HMS Uva was a Royal Navy rest camp at Diyatalawa, in British Ceylon.
The camp was reportedly built as a prisoner of war camp for use in the Boer War in 1900, and was used as a Royal Naval Auxiliary Hospital in the Second World War. [1] The rest camp was commissioned as an independent command under the name Uva on 1 December 1945. [1]
The camp's accounts were transferred to HMS Lanka in 1957, and the camp was transferred to the Air Ministry on 30 September 1958. [1]
Uva had several nominal depot ships during her career: [1]
Type | Number | Dates active |
---|---|---|
SPL | 431224 | 1 December 1945 - August 1950 |
Harbour Launch, Petrol | 441614 | August 1950 - ? |
Harbour Launch, Petrol | 431224 | 1954 |
Harbour Launch, Diesel | 441614 | 1955 - March 1957 |
Motor Launch | 4749 | March 1957 - ? |
HMS Uva was a Royal Navy rest camp at Diyatalawa, in British Ceylon.
The camp was reportedly built as a prisoner of war camp for use in the Boer War in 1900, and was used as a Royal Naval Auxiliary Hospital in the Second World War. [1] The rest camp was commissioned as an independent command under the name Uva on 1 December 1945. [1]
The camp's accounts were transferred to HMS Lanka in 1957, and the camp was transferred to the Air Ministry on 30 September 1958. [1]
Uva had several nominal depot ships during her career: [1]
Type | Number | Dates active |
---|---|---|
SPL | 431224 | 1 December 1945 - August 1950 |
Harbour Launch, Petrol | 441614 | August 1950 - ? |
Harbour Launch, Petrol | 431224 | 1954 |
Harbour Launch, Diesel | 441614 | 1955 - March 1957 |
Motor Launch | 4749 | March 1957 - ? |