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Fort Matilda

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Stuart Donald's complete new tales of Para Handy : the continued voyages of the Vital Spark : chronicled with affection, acknowledgement and apology to Neil Munro
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A Royal Naval Torpedo Factory was opened in Fort Matilda in 1910–1912 which was designed to be the principal centre of
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the military base was the headquarters of the Renfrewshire Fortress Engineers. The fort was demolished shortly before
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and sank off Fort Matilda. There was no loss of life. The site of the wreck is designated as a
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town centres. It is home to the largest confectionery factory in Scotland, Buchanan's,
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manufacture and development in Britain. The location sits on the opposite side of the
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Today Fort Matilda is a mostly residential suburb of villas and town houses between
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The Territorials : 1908–1914 : a guide for military and family historians
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In the 1890s the fort was renovated with the addition of a pier to support a
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as an unloading point for supplies destined for the base on the Holy Loch.
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and the torpedo factory closed in 1951 when production was moved to
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which had been built offshore, and refurbished again in 1902–1904.
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The Fort Matilda area of Greenock, with the River Clyde behind
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Last of the puffermen : the real world of Para Handy
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Index

Greenock
Inverclyde
Scotland
River Clyde

Confederate
Iona I
Historic Marine Protected Area

Fort Matilda railway station
Caledonian Railway
minefield
torpedo
River Clyde
Holy Loch
United States Navy
World War I
World War II
Alexandria
Greenock
Gourock
Greenock Wanderers rugby club




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