Devonport, HMS Impregnable 1904
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Photo of Devonport, HMS Impregnable 1904

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A large number of wooden walls were retained by the Navy for various harbour duties. Some served as training ships, others were reduced to storage and coal hulks. Among the wooden walls to be seen at Devonport around 1904 were the gunnery training ships 'Cambridge' and 'Calcutta', the torpedo schoolship 'Defiance', the receiving ship 'Circe', and the training ships 'Lion' and 'Implacable'.

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A Selection of Memories from Devonport

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Devonport

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My wife's great great grandfather served on the Royal Adelaide
My great uncle served on the training ship HMS impregnable in 1920 Devonport before it was out of service 1921. When it was broken up and timbers used to rebuild and refurbish Liberty Store London. It was called various names in her past. Howe, Bulwark. Wendy Candlin
Hi My Grand-father John Ralph Cantell started his Royal Navy career on board this ship. 22nd May -4th June 1886. He served until 1908, had a few years off! and then was called up for WW1, and served from 1914-1919.
I love Devonport and it has changed immensely. I am part of the Beyond The Walls Project and we are trying to collate as much of that change as possible. I grew up in the 1970's and 1980's. I love old photographs as they tell me so much about where I come from. The Frith Collection is a wonderful image bank. I am also capturing images of my own. Please email my project at beyondthewalls@outlook.com for more information.