HMS Mercury (naval base)
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.