Map of the location |
A Hydraulic Press?? preserved |
Margate Lifeboat, Margate is no longer a lifeboat
station |
Hydraulic Hammer? |
The Bar in the
Commissioners House for an initial coffee and Danish |
HMS Cavalier
|
Roof of the Marquee behind the
Commissioners House where we also had
lunch |
Servants stairs by the loo. |
Looking up at the Painted Ceiling above
the main stairs in the Commissioners House |
A Georgian House on Admirals Walk |
The
Commissioners House |
Senior Officers' Quarters |
Decorated Door |
A detail |
The Clerks Houses |
The door where Charles Dickens worked |
Peeking into Nelsons Brewery |
The Micro Brewery |
A touch of colour |
The Brewer, Nelson maybe? |
Dockyard Arms |
Police Museum |
Chains |
Main Dockyard Clock |
Diesel Shunter WD42, Overlord |
Diesel shunter, Rochester Castle |
Saddle tank shunter, Ajax |
Saddle tank shunter
Peckett 0-4-0 Nr 1903 |
Victory Dock |
HMS Cavalier |
Naval War Memorial |
Life boat |
Heavy Gun |
The Breech |
The Sonar |
HMS Ocelot |
Slip 3 "The Big Space" |
Round end roof above the Mezzanine |
Roof above the Mezzanine |
Bonze Propeller |
HMS Gannet |
They are all inside! |
AA Gun |
Going Rusty |
Air Defence (Penguins) |
Flag Signals: D73 and their Callsign |
Rear Hydroplanes on Ocelot |
A Small Submarine |
More Rust |
Green Slime |
Stirring |
The Rigging Shop |
Our Guide to the Rope Works who had a
penetrating voice |
Ropes Separator |
Spinner |
Looking down the quarter mile rope way |
Rubbish |
Twisting and Turning machine |
Removing the Guides |
A back alley |
The best Room in the Commisioners House set
for tea |
Westland Helicopter |
The Rotary Engine of the Helicopter |
HMS Gannet |
|
Whatever it is, it is not a gannet |
The Gannet's Helm |
A very rusty Crane |
Gannet's heavy Gun |
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The Breech |
Shock Absorber |
Over the Bowsprit |
Halyards |
Lashed to the Carriage |
A quick snooze |
Early Machine Gun? |
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Slime Boat |
Two periscopes, Radar and Radio |
Torpedo |
The Main Periscope |
Torpedo Tubes in the forward Escape
Compartment |
First Small hatchway |
Narrow Bunks |
Next small hatchway |
Oxygen points for use after compartment is
flooded |
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Chart room |
Electrical Controls |
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Large diesel used solely to charge the
batteries |
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The pilots seat |
What a squeeze! |
Up to the fresh air |
The deck and the fin |
Two Photographers |
Forward Gun |
Shock absorbers |
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Searchlight |
Bofors AA gun |
Don't forget to latch the door |
Cavalier's Helm |
Depth Charges supply rails |
Awarded for winning a race |
Bofor's shells |
Captain's Cabin |
Control Centre |
Seaman's Mess |
Food Store |
Ships Office |
Radar dome |
Ship's bell |
Covers for Depth Charge throwers |
Gun controllers seat |
Supports for Ocelot |
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Granite sides to the dock |
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One man submarine |
Old recovered Midget Submarine XE8 |
Final view |