Chatham Historic Dockyard is a museum on part of the site of the former royal/naval dockyard at Chatham in Kent, England. Chatham Dockyard covered 400 acres (1.6 km²) and was one of the Royal Navy's main facilities for several hundred years until it was closed in 1984. After closure the dockyard was divided into three sections. The easternmost basin was handed over to the Medway Ports Authority and is now a commercial port. Another slice was converted into a mixed commercial, residential and leisure development. 80 acres (324,000 m²), comprising the 18th century core of the site, was transferred to a charity called the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust and is now open as a visitor attraction. It claims to be the world’s most complete dockyard of the Age of Sail. The attraction has five main elements: Small shipyard in Klaksvík (Faroe Islands), reparing fishing vessels Dockyards and shipyards are places which repair and build ships. ... Location within the British Isles Chatham is an English town that developed around an important naval dockyard on the east bank of the River Medway in the county of Kent. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway in Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, and thus requiring added defences. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...

• 3 historic warships: HMS Gannett (1878), HMS Cavalier (R73) and HMS Ocelot (S17).
• The Ropery: a Victorian rope factory.
• Wooden Walls: a recreation of the working life of the dockyard in 1758.
• Museum of the Royal Dockyard: with model ships and other exhibits
• Lifeboat: a museum about the work of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution which has 17 historic vessels.

Workers at the dockyard performed eight years of restoration work on the Havengore, the ceremonial vessel that carried the body of Winston Churchill during his state funeral. HMS Cavalier in Sep. ... HMS Ocelot (S17) was an Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine laid down by HM Dockyard at Chatham in Kent on 17 November 1960, launched on 5 May 1962 and commissioned on 31 January 1964. ... Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, 20 June 1837) gave her name to the historic era The Victorian era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. ... Flag of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a charity dedicated to saving lives at sea around the coasts of Britain and Ireland. ... Havengore is a hydrographic survey launch and ceremonial vessel. ... The Right Honourable Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British politician, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony held to honour heads of state or other important people of national significance. ...

Of the hundreds of warships built at the Chatham Royal Dockyard there are still some warships which may still be seen, these preserved warships include - HMS Victory (100-gun first rate, i.e. ship of the line" launched 1765, preserved in dry dock at Portsmouth, England, UK; Lord Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar), HMS Unicorn (54-gun fifth rate - launched 1824, preserved afloat at Dundee, Scotland, UK) and HMS Ocelot ("O" class submarine - launched 5 May 1962, preserved in dry dock at Chatham; as mentioned above). The records of the ships built at Chatham go back to 1646.

External links

• Official site