Sheerness Dockyard
Sheerness Dockyard was a Royal Navy Dockyard located on the Sheerness peninsula, at the mouth of the River Medway in Kent. It was opened in the 1660s and closed in 1960.
| HM Dockyard, Sheerness | |
|---|---|
| Part of Nore Command | |
| Sheerness, Kent | |
View from Garrison Point Fort across the Gun Wharf and Boat Pond, Sheerness Dockyard, 1941. | |
| Site information | |
| Operator | Royal Navy |
| Controlled by | The Navy Board (until 1832); the Admiralty (after 1832). |
| Condition | Part-preserved |
| Site history | |
| In use | 1665-1960 |
| Fate | Now in use as a commercial port |
| Events | Raid on the Medway, 1667 |
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