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unusual facts about Naval Dockyard


Zwaardvis-class submarine

The two decommissioned Dutch boats, HNLMS Zwaardvis and HNLMS Tijgerhaai, were loaded onto a ship and transported to PSC-Naval Dockyard, Lumut, Malaysia in anticipation of purchase by the Malaysian Navy in 1997.


Morice Town

It named after Sir William Morice who owned the land at the time that it was being developed for housing for the employees in the Naval Dockyard.


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Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor

The school was part of the naval dockyard which had been established to support the Self-Strengthening Movement in its of learning science and technology from the west.

Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service

The Fireboat "Vigiles" is located in Plymouth and is used to protect the Royal Naval Dockyard, the oil storage facilities and the commercial shipping that uses the port.

Fort Henry

Fort Henry, Ontario (1837) in Kingston, Ontario, a limestone redoubt and connected fortified battery, built to protect the Kingston Royal Naval Dockyard and the entrance to the Rideau Canal — now a popular tourist destination

Gibdock

In 1871 Captain Augustus Phillimore made the proposal that a new naval dockyard should be constructed in Gibraltar.

Moore Embayment

Admiral Sir Arthur Moore, Naval Commander-in-Chief at Cape Town, placed the resources of the naval dockyard at Cape Town at the disposal of the Discovery for much-needed repairs before the ship proceeded to New Zealand and the Antarctic.