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Former Board of Ordnance Gunwharf, HMS Vernon is a nineteenth-century military installation located in Portsmouth, Hampshire, which served as a Royal Navy establishment dedicated to the storage, management and supply of ordnance and naval weaponry. The site dates from the early nineteenth century and reflects the substantial infrastructure developed by the Board of Ordnance to support Britain's naval power during the Napoleonic Wars and subsequent periods. HMS Vernon, established at the gunwharf in 1876, operated as a torpedo training establishment and experimental facility, marking the site's evolution from storage depot to a centre of naval technological development. The surviving structures and layout of the gunwharf demonstrate the scale and organization required for nineteenth-century naval logistics and the accommodation of increasingly sophisticated naval armaments.
Former Board of Ordnance Gunwharf, HMS Vernon is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1001812. View the official record →
Former Board of Ordnance Gunwharf, HMS Vernon is a nineteenth-century military installation located in Portsmouth, Hampshire, which served as a Royal Navy establishment dedicated to the storage, management and supply of ordnance and naval weaponry. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1001812.
Former Board of Ordnance Gunwharf, HMS Vernon is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1001812.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Gunboat Traverser System (1.7 km), Southsea Castle (2.2 km), Spitbank Fort (2.8 km).
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