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Lawrenny Ferry Seaplane Base;Royal Naval Air Station

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NPRN407794
Map ReferenceSN00NW
Grid ReferenceSN0127006090
Unitary (Local) AuthorityPembrokeshire
Old CountyPembrokeshire
CommunityMartletwy
Type Of SiteFLYING BOAT STATION
PeriodModern
Description
The only visible evidence for this marine base consists of the seaplane slipway. Although, a blister type hangar, a concrete parking area and Nissen huts were originally constructed nearby.

Event and Historical Information:
This seaplane base was used by a Seaplane Training Squadron (764 Squadron) from May 1941, although it was not officially commissioned until 1 February 1942. Accommodation and administration was provided within local cottages and Nissen huts. Westland Walruses were the main type of seaplane being accommodated. These were supplemented by Sikorsky Kingfishers towards the end of 1942. In 1943, Sea Otter spotter planes were added. The squadron was disbanded on 24 October 1943 and the station was placed into care and maintenance until officially closed in 1944.

Sources include:
Defence of Britain Project
Phillips, Alan, 2006, Military Airfields Wales, pg 111-2
Smith, David J, 1982 Action Stations 3: Military Airfields of Wales and the North West, pg 110

RCAHMW, May 2008.
Resources
DownloadTypeSourceDescription
application/pdfDAT - Dyfed Archaeological Trust ReportsDigital report on 'Twentieth Century Military Sites: Airfields. A Threat-Related Assessment 2011-2012'. Compiled by DAT for Cadw. Report No: 2011/48. Project Record No: 102416.