Covered Slips
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Foto presa amb una KMZ FT-2 soviètica, fabricada el 1965; Kodak Ektar 100, revelat a casa amb el kit C-41 de Tetenal.
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.
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Panoramic picture taken with a Soviet KMZ FT-2 camera, made in 1965; Kodak Ektar 100 film, home developed with the C-41 Tetenal kit.
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.
Here you can see the Nr. 3 Covered Slip, a covered dry dock. The roof, built in 1838, was at the time the largest wooden one in Europe. Next to it are several more covered slips, but already with iron structures.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Historic_Dockyard
Covered Slips
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Foto presa amb una KMZ FT-2 soviètica, fabricada el 1965; Kodak Ektar 100, revelat a casa amb el kit C-41 de Tetenal.
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.
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Panoramic picture taken with a Soviet KMZ FT-2 camera, made in 1965; Kodak Ektar 100 film, home developed with the C-41 Tetenal kit.
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.
Here you can see the Nr. 3 Covered Slip, a covered dry dock. The roof, built in 1838, was at the time the largest wooden one in Europe. Next to it are several more covered slips, but already with iron structures.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatham_Historic_Dockyard