ocean class | L12 HMS Ocean | ||
2018-aug-01 | ![]() | Ocean class | A140 PHM Atlantico | ||
2018-nov-13 | 2018-nov | ![]() | San Antonio class | LPD-21 USS New York | |
2019-jan-15 | Royal Navy | Type 23 Duke class | F234 HMS Iron Duke | ||
2019-jan-18 | 2019-jan | ![]() | Fridtjof Nansen class | F314 KNM Thor Heyerdahl | |
2019-feb-21 | Zr. Ms. Groningen | ![]() | NH90 NFH | N-088 | |
2019-feb-21 | 2019-feb | ![]() | Holland class (OPV) | P843 Zr. Ms. Groningen | |
2019-apr-09 | 2019-apr | Royal Navy | River (Batch 2) class | P222 HMS Forth | |
2019-aug-08 | 2019-aug Visiting | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Point class | mv Eddystone | |
2019-aug-25 | 2019-sep FOST | ![]() | F 125 Baden-Württemberg class | F222 Baden-Wurttemberg | |
2019-nov-08 | 2019-nov FOST | ![]() | F 123 Brandenburg class | F218 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |