Difference between revisions of "Portsmouth Dockyard"
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* WWII Portsmouth and the Naval Base itself were the headquarters and main departure point for the military and naval units destined for Sword Beach on the Normandy coast as a part of Operation Overlord and the D-Day Landings on June 6, 1944 | * WWII Portsmouth and the Naval Base itself were the headquarters and main departure point for the military and naval units destined for Sword Beach on the Normandy coast as a part of Operation Overlord and the D-Day Landings on June 6, 1944 | ||
== See Also == | |||
* [[HMS Iron Duke]] | |||
==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNB_Portsmouth] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMNB_Portsmouth] Wikipedia | ||
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Along with Chatham, Woolwich, Plymouth and Deptford, it has been one of the main dockyards for the Royal Navy throughout its history.
- The dockyard (like the other dockyards underwent reforms proposed by Samuel Bentham, Inspector-General of Naval Works. Among his innovations were Portsmouth Block Mills, an early example of truly industrial-scale production.
- From here Nelson, embarking on HMS Victory, left Britain for the final time before his death at the Battle of Trafalgar.
- HMS Warrior built here
- WWI HMS M33, a WWI monitor built
- WWII Portsmouth and the Naval Base itself were the headquarters and main departure point for the military and naval units destined for Sword Beach on the Normandy coast as a part of Operation Overlord and the D-Day Landings on June 6, 1944
See Also
Sources of Information
[1] Wikipedia