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HMS ''Tamar'' was a 4,650 ton Troopship launched in Britain in 1863. She had been Hulk ed as a base ship and was dispatched to Hong Kong in 1897. The ''Tamar'' served as the Royal Navy's base in the territory until 1941 when it was scuttled (to avoid being used by the invading Japan ese Imperial forces) during the Battle Of Hong Kong during World War II in 1941. A mast from this ship has been erected outside Murray House in Stanley . At the end of World War II, the RN re-established their naval base at Wellington Barracks , vacated by the British Army . From 1959 to 1962, the Wellington Barracks was upgraded to better serve the colony and reflect the changing times for the Royal Navy in the Pacific region. The RN decided to demolish the Wellington Barracks and rebuild a modern naval facility in Hong Kong. The Prince Of Wales Building was completed in 1978 and became the new HMS ''Tamar''. The last base to bear the ''Tamar'' name was relocated to Stonecutter's Island , off Kowloon , prior to the Handover in 1997. Shortly before the departure of British forces in 1997, the ''Tamar'' basin was Filled In and the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic Of China occupied the Prince of Wales Building (now Chinese People's Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building , or Central Barracks). The last ''Tamar'' is now a government marine facility. SQUADRONS IN HONG KONG The following is a list of naval squadrons and fleet names that called Tamar home:
NAVAL FACILITIES A list of facilities used or built by the RN in Hong Kong:
A list of facilities used or built by the RN in Hong Kong:
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