  Destroyer Memorial  Looking forward over HMS Cavalier’s forward deck at the Clocktower Building 1723  The Bridge of HMS Cavalier  Three views inside HMS Ocelot 1962 HM Submarine Ocelot was the last warship built for the Royal Navy at Chatham Dockyard. An 'O' Class diesel electric submarine, she was launched in 1962 and saw service with Royal Navy throughout the height of the Cold War until she paid off in 1991.    |
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HMS Cavalier 1944 HMS Cavalier was the Royal Navy's last operational Second World War destroyer and is now preserved at Chatham as a memorial to the 143 British destroyers and over 11,000 men lost at sea during the war. Built in 1944 at Samuel White's Isle of Wight yard, HMS Cavalier served during the war in the Arctic and the Western Approaches before joining the British Pacific Fleet as the war came to a close. Refitted and modernized in 1957 she continued to play an active role as part of the Royal Navy's Far East and Home fleets until she paid off at Chatham in 1972. |
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 HMS Ocelot 1962 |
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HMS Gannet 1878 HMS Gannet is a sloop of the Victorian Royal Navy. She was built on the River Medway at Sheerness in 1878 and designed to patrol the world's oceans flying the flag and protecting British interests and trade. Powered by both sail and steam and with a hull constructed from stout teak planking on a strong iron frame she is historically highly significant and is listed as part of the United Kingdom's core national collection of historic ships. HMS Gannet has recently undergone a £3M restoration and now 'flies the flag' at The Historic Dockyard Chatham. |
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Visit to the Historic Dockyard, Chatham on 23 May 2008 |