First, the potted history. Chatham dockyard served the Royal Navy for over 400 years. It was formally established in 1567, though this part of the Medway had long been an anchorage for naval vessels.

The reverberations from the closure of one of the UK's last royal shipyards 40 years ago are still being felt. On 31 March 1984 more than 7,000 skilled workers at Chatham Dockyard lost their jobs ...

A £2.3m grant will be used to renovate the Commissioner’s House at the Historic Dockyard Chatham.

As an ex-WEM(R) it was a sad day to be on HMS Hermoine and be the last ship to leave Chatham dockyard, will have to pop back to see the place again. Thu Apr 21 15:26:27 2005.

Between its opening under Elizabeth I in 1567 and its closure under her namesake in 1984, Chatham Dockyard, on the Medway in Kent, delivered more than 500 of the ships that built the British Empire.

A historic Kent dockyard is launching a new film location tour this summer. The Historic Dockyard Chatham has hosted several major studios over the years – including Warner Brothers, Universal ...

A Lego exhibition of famous shipwrecks - including RMS Titanic - is going on display in the UK for the first time. Eight models, ranging from 1-3m (3.2-9.8 ft) long, will be on show at Brickwrecks ...

A Lego exhibition of famous shipwrecks - including RMS Titanic - is going on display in the UK for the first time. Eight models, ranging from 1-3m (3.2-9.8 ft) long, will be on show at Brickwrecks ...