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...the century the three main ports in Home waters were Portsmouth, Plymouth (Devonport) and Chatham. These were the so-called manning ports, with ratings assigne

|[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 33}}

She paid off at Devonport on 18 May, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 781}}

''Colossus'' was commissioned at Devonport on 8 August, 1911, by Captain [[Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair|Dudley R. In February 1919, ''Colossus'' was sent to Devonport when the Fourth was disestablished, where she was Reduced to Reserve on 4 M

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 32}} She reduced to reserve at Devonport 1 June, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 748}}

The Lords of the Admiralty were pleased to commend [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] for taking just 23 hours to clean and paint ''Vanguard'''s

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 32}} ...'Bellerophon'' class battleship]] of the British [[Royal Navy]] built at [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]].

Paid off into Dockyard Control at Devonport on 30 May, 1928.{{NLFeb29|p. 247}}

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 33}} ''Marlborough'' paid off to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 1 November, 1920 for a major refit, for which £211,097 was voted in the

...rials on 2 January, 1928 and for eventual completion to full complement at Devonport on 21 February, 1928.{{ToL|Naval, Military & Air Force|Saturday, Dec 01, 19 Re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-BS|2}}.{{NLJul34|p. 254}}

''Valiant'' re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 February, 1923. By March 1925 she was serving with the {{UK-BS|1}} in She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 26 May, 1927.{{NLFeb29|p. 276}}

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1906|p. 33}} ...ear-Admiral [[Arthur Henry Christian|Arthur H. Christian]], Commanding the Devonport Division of the Home Fleets, and Admiral [[William Marrack]].

She was commissioned at Devonport on 2 January, 1929.{{NLJul31|p. 265}} She was commissioned at Devonport on 24 November, 1931.{{NLJan33|p. 267}}

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 34}} She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 April, 1927 for service with the {{UK-BS|1}} in the Mediterranean.{{NL

She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 July, 1927 and commenced service as a cadet training ship and turret ...NA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 438.</ref>|note=and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Devonport}}

...r ship ''Inflexible''. From 8 November to 11 November she was docked at [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] refitting and preparing for the voyage. On 9 November Vic

...], Devonport, and then at Portsmouth. Branch war colleges were located at Devonport and the Nore. ...t, Portsmouth, and Chatham, in rotation. The first course will be held at Devonport this month. Accommodation will be provided in the War Course College, Port

.../1912, she suffered a pair of fires in one of her oil fuel compartments at Devonport. Both fires were quickly extinguished without undue harm, but the cause wa ...{{TNA|ADM 196/42.|D8115498}} f. 170.</ref> and she was recommissioned at Devonport the very next day for service in the Third Fleet.{{NLJul13|p. 289}} That s

She recommissioned at Devonport on 15 June, 1912 for service with Third Fleet.{{NLApr14|p. 326}}

She recommissioned at Devonport on 23 December, 1913.{{NLApr14|p. 333}}

She was commissioned at Devonport on 16 July 1904 for service with the [[Channel Fleet]].{{NLOct04|p. 342}}

''Prince George'' was recommissioned at Devonport on 4 June, 1912 for service with Third Fleet.{{NLJul13|p. 361}}

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 30}}

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 30}}

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 30}} ...2 May, 1902. Issue '''36757''', col C, p. 8.</ref> She recommissioned at Devonport under Commander [[Edward Montgomery Phillpotts|Edward M. Phillpotts]], acti

She recommissioned at Devonport on 18 February 1914.{{NLApr14|p. 341}} ...id off on 27 October, 1916.{{NLDec16|p. 395''ww''}} She recommissioned at Devonport on 1 January, 1918.{{NLDec18|p. 834}}

...paid off on 18 April, 1917,{{NLNov17|p. 391''f''}} and re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 January, 1918.{{NLSep19|p. 727}}

In mid-1913, she was serving as a gunnery training ship in Devonport, and was to be recommissioned on 1 July.{{NLJul13|p. 311}}

Then part of the Channel Fleet, ''New Zealand'' started a refit in Devonport in May 1908, after completing a Gunlayers' Test.<ref>Report from Charles Be

...rt of Oak" and other tunes. At the head of the line she shaped course for Devonport, 200 miles distant, and sailed into the mist, with her band playing "Auld L She re-commissioned at Devonport with special complement on 15 May, 1931.{{NLJul31|p. 275}}

''Furious'' paid off into Dockyard Control in Devonport on 23 June, 1922.{{NLApr25|p. 241}} ...|p. 241. Year not printed properly}} and completed to full complement at Devonport on 3 November 1931. By January 1933, she was embarking a Headquarters Flig

She paid off into Dockyard Control in Devonport on 27 June, 1924.{{NLJul27|p. 228}} ''Courageous'' commissioned at Devonport on 21 February, 1928 for service in the Mediterranean. She embarked a Hea

By late 1920, she was a turret drill ship at Devonport.{{NLJan21|p. 780}} Completed to Full Complement at Devonport on 24 February, 1930 for service in the Mediterranean with no fewer than ei

She was paid off at Devonport on 16 November, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 765}} ''Eagle'' re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 October, 1926 for service in the Mediterranean. In mid-1927 her air c

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 35}} ...ebruary, 1912. Issue '''39820''', col B, p. 8.</ref> She commissioned at Devonport on 4 June as Flagship of Rear-Admiral [[Lewis Bayly]].{{RobertsBattlecruise

...as to succeed Lord Walter Kerr as First Sea Lord, with the latter going to Devonport, Fisher wrote to Fawkes, Private Secretary to the First Lord, that it was:

...tar, and Simon's Bay, and great extensions of the dockyards at Portsmouth, Devonport, Malta, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, and Simon's Bay. In carrying his naval progra

...inted to ''Vivid'' as {{Com2RN}} in command of the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]].<ref>ADM 196/42. f. 223.</ref> ...|412|17 January, 1911}} On 3 January he had been reappointed Commodore at Devonport Barracks.<ref>{{TNA|ADM 196/42}}. f. 223.</ref>

On 10 September, Battenberg commissioned the {{UK-Implacable|f=t}} at Devonport for service in the Mediterranean.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Offi

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] ...[Thomas Sturges Jackson|Thomas S. Jackson]], the Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard, and other naval and military officers.<ref>"Naval & Military Inte

...were detached from the Grand Fleet and ordered first to Berehaven, then to Devonport. To replace the battle cruisers, the cruisers {{UK-Minotaur}}, {{UK-Warrio ''Invincible'' and ''Inflexible'' left Devonport on the 11th.

She was commissioned at Devonport on 8 June, 1897, by {{CaptRN}} [[Arthur William Moore|Arthur W. Moore]], wi

She recommissioned at Devonport on 23 May 1911.{{NLJul13|p. 302}}

...DM 196/51/115.|}} f. 117.</ref>|note=and as Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Devonport}}

===Devonport Fleet Reserve=== <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="Captain of Devonport Fleet Reserve" nat="UK">

...908, also assuming command of Cruiser Division of Special Reserve ships at Devonport.{{NLOct08|p. 310}} ...A. Fergusson]]'''|'''[[Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Devonport Reserve]]'''<br>9 Apr, 1919<ref>Woollcombe Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/4

...staffs of the Commander-in-Chief, Home Fleets, and the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.

...stian]] as Rear-Admiral in the [[Home Fleets (Royal Navy)|Home Fleets]] at Devonport. Originally [[Edward Francis Benedict Charlton|Edward F. B. Charlton]] had

...demy at Gosport as a day boy, before being sent to a Mr. Wheat's school at Devonport when his father was appointed in charge of Keyham Dockyard. His chief reco

...school ship [[H.M.S. Defiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']] at Devonport on 1 November, 1897.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointm

...r-Hughan, Bart.]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>1 Sep, 1919<ref>"Flag Appointments" (Official Appointments

...'''New Command'''|'''[[Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Devonport Reserve]]'''<br>1 Feb, 1919<ref>Nicholson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42

...On 22 May he commissioned the dreadnought battleship {{UK-Centurion}} at Devonport, in the knowledge that he would shortly relinquish the command on promotion

...ling down his flag in March, 1911, May was appointed Commander-in-Chief at Devonport. On the occasion of King George V's coronation he was appointed an Additio

...Station in February 1877. The ship returned to England and was paid off at Devonport on 9 November 1880.<ref>{{ADM196|86|D8115083}} ''Naval & Military Gazette''

...Matthews, of Lostwithiel, Cornwall. He was educated at a private school at Devonport and apprenticed as a shipwright in the royal dockyard there. In 1864 he and

...Dec., 1912 || Did not complete course. Appointed Royal Naval War College, Devonport. "V.G.I."

..., 1875}} From 24 April to 3 May he was appointed to ''Royal Adelaide'' at Devonport before going on half pay. From 2 December, 1876, to 14 March, 1877, he was ...9 June went on half pay. On 18 July he was appointed to ''Cambridge'' at Devonport as Junior Staff Officer. He left ''Cambridge'' on 3 September, 1884, and o

...s]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. Prior to mid-1912, it was referred to as the '''Devonport Submarine Flotilla''', occasionally referred to as "Section VI".{{NLApr11|p The Devonport Submarine Flotilla is comprised of four "A" class coastal boats with {{UK-O

...cceeded Rear-Admiral Gamble in command of the [[Devonport Reserve Division|Devonport Division]] of the Home Fleet.<ref name=Times1906>"Naval and Military Intell ===Devonport Division===

In November, 1882 he was appointed to the Senior Staff of the Devonport gunnery school, [[H.M.S. Cambridge (Gunnery Training School)|H.M.S. ''Cambr

...o Flag Rank was to relieve [[John Denison]] as Rear-Admiral Commanding the Devonport Division, {{HF}} on 4 January, 1909.<ref>''Hazell's Annual, 1910''. p. 199 |[[Home Fleet (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral, Devonport Division, Home Fleet]]|[[John Denison]]|1909 &ndash; 1910|[[Arthur Archibal

...rtsmouth, and {{UK-Agincourt}} to Rosyth. {{UK-Bellona}} has been sent to Devonport.{{SMNLFeb18|pp. 10, 20}}

...n Sedgwick|Cyril G. Sedgwick]]'''|'''[[Devonport Gunnery School|Captain of Devonport Gunnery School]]'''<br>30 Jun, 1932{{NLJul34|p. 234}}<ref>Custance Service

He served as Senior Officer of the Reserve Fleet, Devonport, 1939 and commanded the [[Chatham Gunnery School]] briefly at the end of 19

...Rear-Admiral [[John de Mestre Hutchison|John de M. Hutchison]], commanding Devonport Naval Barracks, wrote of Dewar: ...erick Thorp|Charles F. Thorp]]'''|'''[[Devonport Gunnery School|Captain of Devonport Gunnery School]]'''<br>31 Oct, 1915<ref>Dewar Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 19

..., Rear-Admiral [[Edward Harpur Gamble|Edward H. Gamble]], commanding the [[Devonport Reserve Division]], wrote of him that, "Although only a short time with me

...ue '''38293''', col C, p. 5.</ref> of the Home Fleet destroyer flotilla at Devonport. On 1 July, Cayley took command of the [[H.M.S. Leander (1882)|''Leander''

Beresford returned to England in June, 1893 and paid off ''Undaunted'' at Devonport on 20 June.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and In a letter of 1 October, 1904 to the Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard, [[William Hannam Henderson|William H. Henderson]] (not Wilfred He

At Devonport on 13 July, 1914, Vice-Admiral [[Alexander Edward Bethell|Sir Alexander E. The squadron was based at Devonport on 5 August, 1914 along with with {{UK-BS|8}}. {{UK-Jupiter}} may have bee

...904, hoisting his Flag in the [[H.M.S. Royal Oak (1892)|''Royal Oak'']] at Devonport.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). .... 8.</ref> On 1 April, 1906, he was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] in succession to Vice-Admiral [[William Hannam Henderson|William

...d was appointed in command of the ''Indus'', coastguard ship in Reserve at Devonport.

...National Defence; in 1860 he was appointed captain of the steam reserve at Devonport, and in 1863 captain of {{UK-Excellent}} and superintendent of the Royal Na

...gone entirely, First sent to Portsmouth, Second to the Nore, and Third to Devonport.{{NLMar07|pp. 267-269}}

...mination, he will be at once appointed to a Training Ship at Portsmouth or Devonport, for a period of not less than three months, for the purpose of instruction

...efiance (Torpedo Training School)|''Defiance'']], torpedo training ship at Devonport, on 22 March, 1895. ...r, 1905, he was appointed to the [[Royal Naval War College|War Course]] at Devonport, but on 6 December he was appointed to ''President'' for temporary service

...g in the battleship [[H.M.S. Resolution (1892)|''Resolution'']] in dock at Devonport on 7 May, and at sunset his flag was struck and he went on leave.<ref>"Nava

...oyal Naval Barracks, Devonport|Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]]'''<br>8 Oct, 1898<ref>Grenfell Service Record {{TNA|ADM 196/36/1261.|D759

...''Tamar'' at Hong Kong. He commanded the boys' training ship ''Lion'' at Devonport, then the {{UK-2Pandora|f=t}} in the reserve at Portsmouth. He was then ap

He was lent to ''Vivid'' at Devonport for trials of the new dreadnought battleship [[H.M.S. Vanguard (1909)|''Van ...Vanguard'' as Commander was dated 5 December, and the ship commissioned at Devonport on 1 March, 1910.

...here will be no change in the Nore Command for the present. On arrival at Devonport you are to strike your flag and report yourself to the Admiralty."<ref>The

Jackson was born at Stoke Damaral, Devonport on 20 February, 1868, the son of {{LieutRN}} [[Thomas Sturges Jackson]], [[

...nuary, 1920, Thynne was appointed in command of the {{UK-Woolwich|f=t}} in Devonport, recommissioning her there on the 3rd of February and becoming Captain (D)

...oyal Naval Barracks, Devonport|Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]]'''<br>8 Jan, 1907{{NMI|Monday, 24 December, 1906. Issue '''38211''', col

...-Bat}} on training service at Devonport and acting as Captain (D) of the [[Devonport Flotilla]].{{ARTS1899|pp. 62-3}} Afterward, he joined the cruiser {{UK-StG

...oyal Naval Barracks, Devonport|Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]]'''<br>10 Apr, 1900{{NLMay02|p. 310''a''}} &ndash; 1902|Succeeded by<br>''

...s in charge of the {{UK-2Bulldog|f=t}}, tender to {{UK-Cambridge|f=tp}} at Devonport at which he was lent for staff duties. He took the ship into the Channel f

..., col A, p. 14.</ref> &ndash; 4 Nov, 1907|Succeeded by<br>'''Merged into [[Devonport Gunnery School]]'''}} ...School)|H.M.S. ''Cambridge'']]'''|'''[[Devonport Gunnery School|Captain of Devonport Gunnery School]]'''<br>4 Nov, 1907<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (O

...in''. From 10 July he was appointed to the ''Royal Adelaide'', flagship at Devonport. On 27 July was examined in Seamanship by Captains William Grant of the ''R

...o give his address.[''The Times'' indicates that the Commander-in-Chief of Devonport, Admiral The Hon. Sir [[Edmund Robert Fremantle]] spoke at Hartford's passi

...son was tried by Court Martial on 17 June 1912 aboard {{UK-Europa|f=p}} at Devonport for having negligently or by default caused the grounding of {{UK-EmpressOf ...L. Nicholson]]'''|'''[[Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Devonport Reserve]]'''<br>18 Mar, 1919<ref>Fergusson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/4

Maclachlan was appointed in command of the {{UK-Sirius|f=t}} at Devonport on 1 February, 1912, recommissioning her for service in the West Atlantic.{

* [[Devonport Gunnery School|Devonport]]

Re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 February, 1926 for service with the {{UK-DF|3}} on the [[China Station She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 16 October, 1928 under the command of Captain (D) [[Cyril Gordon Sedgwic

...t he should hold to what he had on [?] finally intended that I should have Devonport when vacant.<ref>Diary entry for 27 March, 1912. Liddle Collection. Unive ...rch, Churchill noted that Egerton, "is now quite reconciled to waiting for Devonport."<ref>''Winston S. Churchill''. '''Companion Volume II Part 3'''. p. 1536

On 3 January, 1905, Robinson was appointed Rear-Admiral Commanding the Devonport Reserve Division.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointment ...'''New Command'''|'''[[Devonport Reserve Division|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Devonport Reserve Division]]'''<br>3 Jan, 1905<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (O

...e Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/42. f. 13.</ref> building at [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]. He commissioned her on 19 April, and was superseded in c

...oyal Naval Barracks, Devonport|Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]]'''<br>13 Oct, 1923<ref>Royds Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44.|}} f. 290

...ecember, and on the 6th Thorp was appointed temporarily to ''Vivid'' for [[Devonport Gunnery School]], where he remained until he was appointed to ''Impregnable ...agu Doughty|Henry M. Doughty]]'''|'''[[Devonport Gunnery School|Captain of Devonport Gunnery School]]'''<br>8 Dec, 1914{{NLApr15|p. 399''b''}} &ndash; 5 Jun, 19

...offered Custance the command of either the [[Plymouth Station|Plymouth]] (Devonport) or [[China Station|China Stations]]. He refused the former as being "of s ...uthnot Fisher, First Baron Fisher|Lord Fisher]] suggested offering him the Devonport command again in a letter to newly-appointed First Lord Winston Churchill i