Blog - Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust

Our Blog highlights even more locations, attractions, and activities you can enjoy at The Historic Dockyard Chatham, with news and interesting ideas on how to make the most of your next visit.

07 July 2022

General News

HRH The Duke of Kent visits the RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection

24 June 2022

General News

Start the countdown clock – Medway Gaming and Creative Festival announces full programme

15 June 2022

Warship Wednesday

Warship Wednesday: HMS Scylla

08 June 2022

Diving Deep

World Oceans Day: An interview with Dr. Dan Pascoe

01 June 2022

Volunteer Voices

HMS Wildfire: Life in the Royal Naval Reserve

23 May 2022

Behind the Scenes

Milk float (re)delivery: refurbishing our historic electric vehicles

23 May 2022

Behind the Scenes

Bringing our uniform collection back to life

23 May 2022

Dockyard Characters

Our First Qualified Female Railway Volunteer

23 May 2022

Diving Deep

Diving Deep: HMS Invincible 1744 – The Barge Visit

20 May 2022

Behind the Scenes

World Bee Day: Beekeeping at The Dockyard

16 May 2022

General News

Tourism Chief appointed to Historic Trust Board

12 May 2022

OCELOT60

OCELOT60: The sun came out to honour Cold War Veteran

04 May 2022

04 May 2022

OCELOT60

OCELOT60: I’d go back to sea on a submarine today if I could!

04 May 2022

OCELOT60

OCELOT60 – In the words of her Captain

03 May 2022

General News

Sound the Octo-Alert! The Octonauts are dropping anchor

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May 15

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As a charity, our two core purposes are 'learning' and 'preservation'. If you visit us this season you will see preservation in action as we undertake some essential works to the mast of HMS Cavalier.

Whilst the scaffold might detract a little from the spectacular sight of our Second World War Destroyer, the tower has been constructed around the main mast whilst we determine the severity of some corrosion that was discovered on a routine inspection. We are working with a Structural Engineer to assess the extent of the damage and develop a repair strategy.

Income from our visitors helps support this important work. Each time you purchase a ticket, buy a coffee in our cafe or pick up something in our shop you are contributing to the ongoing maintenance of our historic ships and the preservation of the most compete Dockyard from the Age of Sail for generations to come.

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#HMSCavalier #Cavalier #Destroyer #SecondWorldWarDestroyer #SecondWorldWar #WorldWarTwo #WWII #preservation #maintenance #scaffold #engineer #engineering #ageofsail #dockyard #chathamdockyard #royalnavy #historicdockyardchatham #support #fundraising #conservation

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May 12

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🎉Happy 80th birthday to Ken (centre of image), who has volunteered on HMS CAVALIER since 1982 when she was original… https://t.co/WKwAmxKp4W

about 1 hour ago

#OnThisDay 1972 (50th Anniversary): HMS Cavalier was de-commissioned for the last time at Chatham. #Cavalier return… https://t.co/gLrozJJfOv

about 9 hours ago

⚓ #VisitorAnnouncement ⚓ There will be disruption across our site due to filming work taking place on 6, 7, 8, 10,… https://t.co/Q6mGRazduH

9:00 AM Jul 6th

📢 Ticket drop. To kick start the school summer holiday we are providing 10,000 free tickets to the Historic Dockyar… https://t.co/kq1i6i5uTl

3:30 PM Jul 4th

⚓ Visitor Notice ⚓ HMS CAVALIER will be closed tomorrow morning, Monday 4 July, and will be closed all day on Tuesd… https://t.co/2C6jFUxp22

8:50 AM Jul 3rd

Today we launch episode 2 of Dock Pod, our new #podcast. We tell you all about the upcoming Medway Gaming and Creat… https://t.co/WXglf6Lnec

1:56 PM Jul 2nd

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May 7

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Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar, HMS Victory, launched on this day in 1765 from Chatham.
Proclaimed 'the biggest and best ever' in an 18th century London newspaper, the 104-gun first-rate ship was wished bon voyage by 'many persons of quality and distinction' as she embarked on her first mission for the Royal Navy's reserve fleet. She returned to Chatham for major repairs both before and after the Battle of Trafalgar.

Today Victory resides in Portsmouth but we have a model on display in our Command of the Oceans galleries.

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#hmsvictory #nelson #1765 #historicdockyardchatham #royalnavy #firstsealord #visitmedway #flagship #chathamdockyard #trafalgar #dockyarddayout #visitchatham #londonpublicadvertiser #onthisday #victory #battleoftrafalgar

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May 3

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🌞 Commissioner's Garden 🌞

Thanks to our hardworking gardeners our secret garden, tucked behind Commissioner's House, is looking stunning in the Spring sunshine.

Hopefully it won't be too long before we can reopen our gates and everyone can enjoy a dose of the Garden of England in full bloom.

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#gardenofengland #kent #garden #secretgarden #dockyard #chathamdockyard #historicdockyardchatham #dockyarddayout #spring #springhasprung #nature #commisonersgarden #visitkent #enjoymedway #secretgarden #tulip #blossom #springcolour #gardenlover #gardening #springgarden

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Latest blog articles

HRH The Duke of Kent visits the RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection

Start the countdown clock – Medway Gaming and Creative Festival announces full programme

Warship Wednesday: HMS Scylla

World Oceans Day: An interview with Dr. Dan Pascoe

HMS Wildfire: Life in the Royal Naval Reserve

Milk float (re)delivery: refurbishing our historic electric vehicles

Bringing our uniform collection back to life

Our First Qualified Female Railway Volunteer

Diving Deep: HMS Invincible 1744 – The Barge Visit

World Bee Day: Beekeeping at The Dockyard

Tourism Chief appointed to Historic Trust Board

OCELOT60: The sun came out to honour Cold War Veteran

OCELOT60: I’d go back to sea on a submarine today if I could!

OCELOT60 – In the words of her Captain

Sound the Octo-Alert! The Octonauts are dropping anchor

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16 Jul - 17 Jul

Diving Deep: HMS Invincible 1744

12 Feb - 20 Nov

Octonauts Octo-Cadet Training Academy

28 May - 04 Sep

Latest blog articles

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HRH The Duke of Kent visits the RNLI Historic Lifeboat Collection

Start the countdown clock – Medway Gaming and Creative Festival announces full programme

Warship Wednesday: HMS Scylla

World Oceans Day: An interview with Dr. Dan Pascoe

HMS Wildfire: Life in the Royal Naval Reserve

Milk float (re)delivery: refurbishing our historic electric vehicles

Bringing our uniform collection back to life

Our First Qualified Female Railway Volunteer

Diving Deep: HMS Invincible 1744 – The Barge Visit

World Bee Day: Beekeeping at The Dockyard

Tourism Chief appointed to Historic Trust Board

OCELOT60: The sun came out to honour Cold War Veteran

OCELOT60: I’d go back to sea on a submarine today if I could!

OCELOT60 – In the words of her Captain

Sound the Octo-Alert! The Octonauts are dropping anchor

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