HMS Mercury (naval base)

The barge ( motor launch ) that the base HMS Mercury II was assigned during the Second World War

HMS Mercury was a naval base of the Royal Navy in Petersfield ( England ) as well as the location of the Royal Navy Signals School and the Combined Signals School . The base was established on August 16, 1941 and closed on August 31, 1993. During its operating time, HMS Mercury had three nominated depot ships: MB 3520 from August 16, 1941, HL (D) 1854 from 1948 to June 1950 and HL (D) 42473 from June 1950 until it was sold on June 18, 1959.

literature

• Colledge, JJ; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]: Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.) . London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8 .
• Ben Warlow : Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy. Liskeard: Maritime, 2000. ISBN 978-0-907771-73-9

Coordinates: 50 ° 58 ′ 2 ″  N , 1 ° 2 ′ 2 ″  W.