It was a former ‘stone frigate’ - a nickname for a land-based naval establishment - and was the home of the Royal Navy’s Maritime Warfare School during the Second World War.
The school was originally based in Portsmouth Dockyard and took its name from the ship used as its tender, but was moved inland to Southwick House just outside the city during the war where it remained until it was moved to HMS Collingwood in Fareham in 2004.
The site was given to the Ministry of Defence in 2005 and is now occupied by the Defence School of Policing and Guarding.
. HMS Dryad memories
Radar Contriol HMS Dryad With Joyce Smith nee Wilkinson wearing the headphones we see wrens plotting in the radar room of HMS Dryad, Fareham. This 1954 radar must have been the 'must have' technology in the navy at that time. Photo: The News archive
. HMS Dryad memories
Captain S.A. Stuart, Director of the Maritime Tactical School escorts Queen Elizabeth and explains 'war games' during her visit to the Monitor room at HMS Dryad on the 20th July 1973. Picture: The News 7964-16 Photo: The News archive
. HMS Dryad memories
John Eisenhower, son of Dwight, paying a visit to HMS Dryad. The News PP346 Photo: The News archive
1. HMS Dryad memories
Captain S.A. Stuart, Director of the Maritime Tactical School escorts Queen Elizabeth and explains 'war games' during her visit to the Monitor room at HMS Dryad on the 20th July 1973. Picture: The News 7964-16 Photo: The News archive
2. HMS Dryad memories
John Eisenhower, son of Dwight, paying a visit to HMS Dryad. The News PP346 Photo: The News archive
