South Devon and south Cornwall, with a full description of Dartmoor and the Isles of Scilly . the Admiral Superintendent,Main Office, North Yard. It is impossible to convey any idea of the varied activities atthe dock sides and in the many workshops. An object thatnever fails to rivet the attention of visitors is the great Nasmythsteam-hammer, capable of delivering a blow of a hundred tons,and also of being so delicately adjusted as to crack but not crushan egg or a nut. The Dockyard was founded by William III in 1691. The areathen enclosed was not more than five acres. From time to timeenlarg
South Devon and south Cornwall, with a full description of Dartmoor and the Isles of Scilly . the Admiral Superintendent,Main Office, North Yard. It is impossible to convey any idea of the varied activities atthe dock sides and in the many workshops. An object thatnever fails to rivet the attention of visitors is the great Nasmythsteam-hammer, capable of delivering a blow of a hundred tons,and also of being so delicately adjusted as to crack but not crushan egg or a nut. The Dockyard was founded by William III in 1691. The areathen enclosed was not more than five acres. From time to timeenlargements were made until Dockyard and Engineering Factorycovered 100 acres. These now form the South Yard. In 1895the Admiralty decided to carry out a long-contemplated schemeof extension in order that there should be at Devonport amplefacilities for repairing the largest as well as the smallest project included the utilization of a further 118 acres to thenorth of Keyham Yard. This extension forms the North principal feature of the scheme was the provision of a tidal. PLYMOUTH 209 basin, 10 acres in extent, a closed basin with an area of 35^ acres,three graving docks, respectively 660 feet, 750 feet, and 750 feetin length, and an entrance lock, which can be used as a dock, of730 feet in length. The work was begun in February, 1896, bythe late Sir John Jackson, and the Docks were formally opened in1907. The cost of the undertaking was about £6,000,000. Agranite wall about a mile long divides the new works from theHamoaze, and forms a quay alongside which the largest warshipscan be moored at any state of the tide. A tunnel over half a mile long connects the South Dockyardwith the North Yard and en route with the Gun Wharf, thedepdt of the Ordnance Stores. The walls of the Armoury arecovered with various weapons, disposed more or less ornamentally. Farther north are the Naval Barracks, a handsome block,accommodating nearly 6,000 officers and seamen. The Old B
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