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Background imageDockyard Collection: A nuclear submarine berthing at Devonport docks, Plymouth, Devon, 1980

A nuclear submarine berthing at Devonport docks, Plymouth, Devon, 1980. The site has been established as a naval construction and refit yard since 1690

Background imageDockyard Collection: Shipbuilding scene, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton

Shipbuilding scene, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Shipbuilding scene, 1941. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton. [His Majestys Stationery Office, London, 1941]

Background imageDockyard Collection: Great Eastern on the stocks at Millwall on the Thames, 1857

Great Eastern on the stocks at Millwall on the Thames, 1857. View from the stern, showing the vessel in John Scott Russells (1808-1882) yard

Background imageDockyard Collection: Goree Docks, Liverpool, c1830s. Creator: David Cox the Elder

Goree Docks, Liverpool, c1830s. Creator: David Cox the Elder
Goree Docks, Liverpool, c1830s

Background imageDockyard Collection: The new docks and repairing-basin at Chatham, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The new docks and repairing-basin at Chatham, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The new docks and repairing-basin at Chatham, 1871. 'The new extension works at the Royal Dockyard will be of great service to the British Navy...The..."repairing" basin...has been constructed on a

Background imageDockyard Collection: Greeks boarding Madonna, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Greeks boarding Madonna, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Greeks boarding Madonna, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912

Background imageDockyard Collection: RIVADAVIA, c1913. Creator: Bain News Service

RIVADAVIA, c1913. Creator: Bain News Service
RIVADAVIA, c1913. Shows the ship Rivadavia, built for the Argentine navy, in drydock for repairs, possibly at the Charleston Navy Yard, Boston

Background imageDockyard Collection: RIVADAVIA, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service

RIVADAVIA, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
RIVADAVIA, 1914. Shows the ship Rivadavia, built for the Argentine navy, in drydock for repairs, possibly at the Charleston Navy Yard, Boston, August-December 1914

Background imageDockyard Collection: Our Iron-Clad Fleet: floating of Her Majesty's ship Hercules, at Chatham, 1868. Creator: Unknown

Our Iron-Clad Fleet: floating of Her Majesty's ship Hercules, at Chatham, 1868. Creator: Unknown
Our Iron-Clad Fleet: floating of Her Majesty's ship Hercules, at Chatham, 1868. 'The new iron-clad ship Hercules, built from the designs of Mr. E. J

Background imageDockyard Collection: Embarkation of dockyard workmen as emigrants at Portsmouth, 1869. Creator: Unknown

Embarkation of dockyard workmen as emigrants at Portsmouth, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Embarkation of dockyard workmen as emigrants at Portsmouth, 1869. '...discharged workmen of the Admiralty dockyards, with their wives and families, on board her Majesty's screw troop-ship Crocodile

Background imageDockyard Collection: Deptford Dockyard, 1869. Creator: Unknown

Deptford Dockyard, 1869. Creator: Unknown
Deptford Dockyard, [London], 1869. The closure of the dockyard was '...one of the economical measures of the new Board of Admiralty...That well-known establishment of the British Navy...was commenced

Background imageDockyard Collection: British Strike - coal ships tied up at Cardiff, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

British Strike - coal ships tied up at Cardiff, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
British Strike - coal ships tied up at Cardiff, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageDockyard Collection: Boarding the MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Boarding the MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Boarding the MADONNA, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912

Background imageDockyard Collection: Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912

Background imageDockyard Collection: Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Greeks boarding MADONNA, 1912. Taken when Greek immigrants left New York City to return to their country and fight in the first Balkan War, which began in October 1912

Background imageDockyard Collection: The Ark is Launched on Merseyside, 13th April, 1937, (1942). Creator: Unknown

The Ark is Launched on Merseyside, 13th April, 1937, (1942). Creator: Unknown
The Ark is Launched on Merseyside, 13th April, 1937, (1942). Her huge bows tower to her iron flight deck 800 feet long and 94 across

Background imageDockyard Collection: Our ironclad fleet: launch of the Royal Alfred screw-frigate at Portsmouth, on Saturday last, 1864

Our ironclad fleet: launch of the Royal Alfred screw-frigate at Portsmouth, on Saturday last, 1864. Royal Navy warship. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Background imageDockyard Collection: Eastern States on the ways, Dec. 7, 1901, 1901 Dec 7. Creator: Unknown

Eastern States on the ways, Dec. 7, 1901, 1901 Dec 7. Creator: Unknown
Eastern States on the ways, Dec. 7, 1901, 1901 Dec 7

Background imageDockyard Collection: Dock No. 2 at Chatham Yard, recently opened, 1858. Creator: Smyth

Dock No. 2 at Chatham Yard, recently opened, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Dock No. 2 at Chatham Yard, recently opened, 1858. The Dock recently completed at Chatham, known as No. 2 Dock...was commenced in October, 1855, and completed in October of the present year

Background imageDockyard Collection: Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard: stern view of the ship, 1876. Creator: J. R. W

Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard: stern view of the ship, 1876. Creator: J. R. W
Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard: stern view of the ship, 1876. Warship launched using electricity. Hammers and battering-rams were applied to the foremost blocks

Background imageDockyard Collection: New Docks and Basin, Portsmouth, 1876. Creator: Unknown

New Docks and Basin, Portsmouth, 1876. Creator: Unknown
New Docks and Basin, Portsmouth, 1876. Dockyard extension comprising...a fitting and a repairing basin...a deep graving-dock...locks...[and] an extensive coal-store...when [the works] are completed

Background imageDockyard Collection: Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship 'Anson' at Woolwich, 1860. Creator: Smyth

Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship "Anson" at Woolwich, 1860. Creator: Smyth
Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship "Anson" at Woolwich, 1860. Royal Navy ship launched...in the presence of at least 5000 spectators...The band of the Woolwich division of Royal Marine

Background imageDockyard Collection: Str. F.P. Jones, after the launch, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown

Str. F.P. Jones, after the launch, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown
Str. F.P. Jones, after the launch, 1913 Mar 8

Background imageDockyard Collection: View of a harbor with a shipyard in Cartagena, Spain, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon

View of a harbor with a shipyard in Cartagena, Spain, 1700-1799. Creator: Anon
View of a harbor with a shipyard in Cartagena, Spain, 1700-1799. Vue des Chantiers et du Port de Carthagene en Espagne

Background imageDockyard Collection: Allegory on the Dutch Raid on the Medway (1667), with a Portrait of Cornelis de Witt, 1668

Allegory on the Dutch Raid on the Medway (1667), with a Portrait of Cornelis de Witt, 1668. Creator: Cornelis Bisschop
Allegory on the Dutch Raid on the Medway (1667), with a Portrait of Cornelis de Witt, 1668

Background imageDockyard Collection: Steamer City of Cleveland, broadside, 1907. Creator: Unknown

Steamer City of Cleveland, broadside, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Steamer City of Cleveland, broadside, 1907

Background imageDockyard Collection: Brown electric hoist, unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown

Brown electric hoist, unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Brown electric hoist, unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908

Background imageDockyard Collection: Hulett machine unloading ore, Pennsylvania [Railroad] dock, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown

Hulett machine unloading ore, Pennsylvania [Railroad] dock, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Hulett machine unloading ore, Pennsylvania [Railroad] dock, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908

Background imageDockyard Collection: Hulett machine unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown

Hulett machine unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908. Creator: Unknown
Hulett machine unloading ore, Buffalo, N.Y. c1908

Background imageDockyard Collection: Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 17. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 17. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 17

Background imageDockyard Collection: Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7

Background imageDockyard Collection: Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Dec 7

Background imageDockyard Collection: Opening of the South Wales Extension Railway, to Milford Haven, 1856. Creator: Ebenezer Landells

Opening of the South Wales Extension Railway, to Milford Haven, 1856. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Opening of the South Wales Extension Railway, to Milford Haven, 1856. View of the Railway Terminus at Neyland, with the huts of the Montgomery, North Gloucester, and Monmouthshire Militia

Background imageDockyard Collection: Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat 'The Hardy', at Bristol, 1856. Creator: Unknown. Launch of H.M

Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "The Hardy", at Bristol, 1856. Creator: Unknown. Launch of H.M
Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "The Hardy", at Bristol, 1856. This fine vessel was launched from the Albion Dockyard of Messrs Charles Hill

Background imageDockyard Collection: Clam shell ore unloading plant, Conneaut, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown

Clam shell ore unloading plant, Conneaut, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Clam shell ore unloading plant, Conneaut, Ohio, ca 1900

Background imageDockyard Collection: Fueling lighter with clam shell hoist, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown

Fueling lighter with clam shell hoist, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Fueling lighter with clam shell hoist, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900

Background imageDockyard Collection: Coal dumping machine, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown

Coal dumping machine, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900. Creator: Unknown
Coal dumping machine, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900

Background imageDockyard Collection: Unloading ore at L.S. & M.S. [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern] Ry. Co.'s docks, Ashtabula, Ohio

Unloading ore at L.S. & M.S. [Lake Shore & Michigan Southern] Ry. Co.'s docks, Ashtabula, Ohio, ca 1900

Background imageDockyard Collection: Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Iron Ship Fitting at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, 1854. Metalworking in London during the Crimean War....preparation of engines of the Termagant, 620-horse power...To form the cranks on the shaft

Background imageDockyard Collection: Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat 'Pelter', and the Portuguese Steam-ship 'Dom Pedro Secondo', at... 1854

Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "Pelter", and the Portuguese Steam-ship "Dom Pedro Secondo", at... 1854
Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "Pelter", and the Portuguese Steam-ship "Dom Pedro Secondo", at Northfleet, 1854. Dockyard on the River Thames in Kent. Gunboat...which Mr

Background imageDockyard Collection: Band of the 3rd French Regiment playing in H.M. Naval Yard, at Deal, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Band of the 3rd French Regiment playing in H.M. Naval Yard, at Deal, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Band of the 3rd French Regiment playing in H.M. Naval Yard, at Deal, 1854. Crimean War: French military band in Kent....a deputation of gentlemen from Deal waited on the Colonel of the...French line

Background imageDockyard Collection: Siege Operations at Chatham - Springing a Mine, 1854. Creator: Unknown

Siege Operations at Chatham - Springing a Mine, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Siege Operations at Chatham - Springing a Mine, 1854. Military exercises in Kent, attended by Prince Albert. A column of the 34th then advanced from Gillingham Tower under a heavy fire from the 32

Background imageDockyard Collection: West India Dock, 1895. Creator: Thomas Robert Way

West India Dock, 1895. Creator: Thomas Robert Way
West India Dock, 1895

Background imageDockyard Collection: H.M. 50-Gun Frigate 'Nankin', to be launched this day, Saturday, 1850. Creator: Unknown. H.M

H.M. 50-Gun Frigate "Nankin", to be launched this day, Saturday, 1850. Creator: Unknown. H.M
H.M. 50-Gun Frigate "Nankin", to be launched this day, Saturday, 1850. This noble and beautiful specimen of naval architecture...is built from the designs of Mr. O. U

Background imageDockyard Collection: Launch of Her Majesty's armour-plated screw-frigate Caledonia, 31 guns, at Woolwich... 1862

Launch of Her Majesty's armour-plated screw-frigate Caledonia, 31 guns, at Woolwich... 1862. Creator: Unknown
Launch of Her Majesty's armour-plated screw-frigate Caledonia, 31 guns, at Woolwich, [London], 1862....the vessel having been named by Miss Nicolson, daughter of the Commodore Superintendent

Background imageDockyard Collection: The new iron-clad fleet: launch at Chatham Dockyard of H.M.S. frigate Royal Oak, 50 guns, 1862

The new iron-clad fleet: launch at Chatham Dockyard of H.M.S. frigate Royal Oak, 50 guns, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The new iron-clad fleet: launch at Chatham Dockyard of H.M.S. frigate Royal Oak, 50 guns, 1862....the first completed of a new class of wooden vessels in the course of construction under the special

Background imageDockyard Collection: The new iron-clad fleet: stem of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862

The new iron-clad fleet: stem of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The new iron-clad fleet: stem of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862. The construction of this gigantic iron frigate, under the superintendence of Mr. 0. W

Background imageDockyard Collection: The new iron-clad fleet: framing of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862

The new iron-clad fleet: framing of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The new iron-clad fleet: framing of Her Majesty's steam-frigate Achilles, 50 guns, 1862. The construction of this gigantic iron frigate, under the superintendence of Mr. 0. W

Background imageDockyard Collection: View from Spanish Point, Bermuda, showing the dockyard, and the fleet at anchor in Grassy Bay

View from Spanish Point, Bermuda, showing the dockyard, and the fleet at anchor in Grassy Bay, 1862. Creator: Unknown
View from Spanish Point, Bermuda, showing the dockyard, and the fleet at anchor in Grassy Bay, 1862. Engraving from a Sketch by G. Remington, jun

Background imageDockyard Collection: Presentation of the Albert Medal to Mr. John Barber, by Admiral Sir William Dowell... 1890

Presentation of the Albert Medal to Mr. John Barber, by Admiral Sir William Dowell... 1890. Creator: Unknown
Presentation of the Albert Medal to Mr. John Barber, by Admiral Sir William Dowell, K.C.B. at Devonport, 1890

Background imageDockyard Collection: In Dock, 1887. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson

In Dock, 1887. Creator: Peter Henry Emerson
In Dock, 1887. A work made of photoetching, pl. xiii from the album " wild life on a tidal water: the adventures of a house-boat and her crew" (1890); edition 270/500

Background imageDockyard Collection: Shipbuilders Yard, Liverpool, 1875. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Shipbuilders Yard, Liverpool, 1875. Creator: James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Shipbuilders Yard, Liverpool, 1875

Background imageDockyard Collection: Un Vieux Chantier aRochester (The Old Dock-yard at Rochester)

Un Vieux Chantier aRochester (The Old Dock-yard at Rochester)
Un Vieux Chantier a Rochester (The Old Dock-yard at Rochester)

Background imageDockyard Collection: Nasmyths patent steam hammer, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Nasmyths patent steam hammer, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Nasmyths patent steam hammer, 1844. Diagram of the...novel machine, which has just been set to work at the Royal Dock-yard, Devonport [in Devon]

Background imageDockyard Collection: Embarkation of Her Majesty, at Woolwich, 1844. Creator: Ebenezer Landells

Embarkation of Her Majesty, at Woolwich, 1844. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Embarkation of Her Majesty, at Woolwich, 1844. Her Majesty [Queen Victoria], Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal, embanked at Woolwich Dockyard on Monday morning

Background imageDockyard Collection: Launch of the 'Boscawen'at Woolwich, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Launch of the "Boscawen"at Woolwich, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the " Boscawen" at Woolwich, 1844. Crowds cheer as the warship HMS Boscawen is launched on the River Thames in London:ranges of seats

Background imageDockyard Collection: The West Prospect of His Majestys Dock-Yard, at Chatham, 1738, (1942). Creators: Samuel Buck

The West Prospect of His Majestys Dock-Yard, at Chatham, 1738, (1942). Creators: Samuel Buck
The West Prospect of His Majestys Dock-Yard, at Chatham, 1738, (1942). View of the Royal Navy Dockyard on the River Medway at Chatham on the Kent coast

Background imageDockyard Collection: The Docks - Night Scene, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré

The Docks - Night Scene, 1872. Creator: Gustave Doré
The Docks-Night Scene, 1872. Night scene outside a public house in Surrey Docks, South East London From, " LONDON. A Pilgrimage" by Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold. [Grant and Co

Background imageDockyard Collection: View over Boston, Mass. from an Airplane, c1930s. Creator: Unknown

View over Boston, Mass. from an Airplane, c1930s. Creator: Unknown
View over Boston, Mass. from an Airplane, c1930s. Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England and became a thriving port city

Background imageDockyard Collection: Bunker Hill Monument and Boston Harbor from the Air, Boston, Mass. c1930s. Creator: Unknown

Bunker Hill Monument and Boston Harbor from the Air, Boston, Mass. c1930s. Creator: Unknown
Bunker Hill Monument and Boston Harbor from the Air, Boston, Mass. c1930s. Memorial for the Battle of Bunker Hill fought during the American Revolutionary War in Charlestown

Background imageDockyard Collection: Chatham Dockyard, 1898. Creator: Unknown

Chatham Dockyard, 1898. Creator: Unknown
Chatham Dockyard, 1898. Chatham Dockyard, a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent, at the forefront of shipbuilding, industrial and architectural technology

Background imageDockyard Collection: Chatham in the Seenteenth Century, (1890). Creator: Unknown

Chatham in the Seenteenth Century, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Chatham in the Seenteenth Century, 1890. Chatham Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the River Medway in Kent, established from mid-16th century

Background imageDockyard Collection: Chatham, c1910. Creator: Unknown

Chatham, c1910. Creator: Unknown
Chatham, c1910. Launch of H.M.S. " Hercules", a modern Ironclad. Dockyard and Naval Station. Population, 26, 424. A warship of the British Royal Navy being launched at Chatham in Kent

Background imageDockyard Collection: Unloading Foodships at the Royal Albert Docks, London, c1930. Creator: Unknown

Unloading Foodships at the Royal Albert Docks, London, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Unloading Foodships at the Royal Albert Docks, London, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Ships", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne, ]

Background imageDockyard Collection: The Naval Dockyards at Christianshavn, 1754. Creator: Giovanni Antonio Cesari

The Naval Dockyards at Christianshavn, 1754. Creator: Giovanni Antonio Cesari
The Naval Dockyards at Christianshavn, 1754

Background imageDockyard Collection: African American guiding log from water onto saw mill ramp, Newport News, Va. 1900, 1899 or 1900

African American guiding log from water onto saw mill ramp, Newport News, Va. 1900, 1899 or 1900

Background imageDockyard Collection: HMS Cleopatra at Devonport frigate complex, Plymouth, Devon, 1977

HMS Cleopatra at Devonport frigate complex, Plymouth, Devon, 1977. The Devonport frigate complex was completed in 1977 and continues to provide a covered refitting facility for frigates

Background imageDockyard Collection: Chatham, Kent, 1860. Artist: E Finden

Chatham, Kent, 1860. Artist: E Finden
Chatham, Kent, 1860

Background imageDockyard Collection: Clarence House and Dockyard, English Harbour. Antigua, B. W. I. early 20th century

Clarence House and Dockyard, English Harbour. Antigua, B. W. I. early 20th century
Clarence House and Dockyard, English Harbour. Antigua, B.W.I. (British West Indies), early 20th century. View of the harbour on Antigua

Background imageDockyard Collection: Mount Wise Fort, Plymouth Dock. 1780. Artist: Benjamin Thomas Pouncy

Mount Wise Fort, Plymouth Dock. 1780. Artist: Benjamin Thomas Pouncy
Mount Wise Fort, Plymouth Dock. 1780. View of the Fort of Mount Wise in Devon. The mansion house known as Mount Wise was built by Sir Thomas Wise (c1576-1630)

Background imageDockyard Collection: The Princess of Wales launching the new ironclad ship Alexandra, 1875

The Princess of Wales launching the new ironclad ship Alexandra, 1875. Launch of HMS Alexandra, a central battery ironclad of the Victorian Royal Navy at Chatham Dockyard

Background imageDockyard Collection: The Admiralty Office, Amsterdam, Holland, c1778. Artists: Unknown, Charles Middleton

The Admiralty Office, Amsterdam, Holland, c1778. Artists: Unknown, Charles Middleton
The Admiralty Office, Amsterdam, Holland, c1778. View of the Admiralty Office, dockyard and storehouses. From Middletons Complete System of Geography

Background imageDockyard Collection: Southampton Docks, c1896. Artist: FGO Stuart

Southampton Docks, c1896. Artist: FGO Stuart
Southampton Docks, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageDockyard Collection: A Great Dockland of the North, Thirty-Four Miles from Sea and Yet a Port, c1935

A Great Dockland of the North, Thirty-Four Miles from Sea and Yet a Port, c1935. No. 9 Dock the Manchester Ship Canal. From Our Wonderful World, Volume IV, edited by J.A. Hammerton

Background imageDockyard Collection: Fitting-Out Basin of John Brown and Companys shipbuilding yard at Clydebank, 1937

Fitting-Out Basin of John Brown and Companys shipbuilding yard at Clydebank, 1937
In the Fitting-Out Basin of John Brown and Companys shipbuilding yard at Clydebank, 1937. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. II, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Fleetway House, London]

Background imageDockyard Collection: Brikenhead Docks lie on the Cheshire side of the River Mersey, 1936

Brikenhead Docks lie on the Cheshire side of the River Mersey, 1936
Fomerly rivals to the Liverpool Docks, the Brikenhead Docks lie opposite, on the Cheshire side of the River Mersey, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester

Background imageDockyard Collection: Vessels sail from Liverpool to ports all over the world, from the River Mersey

Vessels sail from Liverpool to ports all over the world, from the River Mersey
Vessels sail from Liverpool to ports all over the world. A Large portion of the 6 1/2-miles stretch of dockland along the River Mersey, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol

Background imageDockyard Collection: Nelsons Flagship As She Is To-Day, 1936

Nelsons Flagship As She Is To-Day, 1936. From Shipping Wonders of the World, Vol. 1, edited by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd. London]

Background imageDockyard Collection: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arriving at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, Kent, 1843

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arriving at the Royal Dockyard, Woolwich, Kent, 1843. The Queen and Prince Consort on board the paddle steamer Trident

Background imageDockyard Collection: Launch of HMS Royal Albert, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1854

Launch of HMS Royal Albert, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1854. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony. The Royal Albert was a 121 gun three decker warship

Background imageDockyard Collection: Launch of HMS Thunderer, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1831

Launch of HMS Thunderer, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1831. King William IV and Queen Adelaide were among those attending the ceremony. Thunderer was an 84 gun second rate ship of the line

Background imageDockyard Collection: Launch of HMS Trafalgar, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841

Launch of HMS Trafalgar, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony, which was watched by an estimated 500, 000 people

Background imageDockyard Collection: View of the Royal Dockyard, Deptford, London, 1793

View of the Royal Dockyard, Deptford, London, 1793

Background imageDockyard Collection: A view of His Majestys Dock Yard at Deptford... London, 1772

A view of His Majestys Dock Yard at Deptford... London, 1772. HM Dockyard, also known as the Royal Dock and commonly called Kings Yard, was created in 1513, south of Great Howland Dock



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