▁by ▁diplom at ▁and ▁politician ▁Sir ▁William ▁Hamilton . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Charles ▁Gren ville , ▁he ▁proposed ▁a ▁scheme ▁of ▁development ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" Mil ford ", ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁report . ▁They ▁began ▁by ▁building ▁a ▁ship yard , ▁and ▁le ased ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁Mess rs . ▁Harry ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Jacob , ▁though ▁after ▁receiving ▁an ▁order ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 6 ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁fr ig ate ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁ 7 4 - gun ▁ship - of - the - line , ▁Jacob s ▁went ▁bank rupt . ▁The ▁Navy ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁ship yard ▁le ase . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁a ▁naval ▁commission ▁recommended ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁Mil ford ▁H aven ▁facility ▁and ▁formal ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁dock yard . ▁After ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars , ▁and ▁the ▁mer ging ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁under ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁Board , ▁a ▁School ▁of ▁Naval ▁Architecture ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁Port sm outh ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁and , ▁effectively ▁then , ▁Mill ford ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁dock yard ▁under ▁French ▁management ▁( poss ibly ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁man oe uv rab ility ▁of ▁British ▁ships ) ▁from ▁which ▁less ons ▁could ▁be ▁lear nt ▁for ▁implementation ▁in ▁other ▁dock y ards . ▁ ▁New ▁town ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁D ock ▁