Dragonfly HR.5 WG751 (photo, Dan Lord)

What's Here:

A very large site that is fully open to the public, telling the story of the dockyard and naval warfare. The Gannet is owned by 849 Squadron Association, and was previously located at Culdrose. Large naval exhibits include HMS Cavalier, the only surviving British WW2 destroyer, and 1960s submarine HMS Ocelot.

Location:

Chatham Historic Dockyard, east of Rochester, north of the A321, in Kent. Well signposted.

Opening Hours:

Open daily 10.00 am to 6.00 pm, February 11 to October 29; Weekends only 10.00 am to 4.00 pm in November. Closed December and January.

Admission:

£11.50 adults, £6.50 children, £9.00 OAPs, £29.50 families.

Amenities:

Toilets, Parking, Cafe, Souvenir shop, Access for the disabled.

Contacts:

Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, The Old Surgery, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TZ. Tel: 01634 823800, Fax: 01634 823801.
Website: The Historic Dockyard or Chatham Historic Dockyard

Gannet AEW.3 XL500 (photo, Dan Lord)	Another view of the Gannet (photo, Dan Lord)

List of Aircraft Exhibits:

'Waveney class' RNLI Lifeboat (photo, Dan Lord)	RNLI D-class in-shore life boat 'Blue Peter III' (photo, Dan Lord)
HMS Gannet, the last surviving RN sloop (photo, Dan Lord)	HMS Ocelot - open for tours (photo, Dan Lord)
WW2 destroyer HMS Cavalier (photo, Dan Lord)