Series
Admiralty: Naval Dockyard, Bermuda: Register and Papers
Catalogue reference: ADM 215
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ADM 215
Records relating to Admiralty property in the dockyards and elsewhere in Bermuda. The records in this series consist of a statement and a register of Admiralty property, c.1887-1890 and 1903-1936.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 215
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Naval Dockyard, Bermuda: Register and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- c1887-1936
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records relating to Admiralty property in the dockyards and elsewhere in Bermuda. The records in this series consist of a statement and a register of Admiralty property, c.1887-1890 and 1903-1936.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 volume(s)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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In 1794 Admiral George Murray recommended to the Admiralty the construction of a dockyard in Bermuda. Ireland Island was selected for that purpose and work was begun in January 1810.
Bermuda increased in strategic importance during the American War of 1812-1815. At the end of that war it was decided to close down the Yard at Antigua and establishments there were transferred to Bermuda, making it the central depot of the Leeward Islands and North America Station.
In 1857 HMS Terror was allocated for the defence of Bermuda; her Commanding Officer had the additional style and title of Naval Officer-in-Charge of Naval Establishments. HMS Terror was depot ship, Bermuda, until 1914.
For reasons of economy the dockyard and other naval establishments in Bermuda were closed on 31 March 1951.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1924/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Admiralty: Naval Dockyard, Bermuda: Register and Papers