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The slips at the Historic Naval Dockyard, Chatham, from the River Medway
The nearest building is Number 3 Slip, which has the complex wooden roof structure illustrated. These slips are of unique importance in the development of wide span structures such as were later used by the railways. (Wikipedia)
From 1832 the Navy entered into a period of great technological change with the introduction of both steam and iron to shipbuilding. The first steam vessel built at Chatham was the paddle sloop Phoenix, launched in September 1832. From 1840 numerous trials were carried out with screw propellers, including the construction at Chatham in 1842 of the Bee, a curious small craft built with both paddle wheels and screw propeller. In 1849 the Admiralty suspended construction of all remaining sailing ships and Chatham's first screw frigate, Horatio, was launched a year later.
The last major period of construction of dockyard buildings and structures on the site took place at this time. A new range of covered building slips were constructed between 1838 and 1855, most on land largely reclaimed from the River Medway and at around the same time the yard's two remaining timber dry docks were rebuilt in granite.
The slips at the Historic Naval Dockyard, Chatham, from the River Medway
The nearest building is Number 3 Slip, which has the complex wooden roof structure illustrated. These slips are of unique importance in the development of wide span structures such as were later used by the railways. (Wikipedia)
From 1832 the Navy entered into a period of great technological change with the introduction of both steam and iron to shipbuilding. The first steam vessel built at Chatham was the paddle sloop Phoenix, launched in September 1832. From 1840 numerous trials were carried out with screw propellers, including the construction at Chatham in 1842 of the Bee, a curious small craft built with both paddle wheels and screw propeller. In 1849 the Admiralty suspended construction of all remaining sailing ships and Chatham's first screw frigate, Horatio, was launched a year later.
The last major period of construction of dockyard buildings and structures on the site took place at this time. A new range of covered building slips were constructed between 1838 and 1855, most on land largely reclaimed from the River Medway and at around the same time the yard's two remaining timber dry docks were rebuilt in granite.