Ordnance Survey map of the
Royal Naval Dockyard on
Ireland Island North,
Bermuda, from an
Ordnance Survey map of Bermuda published in 1901 based on surveys carried out by Lieutenant
Arthur Johnson Savage,
Royal Engineers, between approximately 1896 and 1899. The map shows the original Royal Naval Dockyard at the North (right), with the original location in the
camber of the
Floating Dry Dock Bermuda, protected by a breakwater or
arm, and the new
South Yard under construction with its own breakwater. On completion in 1903, the new
Admiralty Floating Dock 1 (AFD1) would be located in the South Camber, protected by the
South Arm. The new
South Yard was constructed outside the area protected by fortifications. The Casemates Naval Barracks (used at various times by the
Army Ordnance Corps, though the Ordnance Depot would finally be located in
The Keep of the fortress at the Northernmost point) stood on a highpoint behind the southern
casemates of the old fortified dockyard that was to become the
North Yard with the completion of the South Yard
. The Cut Bridge
at the South of Ireland Island North crosses an artificial channel cut through Ireland Island. Various satellite facilities, such as the Royal Naval Hospital, and married accommodations for the dockyard were located on Ireland Island South
and elsewhere in Bermuda.[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Jones, Simon (2015-10-23). "Book details history of Savage family". The Royal Gazette, City of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda.
- ↑ Harris, Dr. Edward Cecil (2014-03-22). "Dr. Savage’s St George’s walkabout". The Royal Gazette, City of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda.
- ↑ Harris, Dr. Edward Cecil (2014-07-12). "A palette off the old block". The Royal Gazette, City of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda.