"Chatham Historic Dockyard" Once a thriving Naval Base with History spanning 400 years. 2012.

This was mostly taken on 31st Aug 2012, though some Photos and Video are from previous visits, A cracking day out.
Other Historic Ships on my Channel
HMS Victory ;    • "HMS Victory", Admiral Horatio Nelson...  
HMS Warrior 1860;    • "HMS Warrior" 1860, Ironclad Battlesh...  
HMS Trincomalee;    • "HMS Trincomalee", A Nelson era Friga...  
HMS Belfast;    • "HMS Belfast", "Imperial War Museum",...  
Cutty Sark;    • Cutty Sark, A beautiful Tea Clipper f...  
Royal Navy Submarine Museum;    • "Royal Navy" "Submarine Museum", A jo...  

Chatham Dockyard, located on the River Medway and of which two-thirds is in Gillingham and one third in Chatham, Kent, England, came into existence at the time when, following the Reformation, relations with the Catholic countries of Europe had worsened, leading to a requirement for additional defences. For 414 years Chatham Dockyard provided over 500 ships for the Royal Navy, and was forefront of shipbuilding, industrial and architectural technology. At its height, it employed over 10,000 skilled artisans and covered 400 acres (1.6 km²). Chatham dockyard closed in 1984, and 84 acres (340,000 m2) of the Georgian dockyard is now managed as a visitor attraction by the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust.