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8 July 2025

Penzance Dry Dock marks four years under current ownership

Penzance Dry Dock said it marked four years since the current owners took over the facility on 7 July. In that time, the yard said it completed the freehold, stabilised the footprint with 134 piles, 110 tonnes of steel and 4,000 tonnes of concrete, and raised more than £5.3m in investment.
11 March 2025

Penzance Naval Base closed in 1919 after wartime convoy role

Penzance Naval Base closed on 15 March 1919 after four years of wartime service. The base, set up in 1915, convoyed 11,000 vessels to and from France and lost 35, according to the account in the source. Patrol boats were said to have saved 582 lives from vessels sunk in convoy.

Penzance Dry Dock marks four years under current ownership