from 1934 until the early 21st century the naval barracks on the site was named hms "drake" (it had previously been known as hms "vivid" after the base ship of the same name). the name hms "drake" and its command structure has been extended to cover the entire base. the barracks buildings are now named the fleet accommodation centre. in the early 1970s the newly-styled 'fleet maintenance base' was itself commissioned as hms "defiance"; it remained so until 1994, when it was amalgamated into hms "drake".