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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

[[Category:Captains of the Dockyard and Deputy Superintendents, Devonport Dockyard]]

===Devonport===

...on was appointed in command of the {{UK-Forth|f=t}} and for command of the Devonport Seagoing Flotilla.{{NLJul14|p. 316}}

''Hood'' was re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 May, 1923{{NLApr25|pp. 246, 247}} under the command of Flag Captain a She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 7 January, 1926.{{NLJul27|p. 247}}

Home ported in Devonport, in mid-1913 she was serving in the {{UK-CS|3}}.{{NLJul13|p. 284}} ...is Wade Caulfeild]] under the oversight of the Rear-Admiral commanding the Devonport Reserve.<ref>Caulfeild Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/43.|D7602567}} f. 255

...dmund Commerell|Sir John Commerell]]'s flagship in the Channel Squadron at Devonport.<ref>Bacon. ''Earl Jellicoe''. p. 34.</ref> The only two other midshipme

On 29 March, 1922 ''Upnor'' left Haulbowline Dockyard bound for Devonport, loaded with 448 rifles, 748 revolvers, 39 machine guns, over 300,000 round

...cil Burney, First Baronet|Cecil Burney]] as Rear-Admiral in command of the Devonport Division, Home Fleet.<ref name=H1911191/> ...ssyn E. Wemyss]] as Commodore, Second Class at the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]].<ref name=H1911192/>

She re-commissioned at Devonport on 18 November, 1924. By mid-1927 she was attached to the {{UK-CS|1}} on t She completed to full complement at Devonport on 5 December, 1929.{{NLJul31|p. 231}}

She re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 January, 1929 for continued duty with the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterr The cruiser was re-commissioned at Devonport on 31 July, 1931.{{NLJan33|p. 219}}

''Caradoc'' was re-commissioned at Devonport on 15 March, 1923 for service in the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLA Re-commissioned at Devonport on 16 February, 1926.{{NLJul27|p. 222}}

She re-commissioned at Devonport 24 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 750}} ''Concord'' was re-commissioned at Devonport on 27 May, 1924 for service with the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterranean.{{NLA

Re-commissioned in reserve at Devonport on 22 July, 1928 for duty with the {{UK-CS|3}} in the Mediterranean, but sh Re-commissioned in reserve at Devonport on 22 July, 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 222}}

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{DittColl|p. 47}} ''Aurora'' commissioned at Devonport on 5 September, 1914.{{NLDec14|p. 279}}

Commissioned at Devonport on 24 October, 1911. In early 1913, she was attached with the {{UK-BS|3}}, On 1 September 1913, now attached to the {{UK-LCS|3}}, she paid off at Devonport, to recommission the following day for service on the [[East Indies Station

...chison]]'''<br><small>as '''Rear-Admiral Commanding, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport'''</small>}}

...inted to ''Vivid'' as {{Com2RN}} in command of the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]], on 22 April, 1908.<ref>ADM 196/39. f. 929.</ref> ...oyal Naval Barracks, Devonport|Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]]'''<br>22 Apr, 1908{{NMI|Tuesday, 7 April, 1908. Issue '''38614''', col B

...|28599|2704|16 April, 1912}} He was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 11 December, 1913, in succession to Rear-Admiral [[Robert Hen ...rt H. S. Stokes]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>11 Dec, 1913<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Offici

...King's Harbour Master'''</small>|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Captain of Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>20 Sep, 1907<ref>Ommanney Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/1

...ved Rear-Admiral [[Maurice Woollcombe]] in command of the Reserve Fleet at Devonport.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times ...e Woollcombe]]'''|'''[[Reserve Fleet (Royal Navy)|Rear-Admiral Commanding, Devonport Reserve]]'''<br>9 Apr, 1920<ref>Colomb Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/42.}}

...icardo]]'''<br><small>as '''Rear-Admiral in Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport'''</small>}} .... Corbett]]'''<br><small>as '''Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport'''</small>}}

...until 1931, on the old ''Defiance'' launched in 1861 which was situated at Devonport from 1884. ''Defiance'' was commissioned at Devonport on 13 December, 1884, Commander [[Charles James Norcock]] was appointed in

===Devonport Division===

...was appointed to the Senior Staff of {{UK-Cambridge|f=p}}, gunnery ship at Devonport.{{NLDec84|p. 254}}

...ted his flag in [[H.M.S. Empress of India (1891)|''Empress of India'']] at Devonport as Second-in-Command of the [[Channel Squadron (Royal Navy)|Channel Squadro

...isson|Pattisson]].{{Gaz|27740|8290|2 November, 1904}} He was succeeded at Devonport by Rear-Admiral [[Charles James Barlow|Charles J. Barlow]] on 1 April, 1906 ...omas S. Jackson]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>11 Jul, 1902<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official

...6 February, 1904. On the 17th, he was appointed to {{UK-Minerva|f=p}} in Devonport, where he remained until being appointed to {{UK-Charybdis}} as navigating ...liver Backhouse]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>2 Mar, 1931<ref>Reinold Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/

'''Auxiliary Patrol Area XIV''' (Western Approach, based in [[Devonport]])

...Charles W. Hope]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>20 Feb, 1880|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Crawford Wilson|Joh

...Burney, First Baronet|Cecil Burney]] as Rear-Admiral in the Home Fleet at Devonport when Burney's tenure expired in 1910.<ref>May to McKenna. Letter of 5 Novem

He was temporarily appointed command of [[Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]] on 20 September, 1910.{{CN}} ...oyal Naval Barracks, Devonport|Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]]'''<br>20 Sep, 1910<ref>Tufnell Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 1

...In December he was offered the appointment of Admiral Superintendent of [[Devonport Royal Dockyard]] in succession to Rear-Admiral [[Charles James Barlow|Charl ...oyal Naval Barracks, Devonport|Commodore-in-Command, Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]]'''<br>15 Dec, 1902<ref>Niblett Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/39.}} f. 9

...az|25816|2766|15 May, 1888}} He was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 4 August, 1891.<ref>Clowes. '''VII'''. p. 7.</ref> ...J. Hunt-Grubbe]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>4 Aug, 1891{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Edmund

...cruiser was named {{UK-Indefatigable}} on 9 December and was laid down at Devonport on 23 February, 1909.<ref>Roberts. p. 28.</ref>

...z|25375|3176|11 July, 1884}} He was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]] on 1 August, 1888.{{NLMar91|p. 355}} ...|Henry D. Grant]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>1 Aug, 1888{{NLMar91|p. 355}} &ndash; 4 Aug, 1891|Succeede

...ber, 1896}} On 7 July, 1899, he was appointed [[Admiral Superintendent of Devonport Dockyard]].<ref>Clowes. '''VII'''. p. 7.</ref> ...r|Henry J. Carr]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Admiral Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>7 Jul, 1899{{ClowesVII|p. 7}}<ref>Jackson Service Record.

*[[Devonport Signal School]]

...petown}} and {{UK-Devonshire}} have joined, and {{UK-Caradoc}} has left to Devonport and {{UK-Cumberland}} is now gone, paid off into Dockyard Control.{{NLOct35

The '''Devonport Gunnery School''' was part of the Devonport Naval Barracks, sometimes referred to as '''H.M.S. ''Vivid'''''. It was cr ! Numbers trained by ''Devonport''<br>August, 1914 - August, 1918<ref>''Progress in Naval Gunnery, 1914-1918

...'' re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 May, 1913 to join the Third Fleet at Devonport.{{NLJul13|p. 306}} ''Eclipse'' was paid off and disarmed at Devonport on 6 March 1915.<ref>War Vessels and aircraft (British and foreign): monthl

''Emerald'' was again commissioned at Devonport on 4 September, 1928, and this time was indeed attached to the {{UK-CS|4}} She was commissioned at Devonport 24 March, 1931 for service with the {{UK-CS|4}} on the [[East Indies Statio

...Wintour was suffering from enteric fever. On the 14th he was sent back to Devonport on a P & O steamer, due to arrive around the 21st. On Christmas, he was di

{{UK-Tigress}} has been detached to join the {{UK-DF|2}} in Devonport, answering to Commander-in-Chief of that port. {{UK-1Fearless}} remains as ...e been moved to the {{UK-DF|2}}, under orders of the Commander-in-Chief of Devonport. {{UK-Tigress}} seems to be with an unnamed assortment of ten [[Acorn Clas

...the formation is now eleven destroyers under orders of Captain-in-Charge, Devonport with no mention of a depot ship or leaders. The format is not clear, but t ...:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''Under orders of [[Captain-in-Charge, Devonport]]'''

...6, it was removed from Fleet work and spent most of the rest of the war in Devonport, where its roster of destroyers grew to enormous levels, reaching 50 ships ...with depot ship {{UK-Hecla}}, now under orders of the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.{{SMNLMar17|p. 14}}

...[[Destroyer|destroyers]] of the [[Royal Navy]]. Originally called the '''Devonport Flotilla''' and comprised of [[Nucleus Crew]] vessels, it was re-designated Immediately prior to redesignation as the Fifth Destroyer Flotilla, the Devonport Flotilla comprised a mixture of early destroyers (both 27 and 30-knotters)

...wo 30 knotters and four 27-knotters at Portsmouth, and four 27-knotters at Devonport.{{March|p. 160}} ...out of Portsmouth and {{UK-Violet}} and {{UK-Panther}} are doing so out of Devonport.

{{UK-Romola}} and {{UK-Tenacious}} have gone to Devonport to join a Torpedo and a Gunnery School there, respectively. {{UK-Tormentor

{{UK-Saumarez}} has been sent to Devonport, due there "shortly". She has been replaced by {{UK-Stuart}}.

She re-commissioned at Devonport on 4 April, 1911 for service with the {{UK-CS|6}} in the Mediterranean.{{NL

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 66}}

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 78}} ''Arrogant'' re-commissioned at Devonport on 10 September, 1907.{{NLJan08|p. 280}}

...there with a reserve complement, and designated as part of Group I of the Devonport Reserve under flagship {{UK-Colossus}}.{{SMNLJul19|pp. 16-17}}

She re-commissioned at Devonport on 25 April, 1911 for service with the {{UK-DF|2}}.{{NLJul11|p. 273}} Reduced to nucleus crew at Devonport on 29 December, 1911, by August 1912 she was working with the {{UK-DF|7}}.{

She recommissioned at Devonport on 11 March, 1913 for service at the Cape of Good Hope.{{NLApr14|p. 354}}

She completed to full crew at Devonport 28 May, 1912.{{NLApr14|p. 354}}

...tion, but Napier died on 30 July. The ''Raleigh'' finally commissioned at Devonport on 19 April, 1921, for service as flagship of Vice-Admiral [[William Christ

...March 1916,{{DittColl|p. 39}} and attached to the [[Royal Naval Barracks, Devonport]], for training Stokers, Second Class.{{NLDec16|p. 410-417}} She was renam

...oned at Chatham on 25 April 1913 and was serving in the Third Fleet out of Devonport by mid-year.{{NLJul13|p. 292}}

...hur E. Wood|appt=11 April, 1919|end=14 June, 1920|note=and as Captain (D), Devonport from 1 March, 1919}}

A navigating party took her from Devonport to Birkenhead in November 1904, conducting a 24-hour full power trial ''en

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 83}}

Transferred to Dockyard Control at Devonport on 5 October, 1934.{{NLJul37|p. 236}}

|builder=[[Devonport Royal Dockyard]]{{Conways1860|p. 82}} Paid off at Devonport on 1 March, 1898{{NMI|Wednesday, Mar 02, 1898; pg. 8; Issue 35453}} to be r

Beal was commander of {{UK-PrincessRoyal}} when she was commissioned at Devonport on 14 November, 1912 under Captain [[Osmond de Beauvoir Brock|Osmond de B.

...a troopship to bring men to the Gallipoli landings. The ship returned to Devonport in February, 1916.

...at {{UK-Excellent}}, Talbot was appointed to ''Vivid'' for charge of the [[Devonport Signal School]] on 1 October, 1904. After being recommended for promotion ...d Cochrane|Archibald Cochrane]]'''|'''[[Devonport Signal School|In Charge, Devonport Signal School]]'''<br>1 Oct, 1904<ref>Talbot Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196

...s that he earned accolades for simply taking this submarine from Barrow to Devonport. His superiour in these early excursions was Captain [[Reginald Hugh Spenc

...yril Watson|Horace C. Watson]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Captain of Devonport Dockyard]]'''<br>31 Mar, 1924<ref>Mackworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/ ...l>|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Devonport]]'''<br>31 Mar, 1924<ref>Mackworth Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/45/53.|D7

He took command of the Royal Navy War College, Devonport on 19 December, 1913.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appoi

Hope was born in Devonport, and listed his mother as his guardian when he joined the January 1892 term

...onroe|Hubert S. Monroe]]'''<br><small>as '''Senior Officer, Reserve Fleet, Devonport'''</small>}}

She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 6 June, 1924.{{NLApr25|p. 254}}

She was reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 29 October, 1928.{{NLOct35|p. 279}} ...Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/299.}} f. 153.</ref>|note=and as Commander (D), Devonport}}

...NA|ADM 196/46/168.|D7603675}} f. 169.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), First Devonport Flotilla for Reserve Fleet Exercises}} ...cord. {{TNA|ADM 196/45.|D7603495}} f. 247.</ref>|note=and as Captain (D), Devonport}}

...{TNA|ADM 196/49/299.}} f. 153.</ref>|note=and continuing as Commander (D), Devonport}}

The destroyer re-commissioned at Devonport on 2 May, 1926 for service with the {{UK-DF|6}} as part of the Atlantic Fle ...ter that formation became attached to Home Fleet, being re-commissioned at Devonport on 18 April, 1933.{{NLJan33|p. 291}}

She transferred to the Reserve Fleet in Devonport on 17 September, 1930.{{NLJul31|p. 290}} Commissioned at Devonport on 11 September, 1931 for service with the {{UK-ASF|1}} out of Portland.{{N

She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 9 December, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 896}} ''Walker'' was re-commissioned at Devonport on 3 May, 1923. By March 1925, she was working with the {{UK-DF|1}} as par

She reduced to Reserve at Devonport on 14 August, 1920.{{NLJan21|p. 861}} She was re-commissioned at Devonport on 1 December, 1925.{{NLFeb29|p. 267}}

...the {{UK-DF|4}} where she was under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.{{SMNLNov17|pp. 12, 14}}

...the {{UK-DF|4}} where she was under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.{{SMNLNov17|pp. 12, 14}}

...the {{UK-DF|4}} where she was under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.{{SMNLNov17|pp. 12, 14}} She was reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 21 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 823-4}}

...the {{UK-DF|4}} where she was under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.{{SMNLNov17|pp. 12, 14}}

...h was augmenting Devonport Defence under orders of the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport. This flotilla had a strength of over 45 destroyers.

...the {{UK-DF|4}} where she was under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.{{SMNLNov17|pp. 12, 14}}

''Salmon'' was reduced to Reserve Complement at Devonport on 29 October, 1925.{{NLFeb26|p. 267}} After just less than a year, she wa

...he {{UK-DF|4}}, which was augmenting the defensive forces operating out of Devonport. In October, she was one of six destroyers loaned to the {{UK-DF|3}} for a

''Mandate'' was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 808}}

In May, 1918, she transferred to the {{UK-DF|4}}, operating out of Devonport.{{SMNLMay18|p. 17}} She paid off at Devonport on 21 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 817}}

Reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport, 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 814}}

''Lucifer'' was reduced to a C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 803}}

..., Jul 08, 1919; pg. 18; Issue 42146.</ref> and departed two days later for Devonport.<ref>"Naval Appointments." ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Jul

She reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 726}}

...blished and ''Liberty'' joined the {{UK-DF|4}}, which was operating out of Devonport.

Reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 817}}

...'' moved to join the {{UK-DF|2}}, which was under the Commander-in-Charge, Devonport.

...ch was then eighteen destroyers under orders of the Commander-in-Charge or Devonport. Around September 1917, she left with three other ''Acheron''{{'}}s to joi

In June, 1916, she moved to the {{UK-DF|2}}, operating out of Devonport. ...17, ''Tigress'' was transferred to the {{UK-DF|4}}, which was also part of Devonport's defensive force. In November, she left with {{UK-Attack}} to join the {{

...uth. In June, 1917 she joined the {{UK-DF|2}}, which was operating out of Devonport.

''Forester'' reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 775}}

...was moved to the {{UK-DF|4}} under the command of the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.

Reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport on 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 802}}

...ed to the {{UK-DF|2}}, which was under orders of the Commander-in-Chief of Devonport.

...o the {{UK-DF|2}}, operating under the orders of the Commander-in-Chief of Devonport.{{SMNLNov16|pp. 12-14}}

..., which was a component of the Devonport Defence under Commander-in-Chief, Devonport. ''Sandfly'' was reduced to C. & M. Party at Devonport, 15 October, 1919.{{NLJan21|p. 860}}

In May 1918, ''Harpy'' moved to the {{UK-DF|4}}, which was operating out of Devonport.

...ich was operating out of Devonport under orders of the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport.

''Hermes'' was commissioned at Devonport on 19 February, 1924 under the command of Captain [[Arthur Stopford|The Hon She paid off into Dockyard Control at Devonport on 22 September, 1933.{{NLJul34|p. 247}}

In December, 1905, she was part of the nucleus crew reserve at Devonport.{{NLDec05|p. 270''b''}} In January, 1907, she was in the Destroyer Flotilla based at Devonport, known as the Third Destroyer Flotilla.{{NLJan07|p. 270''a''}}

''Bat'' was leader of the [[Devonport Instructional Flotilla]] in mid-1899 under command of [[Alexander Ludovic D ...ning hours of 15 February, 1900, ''Bat'' was one of several T.B.Ds. of the Devonport Flotilla damaged, losing the guard of her starboard propeller, when {{UK-Fa

...h on 10 January, 1908 for a three-hour trial, and was then to proceed to [[Devonport]].{{NMI|Saturday, Jan 11, 1908; pg. 6; Issue 38540}}

...in the hands of a C. & M. party for a refit, and her crew was to return to Devonport in {{UK-Vigilant}} in company with the {{UK-Eclipse|f=t}}.{{NMI|Saturday, A

...re able to stem the damage while the two destroyers made their way back to Devonport under escort of {{UK-Liffey|f=p}}.{{NMI|Wednesday, Aug 30, 1905; pg. 4; Iss

...of Lt. [[George Vincent Wallace Carey|George V. W. Carey]], operating from Devonport.{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|11 July 1901, p. 8}} However, in the official r

...ew, ''Quail'' participated in the Diamond Jubilee and then was paid off at Devonport on 12 July, 1897.{{NMI|13 July 1897, p. 11}} The ship paid off at Devonport on 21 August, 1903.{{NMI|22 Aug. 1903, p. 8}}

...'Vixen'' was in the {{UK-DF|7}} &mdash; a patrol flotilla operating out of Devonport.{{NLJul13|p. 394''a''}}

''Arun'' was commissioned for steam trials at Devonport on 27 September after having her collision-damaged bow repaired.{{NMI|Wedne

She and ten other "Rivers" of the Devonport Reserve followed the {{UK-Skirmisher|f=tp}} from Plymouth on 21 August 1905 ...re able to stem the damage while the two destroyers made their way back to Devonport under escort of {{UK-Liffey|f=p}}.{{NMI|Wednesday, Aug 30, 1905; pg. 4; Iss

...ds. Her crew were sent to recommission her sister destroyer, {{UK-Dee}} at Devonport.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).

She and ten other T.B.Ds. of the Devonport Reserve followed the {{UK-Skirmisher|f=tp}} from Plymouth on 21 August 1905 In late 1905 she was in reserve at Devonport and used for "instruction of Cadets" at Dartmouth, her officers being borne

...e evening of 27 September, 1901, ''Fairy'' and {{UK-Vigilant}} collided in Devonport Harbour while taking up moorings. Able seaman Joseph Chaplain of the ''Fai

She arrived at Devonport on 9 April to be completed for sea.{{NMI|Saturday, Apr 10, 1897; pg. 15; Is The destroyer paid off at Devonport on 12 July 1897.{{NMI| Tuesday, Jul 13, 1897; pg. 11; Issue 35254}}

She and ten other T.B.Ds. of the Devonport Reserve followed the {{UK-Skirmisher|f=tp}} from Plymouth on 21 August 1905

On 24 January 1895, ''Ferret'' fouled a buoy as she was steaming into Devonport Harbour, damaging her port side to such a degree that some plates were knoc ...'' stern plates and ''Ferret's'' torpedo tubes. The ships were taken into Devonport Dockyard to have their damage repaired.{{NMI|Monday, Feb 13, 1899; pg. 7; I

...d her to miss the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1895]], as it was not repaired at Devonport before early August. Commander Bennett then took her on an economic trial ...as provided only temporarily for other destroyers recently commissioned at Devonport.{{NMI|Saturday, Jan 25, 1896; pg. 9; Issue 34796}}

...'' stern plates and ''Ferret's'' torpedo tubes. The ships were taken into Devonport Dockyard to have their damage repaired.{{NMI|Monday, Feb 13, 1899; pg. 7; I

''Shark'' operated as part of the Devonport Instructional Flotilla until being transferred, along with {{UK-1Ferret}} t

After being completed at Glasgow, ''Thorn'' went to Devonport, arriving on 22 December, 1900.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence." ''The

...e evening of 27 September, 1901, ''Vigilant'' and {{UK-Fairy}} collided in Devonport Harbour while taking up moorings. Curiously, this event is not mentioned i

In November, 1905, she was in reserve at Devonport.{{NLNov05|p. 382}} In July, 1909, she was attached to the [[Home Fleet]], operating out of Devonport.{{NLJul09|p. 381}} She would remain there until at least April, 1910.{{NLA

She and ten other T.B.Ds. of the Devonport Reserve followed the {{UK-Skirmisher|f=tp}} from Plymouth on 21 August 1905

...enant [[Hugh Percival Buckle]] escorted the two damaged destroyers back to Devonport.{{NMI|Wednesday, Aug 30, 1905; pg. 4; Issue 37799}}

On 22 August, Powell was moved from Detention Barrack command in Devonport for duty at a Naval Camp in Portsmouth, but on 1 October, he was moved back On 16 January, 1915, Powell was appointed in command of Devonport's Boys' Training Establishment. On 19 April, he was superseded and, in May

...edo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}} She participated in the 1895 Naval Manoeuvres under the ...have her participate in the [[Annual Manoeuvres of 1901]] as leader of the Devonport Flotilla{{ToL|The Naval Manoeuvres|Thursday, July 11, 1901, Issue 36504, p.

...flotillas, basing them at Portsmouth and at [[Devonport Submarine Flotilla|Devonport]]. They sprang into being about 1904 or so, and involved the original, num ...have joined very recently) were reduced to Care and Maintenance parties at Devonport as part of a plan to reduce the Atlantic Fleet from four submarine flotilla

...Portsmouth, along with four other submarines. The new Sixth is based at Devonport and combines the former vessels of [[Ambrose's Flotilla]] plus newcomer {{ | style="background:#CEDFF2" align=center colspan=6 | '''At Devonport'''

...[Howard Vernon Percy Weston|Weston]] was warned by the Commander-in-Chief, Devonport to be more careful in future. ...p.4}}{{NLMar07|p. 400''a''}}|end=31 December, 1907|note=and for Command of Devonport T.B. Flotilla}}

...m Reserve on the morning of 18 April, 1879. Soon afterward she was sent to Devonport for use in training.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence". ''The Times''. ...all; ''T.B. 2'' was reported as "fitted for Whitehead" and serving out of Devonport.{{ARTS1881|p. 35}}

...become one of eight torpedo boats in reserve, first in Portsmouth, then in Devonport.{{SMNLJan19|and Supplements through April, 1919}} By late April, she is no

On 11 September, 1893 as ''T.B. 24'' tried to pick up her mooring in Devonport harbour, she ran into {{UK-TB54}} and holed her aft, causing the compartmen ...oats of less than 125 feet in length and thirteen longer ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}

...edo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}

...een T.B.s of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}

...edo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed at Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}

...een T.B.s of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}

...edo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}

On 11 September, 1893 as {{UK-1TB24}} tried to pick up her mooring in Devonport harbour, she ran into ''T.B. 54'' and holed her aft, causing the compartmen ...een T.B.s of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}

...edo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}

...edo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}

...edo boats of 125 feet or greater length and four smaller ones stationed in Devonport.{{ARTS1895|p. 62}}