The Ropery in Chatham Dockyard is the only one of 4 original Royal Navy Ropeyards still in operation. Rope has … More
Tag: Chatham Historic Dockyard
Chatham Historic Dockyard: HMS Gannet
A Sloop launched at Sheerness in Kent in August 1878 she saw service in the Pacific from 1879-1883 before … More
Chatham Historic Dockyard: HMS Cavalier
Built at Cowes on the Isle of Wight, HMS Cavalier was launched in March 1943. She served in the … More
Chatham Historic Dockyard: RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection
The RNLI houses its collection of Lifeboats within one of the sheds at Chatham Dockyard. The collection contains an … More
Chatham Historic Dockyard
Keith and I made a visit recently to the Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent. It is not exactly known when … More
