War: (1841) (circa 1841) (circa 1847) (circa 1858) (circa 1871) (circa 1873) (circa 1897) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (circa 1901) (1904) (1905) (1906) (circa 1901; sold in Hong Kong in 1916) (circa 1914) (circa 1914) (1920–26) (1927) (circa 1939) (transferred to Singapore before the Battle of Hong Kong) RN ships and land units in Hong Kong during the Second World War: Royal Naval Dockyard Police Hong Kong Dockyard Defence Corps Auxiliary Patrol Vessels in Hong Kong during the Second World War: APV Britannia APV Chun Hsing APV Frosty APV Han Wo APV Ho Hsing APV Henriette APV Indira APV Margaret APV Minnie APV Perla APV Poseidon APV Shun Wo APV Stanley APV Teh Hsing RN formations and units in Hong Kong (Post-Second World War): China Squadron 1844–1941, 1945–1992 3rd Frigate Squadron (1949 to 1963; 1972 to 1980) Far East Fleet / Hong Kong Squadron 1969–1971 Dragon Squadron 1971–1992 Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserves 1967–1996 – merge with RNR 1971 Side Girls Party 1933–1997 120th Minesweeping Squadron 1958–1966 – transfer to Singapore 6th Mine Countermeasure Squadron 1969–1997 6th Patrol Craft Squadron 1970–1997 Operations and Training Base 1934–1997 British Pacific Fleet 1840s–1948 – to Singapore as Far East Station Hong Kong Flotilla 1840s–1941, 1948–1992 China Station – 4th Submarine Flotilla, Yangtse Flotilla, West River Flotilla, 8th Destroyer Flotilla 5th Cruiser Squadron 1st Escort Flotilla 4th Frigate Flotilla ?-1952 Frigate Squadron 1952–1976 Light Cruiser Squadron RN and RFA ships visited or posted to Hong Kong after the Second World War: (1945) (1948) (circa 1951) (1952) (circa 1954) (1961; 1963) (circa 1963) (circa 1963) (circa 1963) (1964) (circa 1974) (circa 1973–1976) (circa 1980) (1992) (1992) (1997) (1986; 1990; 1997) (1997) Royal Marines: 40 Commando, 3 Commando Brigade, RM (1946–47; 1949; 1962) 42 Commando, 3 Commando Brigade, RM (1945; 1949) 44 Commando, 3 Commando Brigade, RM (1945-1947; redesignated 40 Commando in 1947) 45 Commando, 3 Commando Brigade, RM (1946-1947; 1949–1950) No. 3 Raiding Squadron, RM (1978-1988) 47 Royal Marines A list of naval facilities used or built by the RN in Hong Kong: Stonecutters Island Royal Navy Radio Interception and Direction-finding Station (est. 1935) HQ 415 Maritime Troop, Royal Corps of Transport Prince of Wales Building 1978–1997 – known as Central Barracks of the PLA Lamont and Hope Drydocks Aberdeen Docks – destroyed Dry