Planning a dockyard west of Portsmouth involved surveys and decisions extending beyond one monarch's accession or one construction date. Edmund Dummer examined several West Country locations, with Falmouth, Fowey, Torquay, Exmouth, and Plymouth among the places discussed. The eventual site lay around the Tamar and Hamoaze. Its ability to support and supply a naval establishment formed part of the choice. A 1798 painting is then used to identify Dummer's original wet and dry docks within the enlarged yard.
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Choosing a dockyard west of Portsmouth
The search for a western dockyard considered several harbors and their supply connections before settling on the Tamar and Hamoaze.