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]
Nominal Depot Ships
Uva had several nominal depot ships during her career:[1]
Warlow, Ben (2000). Shore Establishments of the Royal Navy. Maritime Books. ISBN978-0-907771-74-6.
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