Royal Navy Dockyard in Sandys Parish, Bermuda, British Overseas Territories — North Atlantic Ocean (Sargasso Sea)

Victualling Yard

Completed 1853

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 20, 2017

1. Victualling Yard Marker

Inscription. A Victualling Yard is an essential part of any naval facility. It is the area concerned with the storage, preparation and packaging of food and drink for the Fleet. The Victualling Yard in Bermuda is surrounded by a wall with only two gated accesses, making it a secure area within the Dockyard.

At the time the Victualling Yard was constructed, the only means of preserving supplies was to salt them and seal them in barrels. Each dockyard had its own cooper or barrel-maker who was responsible for the manufacture and maintenance of a large number of barrels. The Cooperage or barrel-maker’s workshop was on the Northern side of the Victualling Yard and had two large fireplaces for working the iron hoops which bound the casks. Nearby were the Cask Store and the Hoop Iron Store.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military.

Location. 32° 19.672′ N, 64° 50.022′ W. Marker is in Royal Navy Dockyard, Bermuda, in Sandys Parish. Marker can be reached from Maritime Lane, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Broad Arrow (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); North Rock Beacon (about 240 meters away); The Great Western Storehouse

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(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Pilot Darrell's House (approx. 15.8 kilometers away); John Till (approx. 15.8 kilometers away); First Government House (approx. 15.9 kilometers away); Midshipman Richard Sutherland Dale (approx. 15.9 kilometers away); American Prisoners of the War of 1812 who died in Bermuda (approx. 15.9 kilometers away).

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 20, 2017

2. Victualling Yard Marker

Victualling Yard image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, July 20, 2017

3. Victualling Yard

Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 21, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 663 times since then and 128 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2017, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.