11/10/2026
The story of HMS Amphitrite…
If you look closely at our old stone walls you'll discover that not all pieces of history belong to the Yorkshire Dales.
One fascinating piece of British naval history for a start, a framed memento commemorating a voyage aboard HMS Amphitrite to China and Japan in 1905.
Launched in 1898, HMS Amphitrite was a mighty Royal Navy cruiser, stretching approximately 466 feet in length and carrying a crew of hundreds of sailors. Named after the Greek goddess of the sea, she was built for a life upon the world's oceans.
In the early 1900s, she sailed to the Far East, serving on the Royal Navy's China Station and visiting distant ports across Asia and the Pacific. By the time HMS Amphitrite returned to Plymouth in July 1905, her voyage had covered an astonishing 57,000 miles, a remarkable journey across some of the world's greatest oceans.
But her story didn't end there.
When the First World War broke out in 1914, HMS Amphitrite returned to active service with the Ninth Cruiser Squadron, patrolling the Atlantic.
Having survived the Great War, her long journey finally came to an end on 12th April 1920, when she was sold for scrap at Milford Haven in Wales. After more than two decades of service, thousands of miles at sea and a world war, the mighty cruiser had made her final voyage.
More than a century later, a reminder of her extraordinary voyages still hangs upon the wall of our 13th-century inn.
So next time you visit the Green Dragon, take a moment to look around. Among the old beams you'll find stories that stretch far beyond the Yorkshire Dales.
After all, every picture tells a tale, and this one has travelled through quite a few chapters of history.
