Darrell's Island, Bermuda

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RAF Darrell's Island during World War II. RAF Darell's Island.jpg
RAF Darrell's Island during World War II.

Darrell's Island is a small island within the Great Sound of Bermuda. [1] It lies in the southeast of the sound, and is in the north of Warwick Parish. [2] The island is owned by the Bermuda Government.

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Early history

Richard Norwood's 1621 map of Bermuda 1622 Richard Norwood Map from 1616-1622 First Survey of the Somers Isles (alias Bermuda).jpg
Richard Norwood's 1621 map of Bermuda

The 1621 version of Richard Norwood's map of Bermuda shows Darrell's Island at that time appears to have been called Captain Tucker's Island ("Ca. Turker Iland") presumably for Captain [3] Daniel Tucker (Governor of Bermuda from 1616 to 1619). [4] What is now known as Hinson's Island is shown on the same map as Darrell's Island ("Dorrel Iland"). The islands of the Great Sound were part of the Royal Naval land purchases in Bermuda following the American War of Independence. The Royal Navy used the islands for various purposes in the 19th century. [5] Darrell's Island was also used as a quarantine station. During the Second Boer War, it was used (along with several of its neighbours) as a prisoner of war camp. [6]

Modern history

In 1936, Imperial Airways built an air station on Darrell's Island. This operated as a staging point on scheduled trans-Atlantic flights by Imperial Airways and Pan American. [6] The island was taken over as Royal Air Force Bermuda during the Second World War. After the war, it returned to civil operation until air services moved to new land-based facilities at Kindley Field (now Bermuda International Airport). Subsequently, Darrell's Island was briefly used for film location work, most notably for the production of the 1956 television series Crunch and Des, starring Forrest Tucker and Sandy Kenyon, [6] among other actors, some of which wished to remain on the island. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Discover Bermuda's Great Sound". Go To Bermuda. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Administrator (29 July 2023). "Tourist in Your Own Town: Warwick Parish". The Bermudian Magazine. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Arthur Green (1832-73) - Fifty Views of Bermuda, 1869: Rocks from Tuckers Town Point". www.rct.uk. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Previous Governors of Bermuda | Government of Bermuda". www.gov.bm. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  5. ↑ Tossini, J. Vitor (14 October 2019). "Fortress Bermuda – Four centuries guarding Britain's interests overseas" . Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 Administrator (11 March 2025). "5 Historical Facts about Darrell's Island". The Bermudian Magazine. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "1950s TV Series Filmed In Bermuda". Bernews. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2025.

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