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Maritime History => Harbours and Dockyards => Topic started by: mmitch on February 03, 2022, 10:24:19 AM

Title: Royal visit to Historic dockyard.
Post by: mmitch on February 03, 2022, 10:24:19 AM

Prince Charles made a visit to the Chatham Historic dockyard recently.

Prince Charles Visits Historic Dockyard in Chatham - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJGo5htcqZM)
mmitch.

Title: Re: Royal visit to Historic dockyard.
Post by: Signals99 on February 23, 2022, 03:08:45 PM

Looking for information on fire in one of the acomadation blocks in RN Baracks,started in a mattress store ,tragically I think a Gillingham fire fighter was killed.any one give me a aproxamat date?or information.

Title: Re: Royal visit to Historic dockyard.
Post by: Bill Jones on February 23, 2022, 08:15:14 PM

I think I can help as I seen this on another website. I hope the link comes through as I havent posted this before and dont understand I think is a hyperlink?? http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=19502.0 (http://sussexhistoryforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=19502.0) Sais it was November 8 1974

Title: Re: Royal visit to Historic dockyard.
Post by: Signals99 on February 25, 2022, 03:39:40 AM

Thanks Bill,all the information I required,date helped to fix the date of an incident I was involved in the yard at the time