The Commissioner’s House in the Historic Dockyard Chatham is one of the oldest intact naval buildings in the UK. The Queen Anne-style building, which was constructed in 1704, has been used for ...
Chatham Dockyard was once at the forefront of ship ... They use traditional methods, and 150-year-old equipment to make 500,000 pounds of rope each year. Ropemaking is a simple process of twisting ...
Go beyond the surface at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Uncover secrets long thought lost at sea, the true story of heroes past and present, and get to grips with the ships that made history.
Anecdotes of the old store tell of it being literally queued ... than seeing the name and institution of the Clyde Model Dockyard restored to its rightful place.” Among the first products ...
pointing to the spot where a centuries-old shipwreck lay hidden under the water for more than 200 years. Here at the Antigua Naval Dockyard, historic anchors, cannons and capstans are on bountiful ...