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Al est de Londres, al estuari del riu Medway, es troba el Chatham Dockyard, avui en dia un museu naval, però fins finals del s. XX una de les principals bases de construcció naval del Regne Unit. Ja en època dels Tudor (s. XVI) s'establiren les drassanes, que s'anaren ampliant massivament fins al màxim el s. XIX. Aquí s'hi va construir, entre molts altres el famós HMS Victory, vaixell de Nelson a Trafalgar i encara visitable avui en dia.

Ja al s. XX, Chatham Dockyard va anant deixant de ser base naval i centrant-se en la construcció de vaixells ja de ferro. De fet, la seva darrera fase fins el 1968 va ser construir submarins; el 1984 tancà del tot. La part més antiga ha estat reacondicionada com a museu naval.

Entre els vaixells que s'hi pot veure, el més antic és aquest, el HMS Gannet, un "sloop-of-war" construit el 1878. Va servir per tot el mon fins el 1903 en que fou convertit en vaixell escola. Per desgracia, tot l'interior és pràcticament buit, ja que tota la maquinaria de vapor fou desballestada.

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To the east of London, in the estuary of the river Medway, is the Chatham Dockyard, today a naval museum, but until the end of the 20th Century one of the main shipbuilding bases of the United Kingdom. As early as the Tudor era (16th century) shipyards were established, which were massively expanded until the maximum in the 19th century. Here, among many others, the famous HMS Victory, Nelson's ship at Trafalgar and still visitable today, was built.

Already in the 20th Century, Chatham Dockyard gradually stopped being a naval base and focused on the construction of iron ships. In fact, its last phase until 1968 was to build submarines; in 1984 it closed completely. The oldest part has been refurbished as a naval museum.

Among the ships that can be seen, the oldest is this one, the HMS Gannet, a "sloop-of-war" built in 1878. It served all over the world until 1903 when it was converted into a training ship. Unfortunately, the entire interior is practically empty, as all the steam machinery was scrapped.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Gannet_(1878)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Dockyard

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Historic_Dockyard

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Taken on: August 7, 2022

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