HMS Uva


HMS Uva was a Royal Navy rest camp at Diyatalawa, in British Ceylon.

History

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. The rest camp was commissioned as an independent command under the name Uva on 1 December 1945.
The camp's accounts were transferred to HMS Lanka in 1957, and the camp was transferred to the Air Ministry on 30 September 1958.

Nominal depot ships

Uva had several nominal depot ships during her career:
TypeNumberDates active
SPL4312241 December 1945August 1950
Harbour Launch, Petrol441614August 1950 – ?
Harbour Launch, Petrol4312241954
Harbour Launch, Diesel4416141955March 1957
Motor Launch4749March 1957 – ?