HMS Dolphin

HMS Dolphin is a military installation in Torpoint, Cornwall, England. HMS Dolphin is situated nearby to the military installation HMS Raleigh, as well as near the recreation area Obstacle Course.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include HMS Raleigh and HMNB Devonport.

HMS Raleigh

Military installation

Photo: John Readman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

HMS Raleigh is a stone frigate, serving as the basic training facility of the Royal Navy at Torpoint, Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is spread over several square miles, and has damage control simulators and fire-fighting training facilities, as well as a permanently moored training ship, the former HMS Brecon. HMS Raleigh is situated 610 feet southwest of HMS Dolphin.

HMNB Devonport

Military installation

Photo: daisybush, CC BY 2.0.

His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport is the largest naval base in Western Europe, and one of three operating bases in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy. HMNB Devonport is situated 1½ miles northeast of HMS Dolphin.

Church of St James

Church

Photo: N Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St James is situated 1 mile east of HMS Dolphin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St John and Antony.

St John

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St John is a coastal civil parish and a village in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, 3 miles south of Saltash and 1.5 miles south-west of Torpoint.

Antony

Village

Photo: Tony Atkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Antony is a village and coastal civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The village is situated on the Rame Peninsula about three miles west of Torpoint and has a shop, a pub and a garage. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 438. Antony is situated 1½ miles west of HMS Dolphin.

Anderton

Neighborhood

Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Anderton is a settlement in south-east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, located at grid reference SW 431 519. There are also places called Anderton in the parishes of Launcells and St Juliot. Anderton is situated 1½ miles south of HMS Dolphin.

HMS Dolphin

Type: Military installation
Location: Torpoint, Cornwall, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

50.372° or 50° 22′ 19″ north

Longitude

-4.21633° or 4° 12′ 59″ west

Operator

Royal Navy

Open location code

9C2Q9QCM+RF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 166030804

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

OpenStreetMap feature

military=base

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Highlights include Obstacle Course and Torpoint Family Centre.

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