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64 lb guns? They sound very big for a sloop- but maybe I'm being confused by Nelson's navy a hundred years earlier. Would these be carronades or were late Victorian guns usually that big? Would they have fired shells or shot? (Johnnybriggs 05:41, 3 February 2007 (UTC)).[reply]

Dry dock?[edit]

I changed the caption of the picture from "dry dock" to "dock" as there is obviously water in it. (and weed)

Technically it is a dry dock Chatham Dockyard

Dry Dock. The docks are filled by sluice gates set into the caissons, and emptied by a series of underground culverts connected to the pumping station.

No 2 Drydock 1856 was built on the site of 'The Old Single Dock' where HMS Victory was constructed. In 1860, this dock constructed HMS Achilles, the first iron battleship to be built in a Royal Dockyard.

No 3 Drydock 1820 the first to be constructed of stone, was designed by John Rennie. It now houses HMS Ocelot.

No 4 Drydock 1840 now houses HMS Gannet.

South Dock Pumping Station 1822, designed by John Rennie. It originally housed a beam engine, this was replaced by an electric pump in 1920. The building is still in use.

ClemRutter 19:29, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Obama gave 25 DVD's as a gift? Stay Classy, Dear Leader. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.161.24.4 (talk) 18:15, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]