Satellite and aerial maps of HMD Portsmouth with nearby locations
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Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
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HMNB Portsmouth , England | 0.7 | 305 | |
![]() | 0.9 | 357 | |
HMS Vernon , England | 1.2 | 206 | |
Fort Blockhouse , England | 2.1 | 215 | |
![]() | 2.8 | 302 | |
Horsea Island , England | 3.2 | 001 | EGH44 |
HMD Portsmouth |
1212 to present | ||
50° 48' 17'' N 1° 5' 53'' W | ||
Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | ||
Elevation: 10 feet |
Her Majestys Dockyard Portsmouth. The southern and eastern part of the site was essentially the shipbuilding and refitting yard. This has significantly contracted since 1970 and most of the land to the south has been released to tourism as Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
There has been a Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth since 1212 after orders were issued by that rogue, King Richard I (the Lionheart), for a dock to be built.
As well as supporting the fleet, the Dockyard became a seat of engineering excellence and drivers of the industrial revolution, for instance with the invention of the first machine for making consistently reliable blocks and tackle for naval rigging.
The last ship built at the Yard was HMS Andromeda, launched in 1967.
It is fair to say that much of the southern part of the site today is more of a tourist destination, but there is still a Naval presence towards the north of the site and in the surrounding area. Portsmouth was long ago eclipsed by Devonport Dockyard as Chatham and then Rosyth closed and some of their facilities were re-distributed.
A visit to the Historic Dockyard is well worth it, if only to visit the Action Stations building. Go on a quiet day and you can have the Merlin simulator to yourself.
There has been a Royal Dockyard at Portsmouth since 1212 after orders were issued by that rogue, King Richard I (the Lionheart), for a dock to be built.
As well as supporting the fleet, the Dockyard became a seat of engineering excellence and drivers of the industrial revolution, for instance with the invention of the first machine for making consistently reliable blocks and tackle for naval rigging.
The last ship built at the Yard was HMS Andromeda, launched in 1967.
It is fair to say that much of the southern part of the site today is more of a tourist destination, but there is still a Naval presence towards the north of the site and in the surrounding area. Portsmouth was long ago eclipsed by Devonport Dockyard as Chatham and then Rosyth closed and some of their facilities were re-distributed.
A visit to the Historic Dockyard is well worth it, if only to visit the Action Stations building. Go on a quiet day and you can have the Merlin simulator to yourself.

List of ships built at HMD Portsmouth |
From | |||
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- | Corvette | Port of Spain class | |
1960 | Frigate | ![]() | Type 12 Rothesay class |
1962 | Frigate | ![]() | Type 81 Tribal class |
1966 | Frigate | Towed Array Exocet Leander class | |
1968 | Frigate | Seawolf Leander class | |
2007 | Corvette | Modified River class |
Launch | ||
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1959-apr-23 | ![]() | Type 12 Rothesay class |
1960-sep-6 | ![]() | Type 81 Tribal class |
1964-sep-22 | ![]() | Towed Array Exocet Leander class |
1967-may-24 | ![]() | Seawolf Leander class |
2006-jun-14 | ![]() | Modified River class |
2009-nov | ![]() | Port of Spain class |
HMD Portsmouth News |

Portsmouth Harbour To Be Dredged For QEC Carriers
30-Jun-15 - Defence Infrastructure Organisation has awarded the £31 million contract to dredge Portsmouth Harbour to Boskalis Westminster. List of aircraft and events at HMD Portsmouth |
By Date | By Serial | By Model
Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||||
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1952-sep | RN | Colossus class | R71 HMS Vengeance | ||||
1953-nov | Dockyard | RN | Centaur class | R06 HMS Centaur | |||
1957-nov | RN | Modified Centaur class | R07 HMS Albion | ||||
1962-apr | Buccaneer refit | RN | Illustrious class | R38 HMS Victorious | |||
1962-nov-13 | Departure | RN | Improved Centaur class | R12 HMS Hermes | |||
1972 | RN | Type 81 Tribal class | F133 HMS Tartar | ||||
1982-apr-15 | 1982-apr-23 | RN | Hecla class | A138 HMS Herald | |||
1991-apr | Laid up | RN | Fearless class | L11 HMS Intrepid | |||
2010-jan-25 | 2010-oct Dockyard | RN | Type 42 (Batch 3) | D97 HMS Edinburgh | |||
2014-jul | CUP | RN | Type 45 Daring class | D34 HMS Diamond | |||
2014-nov | RN | Type 23 Duke class | F237 HMS Westminster | ||||
2016-oct | RN | Type 45 Daring class | D36 HMS Defender | ||||
2019-dec | RN | Type 45 Daring class | D37 HMS Duncan | ||||
2020-jun | 2021-jun-17 | RN | Type 45 Daring class | D32 HMS Daring | |||
2020-oct-09 | Delivery | Royal Bahrain Naval Force | Modified River class | 80 RBNS Al Zubara | |||
2022-mar | Laid up | Royal Fleet Auxiliary | Wave class | A389 RFA Wave Knight | |||
2023-mar-25 | 2027 | RN | Type 45 Daring class | D36 HMS Defender |