The original torpedo school at HMS Vernon was primarily a floating base, one site being the ship HMS Vernon, before moving ashore in the First World War. 

The figurehead from the original HMS Vernon

The site of HMS Vernon still retains many historical features such as the original customs house building and the figurehead of HMS Vernon. 

Gunwharf Quays, the site of the old HMS Vernon shore establishment

This scene of a group of naval officers being briefed by Lieutenant Commander Peter Scott was taken before embarking on an anti-E-boat patrol in June 1944. 