This machine is on display at the Chatham Historic Dockyard TrustThe Maudslay forming machine was built in 1810 to mechanise rope making at Chatham Dockyard. Its introduction meant better ...

Step into the heart of Chatham’s rich shipbuilding heritage and journey back to the ‘Age of Sail’, when the Dockyard constructed formidable vessels that dominated the seas. A visit to The ...

This length is enough to anchor a ship in 40 fathoms of water. Chatham Dockyard was once at the forefront of ship building, throughout its history it provided over 500 ships for the Royal Navy and ...