There had been a previous floating establishment known as HMS
Imperieuse. This was the old ironclad , which had borne the name whilst serving as a repair and store ship alternately at
Scapa Flow and
Rosyth between 1914 and 1920. The second establishment was commissioned as HMS
Imperieuse I on 12 May 1944 as the base of the Naval Officer in Charge at
Gareloch, and a
stokers' training establishment. Also established that day was HMS
Imperieuse II, which was the name given to two obsolete s, and . They had previously been laid up at
Southampton as stokers' training ship under the name HMS
Shrapnel II. The two ships spent a brief period at
Gareloch before it was decided by the
Admiralty to move the establishment to
Devonport. The ships reverted to being
Revenge and
Resolution for the tow, and arrived at Devonport on 11 December 1944. They were commissioned that day as HMS
Imperieuse, but retained their individual names. They were later joined by a number of other ships that had been reduced from active duty. These included the battlecruiser , the battleship , the aircraft carrier and the light cruiser . These were all jointly commissioned as HMS
Imperieuse on 21 June 1946, but the ships retained their individual names. The ships were reduced to the
reserve by October 1947, with the exception of HMS
Newfoundland which was transferred for refitting to become
flagship of the
4th Cruiser Squadron. The facility's role was transferred to on 10 March 1948 and HMS
Imperieuse was paid off on 1 June 1948. ==References==