Devonport Collection

HMS Implacable, 1920
Photograph of HMS Implacable, formerly the Duguay-Trouin, 1920. This ship was built in France in 1789, served at Trafalgar, and was captured by the Royal Navy shortly thereafter

Fore Street, Devonport early 1900's

HMS Implacable at Devonport, 1926
Photograph showing a stern view of the frigate HMS Implacable in dry dock at Devonport, 1926. Implacable was one of the ships captured by the Royal Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805

HMS Bonaventure - an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser
Royal Navy - HMS Bonaventure, an Astraea-Class second-class cruiser of the Royal Navy, ordered as part of the eight-ship Astraea class under the Naval Defence Act of 1889

Royal Naval Barracks - Devonport, Plymouth
Royal Naval Barracks - Devonport (Plymouth Docks), Plymouth, Devon Date: circa 1910s

HMS Forth in Devonport, with seven submarines moored alongside. 1914

HMS Encounter, 2nd class protected cruiser, Challenger class
Royal Navy - HMS Encounter, a 2nd-class protected cruiser of the Challenger class, operated by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), as HMAS Encounter

Railway map, Devonport & Plymouth, showing the Great Western and London & South Western railways. Date: 1909

New Hall, Victoria Memorial Block, Royal Sailors Rest
New Hall in the Victoria memorial Block, Royal Sailors Rest Devonport

Royal Sailors Rest, Fore Street, Devonport, Plymouth

Island House Devonport in 1935

Royal Naval College Devonport - engine room - probably 1930s

Royal Navy RNC Devonport Engine room

The Hamoaze Devonport HMS Ageinenmon Victorian period

HMS Ageinemnon, The Hamoaze, Devonport

Devonport Fore Street early 1900s

HMS Swiftsure Devonport Dockyard Victorian period

HMS Swiftsure Devonport Dockyard

HMS Temeraire, Keyham, Devonport Dockyard

HMS Hermes R12
Royal Navy - HMS Hermes R12, a Centaur-class aircraft carrier, modified as an ASW - Commando - Air Defence carrier, seen entering Devonport after returning from the Falklands conflict, in 1982

Devonport Orphanage, Plymouth, Devon
Children line the fire escapes at the Devonport Orphanage, Plymouth Date: circa 1905

Royal Navy training ship at Devonport Date: 1928

Royal British Female Orphan Asylum, Stoke Damerel, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon. Under the immediate patronage of the Queen, for the support of 100 female orphans of sailors, soldiers

Goldhawk Road, Shepherds Bush, West London
The Goldhawk Hotel (public house), Goldhawk Road (corner of Devonport Road), Shepherds Bush, West London. Date: circa 1910

DEVONPORT MAIL IN SNOW
The driver of the Devonport Mail encourages his team to race through a snowdrift. Date: circa 1825

Launch of Her Majestys Ironclad Frigate at Devonport Date: 1863

Launch of The Avenger Steam Frigate at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth
Launch of " The Avenger" Steam Frigate at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth. The ceremony of christening the vessel was performed by Miss Harding, a niece of the gallant Admiral Superintendent

Devonport Royal United Service Orphan Home
The Royal United Service Orphan Home was founded in 1839 as the British Female Orphan Asylum, Devonport, for the orphan daughters of men in the armed forces

Half-Scale Replica of Drakes Golden Hind, 1935
Photograph of an exact half-scale replica of Sir Francis Drakes Golden Hind, which was a feature of Navy Week, Plymouth, August 1935

The Beauty Baths revue, by George Ray. First produced at the Hippodrome Theatre, Devonport, April 1915. Ray is advertised as producer of Splash Me, Chase Me, Have a Dip and Something Doing

A Warning to Women by G Watson Mill
Promotional postcard for A Warning to Women by C. Watson Mill. First produced Lyceum Theatre, Eccles, 28th May and Theatre Royal, Stratford, 23rd July 1906

Studio portrait, girl with dog and doll
Studio portrait, girl with a terrier dog and a doll in baby clothes, photo by C Purkis, Devonport.. Date: circa 1910s

Gigantic Crane, Devonport, Devon
Gigantic Crane, Devonport, Plymouth, near Stonehouse, Devon, England. Captioned: Devonports Gigantic Crane to lift 160 tons, tested 240 Date: 1910s

Mount Wise & Harbour, Devonport, Devon
Mount Wise & Harbour, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, England. Date: 1920s

HMS Exeter, British heavy cruiser, WW2
HMS Exeter (68), British York class heavy cruiser, returning home in February 1940 after repairs following the Battle of the River Plate (December 1939)

HMS Forth in Devonport with submarines
Depot ship HMS Forth in Devonport, with seven submarines moored alongside. Date: circa 1910

The New War Ministry, WW1
The new war ministry following the resignation of Herbert Asquith on 4 December 1916. Centre is Prime Minister David Lloyd George

John Jackson
Sir John Jackson (1851 1919), Unionist Member of Parliament for Devonport, from 191018. Caption Docks and Harbours. Date: 1909

Princess Alexandra of Denmark launches the HMS Queen
Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) (wife of King Edward VII) - Queen consory of the United Kingdom and British Dominions - Empress consort of India (1901-1910)

England / Devonport
general view from Mount Edgcombe Date: circa 1845

The Park, Devonport, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Launch of the Phoebe at Devonport Dockyard
The launch of frigate " The Phoebe" at Devonport Dockyard, Devon, England. Date: 1854

England / Devonport / 1832
A general dock scene showing repairs, and sailors leaving and returning to their ships. Date: 1832

Mine-laying Cruiser, the H. M. S. Adventure
Mine-laying Cruiser of the Royal Navy Fleet, the H.M.S. Adventure, built at Devonport Dockyard, Completed in 1905 and sold for scrap in 1920

DEVONPORT
The dockyard at Devonport, Devon

Police / Anti-Gas School
A group of officers from the Metropolitan police pose for a photograph wearing their gas masks at the anti-gas training school at Devonport, Plymouth. 2/2 pictures. See 10193283 for

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