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The first ship to bear the Tamar name was built by Snook of Saltash in 1758. Renamed as Pluto and became a fire-ship, it was later captured by the French in 1780. The second Tamar was built in Chatham Dockyard in 1796, but it served only until 1803. The third Tamar began service in 1814 and served until 1827. It was decommissioned from the Royal Navy in 1828 and became a coal depot ship in 1833. HMS Tamar was the name of the Royal Naval station in the British territory of Hong Kong. ; Tamar I : HMS Tamar, a RN troop ship was built in Millwall and launched in Samuda, Poplar, 1863. At 3,650 tons, it was the fifth ship to bear this name since 1758 and named after a River Tamar|river in South West England. The ship became the RN's base in the territory from 1887 to 1941. A mast from this ship has been erected outside Murray House in Stanley. ; Tamar II : At the end of World War II, the RN re-established their naval base at Wellington Barracks, vacated by the British Army. ; Tamar III : From 1959 to 1962, the Wellington Barracks was upgrade to better serve the colony and reflect the changing times for the Royal Navy in the Pacific region. ; Tamar IV : The RN decided to demolish the Wellington Barracks and rebuild a modern naval facility in Hong Kong. The Chinese People's Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building|Prince of Wales Building was completed in 1978 and became the new HMS Tamar. ; Tamar V : The last base to bear the Tamar name was relocated to Stonecutter's Island, off Kowloon, prior to the History of Hong Kong#Transition to Chinese rule|handover in 1997. Shortly before the departure of British forces in 1997, the Tamar basin was land reclamation|filled in and the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China occupied the Prince of Wales Building (now Chinese People's Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building, or Central Barracks). The last Tamar is now a government marine facility. The following is a list of naval squadrons and fleet names that called Tamar home:
A list of facilities used or built by the RN in Hong Kong:
A list of facilities used or built by the RN in Hong Kong:
Category:Military of Hong Kong under British rule Category:Royal Navy bases|Tamar Category:Central, Hong Kong This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "HMS Tamar".
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