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VIA: The History of Wales
Pembroke Dock (Doc Penfro) lies north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau. It was originally a small fishing village known as Paterchurch.
1814 - The construction of a Royal Naval Dockyard was to signal a great expansion for the town.
1816 (10th February) - The first two ships were launched from the dockyard – HMS Valorous and HMS Ariadne. Over the span of 112 years, five Royal Yachts were to be built, along with 263 other Royal Navy vessels.
1844 - As the dockyard grew, work began to build defensible barracks, which were first occupied by the Royal Marines.
1849 - 1857 - Two Martello towers of dressed Portland stone were constructed at the dockyard.
1925 - The Royal Dockyards were made redundant, which greatly added to high unemployment through the Great Depression.
1931 - The Royal Air Force made a base at Pembroke Dock.
1940 - During the Second World War, Pembroke Dock was targeted by the Luftwaffe, who bombed a series of oil tanks sited at Pennar. The fire lasted for 18 days and was recorded as the largest UK conflagration since the Great Fire of London.
1943 - Pembroke Dock was used to house the Sunderland flying boats and became the largest flying boat base in the world. Following the war the town enjoyed a degree of prosperity;
1957 - It was announced that the RAF would be drastically reducing its presence and a few years later the final British Army regiment also left the town.
1979 - Irish Ferries opened a ferry terminal, connecting to Rosslare, Ireland.
Pembroke Dock (Doc Penfro) lies north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau. It was originally a small fishing village known as Paterchurch.
1814 - The construction of a Royal Naval Dockyard was to signal a great expansion for the town.
1816 (10th February) - The first two ships were launched from the dockyard – HMS Valorous and HMS Ariadne. Over the span of 112 years, five Royal Yachts were to be built, along with 263 other Royal Navy vessels.
1844 - As the dockyard grew, work began to build defensible barracks, which were first occupied by the Royal Marines.
1849 - 1857 - Two Martello towers of dressed Portland stone were constructed at the dockyard.
1925 - The Royal Dockyards were made redundant, which greatly added to high unemployment through the Great Depression.
1931 - The Royal Air Force made a base at Pembroke Dock.
1940 - During the Second World War, Pembroke Dock was targeted by the Luftwaffe, who bombed a series of oil tanks sited at Pennar. The fire lasted for 18 days and was recorded as the largest UK conflagration since the Great Fire of London.
1943 - Pembroke Dock was used to house the Sunderland flying boats and became the largest flying boat base in the world. Following the war the town enjoyed a degree of prosperity;
1957 - It was announced that the RAF would be drastically reducing its presence and a few years later the final British Army regiment also left the town.
1979 - Irish Ferries opened a ferry terminal, connecting to Rosslare, Ireland.