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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2880_no-3-covered-slip-1838_Chertsey-England.html
No.3 Covered Slip, 1838
Scheduled Ancient Monument
During the Napoleonic Wars (1803-15) the Navy Board set about minimising the impact of dry rot on ships under construction by erecting covers over all the slips and docks used for shipbuildin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287Z_hms-gannet-1878_Chertsey-England.html
HMS Gannet, 1878
National Historic Fleet
Built on the River Medway at Sheerness Dockyard in 1878Gannet demonstrates the introduction of iron and steam to warship construction. Her composite construction hull is built with teak planking on ir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287Y_no-3-dry-dock-1820-no-4-dry-dock-1840_Chertsey-England.html
No. 3 Dry Dock, 1820; No. 4 Dry Dock, 1840
Scheduled Ancient Monuments
The dry docks were used for both shipbuilding and ship repair. During the age of sail the Navy Board built more dry docks than any other country. Originally they were buil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287X_hm-submarine-ocelot-1962_Chertsey-England.html
HM Submarine Ocelot, 1962
Launched in 1962 Ocelot was the last warship to be built at the Dockyard for the Royal Navy. It is preserved to commemorate the Dockyard's 20th century role as a builder of submarines. Between 1907 and 1966 fifty-seve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287W_victualling-inshore-craft-vic-56_Chertsey-England.html
Victualling Inshore Craft (VIC) 56
Small wartime naval stores and munitions steamship
Supplying the Royal Navy, which had over nine thousand ships during the Second World War, was a huge challenge. By 1945, most were at anchor or moored to bu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287V_the-destroyer-memorial_Chertsey-England.html
1939
HMS Blanche · HMS Duchess · HMS Gipsy
1940
HMS Acasta · HMS Acheron · HMS Ardent · HMS Basilisk · HMS Brazen · HMS Cameron · HMS Codrington · HMS Daring &mid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287U_hms-cavalier-1944_Chertsey-England.html
HMS Cavalier, 1944
National Destroyer Memorial
National Historic Fleet
HMS Cavalier is preserved as a memorial to the 142 Royal Navy destroyers sunk during the Second World War with the loss of over 11,000 lives. Cavalier also represents …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287T_first-world-war-100th-anniversary_Chertsey-England.html
First World War 100th Anniversary
To commemorate the loss of three Chatham Division Cruisers
His Majesty's Ships Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy
and 1,459 men on 22nd September 1914 as a result of enemy action in the North Sea
Unveiled by
His Roya…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2871_mast-houses-mould-loft_Chertsey-England.html
Mast Houses & Mould Loft
Scheduled Ancient Monument, Grade 1 Listed Building
Skilled mast-makers, working in these Mast Houses, made timber masts and spars for the sail-powered warsips of the age of sail. They were made from fir logs that had…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2870_propeller-rfa-reliant-c-1954_Chertsey-England.html
Propeller, RFA Reliant, c. 1954
Propeller from the 14,000 ton Royal Fleet Auxiliary Reliant. Originally built as the Somersby, a grain carrier, she was purchased by the Admiralty in 1957 and converted to become the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's first …