Mysterious Vessel

[bobbluesboy]

I wonder if anyone can help me decipher the mysterious vessel on a WW1 RN service record next to HMS Colleen.Any help appreciated.Bob

[SiegeGunner]

HMS Jessamine, an Azalea-class sloop. HMS Colleen was the shore establishment at Queenstown in Ireland (now Dubh).

[angelab]

Hi BBB

I googled "Pembroke II" and found a reference to it on this genealogy site, which includes the passage:

"Of the four secondments mentioned in the record above, three were to vessels. The fourth, HMS Pembroke, was the formal name of the Barracks at the Royal Naval Dockyard at Chatham, Kent. Opened in 1903, it saw service as an initial training facility for new recruits until its closure in 1984. The suffix, "I" or "II", was the number of the barrack block."

Angela

[historydavid]

bob,

Colleen was a depot ship, which was the formerly the Royalist, renamed 1/12/13. The name in brackets is, I believe, Jessamine, an Azalea class sloop.

Best wishes

David

[SiegeGunner]

Pembroke II was the RNAS station at Eastchurch.

[bobbluesboy]

I think you are quite right Gents.Thanks for all your help.Cheers Bob