▁After ▁failing ▁to ▁agree ▁a ▁purchase ▁price ▁for ▁the ▁existing ▁Mill ford ▁ship yard ▁with ▁Ful ke ▁Gre ville , ▁Charles ▁Gre ville ' s ▁he ir , ▁the ▁Admir alty ▁agreed ▁purchase ▁of ▁land ▁ ▁across ▁the ▁haven ▁from ▁Mil ford , ▁near ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁in ▁a ▁district ▁called ▁P ater ▁( v ill age ) ▁or ▁P ater ch urch . ▁This ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁sites ▁in ▁the ▁haven ▁suitable ▁for ▁building ▁a ▁dock ▁for ▁construct ing ▁decent ▁s ized ▁ships , ▁as ▁its ▁sh or eline ▁was ▁flat ▁but ▁led ▁quickly ▁into ▁deep ▁har bour . ▁Second ly , ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Or dn ance ▁had ▁purchased ▁ ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁report ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁haven ' s ▁def ences , ▁which ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁by ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁an ▁ad jo ining ▁ ▁for ▁£ 5 , 5 0 0 ▁from ▁the ▁Mey rick ▁family . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁D ock ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 ▁when ▁P embro ke ▁D ock yard ▁was ▁established , ▁initially ▁called ▁P ater ▁D ock yard . ▁Const ruction ▁started ▁immediately , ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁fr ig ate ▁HMS ▁Lap wing ▁driven ▁ash ore ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁accommod ation ▁h ulk . ▁Or ders ▁were ▁placed ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁ 7 4 ▁gun ▁batt les hip , ▁and ▁four ▁fr ig ates . ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Water