Chatham Naval Dockyard & Barracks Through Time
Chatham Naval Dockyard & Barracks Through Time

Author: Clive Holden

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2014-02-15

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1445619113

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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Chatham Naval Dockyard & Barracks have changed and developed over the last century.

Chatham Naval Dockyard and Barracks
Chatham Naval Dockyard and Barracks

Author: David T. Hughes

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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The history of Chatham Dockyard has been an eventful one. It owes its inception to King Henry VIII who, in 1547, selected the River Medway at Gillingham to be his main fleet anchorage. As more ships were added to the royal fleet the work of the dockyard was increased, until it was deemed necessary to build a small castle to protect the yard and anchorage from attack. In the wars and conflicts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Chatham Dockyard would be called upon again to play its part in maintaining an effective battle fleet. David T. Hughes has compiled a thoughtful and insightful volume of photographs and ephemera on the Chatham Naval Dockyard and Barracks, looking at it from its early days of existence until its role in more recent years, from the First and Second World Wars to the Falklands.

Chatham Dockyard
Chatham Dockyard

Author: Philip MacDougall

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2012-05-30

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 0752487760

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Founded in 1570, Chatham Dockyard quickly became one of the most important naval yards for the repair and building of warships, maintaining a pre-eminent position for the next 400 years. Located on the River Medway, in all, the yard was responsible for the construction of over 500 warships, these ranging from simple naval pinnaces through to first-rates that fought at Trafalgar, and concluding with the hunter-killer submarines of the nuclear age. In this detailed new history of the yard from experienced local and maritime author Philip MacDougall, particular attention is given to the final two hundred years of the yard’s history, the artisans and labourers who worked there and the changing methods used in the construction of some of the finest warships to enter naval service. Coinciding with the dockyard’s seeking status as a World Heritage site, this fascinating history places Chatham firmly in its overall historical context.

Chatham's Military Heritage
Chatham's Military Heritage

Author: Clive Holden

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2018-09-15

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1445674238

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Explore Chatham's military heritage, from Roman times to the present day, in this illustrated guide.

The Royal Engineers at Chatham 1750-2012
The Royal Engineers at Chatham 1750-2012

Author: Peter Kendall

Publisher: Historic England Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781848020986

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The dockyards at Chatham, on the River Medway in Kent, is a site of international military significance. This is the story of the defences that protected the dockyard and the key route to London, from substantial lines of earthen ramparts and ditches to major citadels and innovative forts.

British Fortifications, 1485-1945
British Fortifications, 1485-1945

Author: Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2023-07-20

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1476689717

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This book details British fortifications used from the Tudor period beginning in 1485 through the end of World War II in 1945. With the advent of firearms, the Tudor period indeed opened a new chapter in the histories of Britain, fortification and warfare. By 1500 AD, Britain and Europe at large entered a new phase, marked by the foundation of colonial empires and a broadened sphere of influence and rule. During the following centuries, British sailors, ruthless adventurers, fighting men, and greedy merchants laid foundations to fortify the most widespread and most prosperous colonial Empire the world had ever seen. This text focuses on British coastal fortifications and on combinations of fortresses used for more general strategic purposes. Featured structures have protected points of vital importance, such as capital cities, military depots, ports, harbors and dockyards at essential locations in Britain and throughout the British Empire.