Second day of my recent visit to the historic dockyard at Chatham.
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| The White Ensign |
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| Model of HMS Victory |
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The covered dry dock made of wood is one
of the nation’s best preserved buildings. Built in 19th century, it
was needed to protect the wooden ships of the day from deterioration whilst they
were under construction. Once ships were made from iron this shed could not be
used for building ships due to the fire risk and was then used for a number of other
purposes.
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HMS Gannet 1878
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| HMS Gannet 1878 |
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| HMS Gannet 1878 |
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| HMS Cavalier |
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| HMS Cavalier |
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| Figurehead HMS Rodney 1884 |
© Lionel Callow 2014
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