Atmospheric Gosport in 1900 wit Portsmouth beyond Portsmouth Harbour from Gosport by Neil MarshallAtmospheric Gosport in 1900 wit Portsmouth beyond Portsmouth Harbour from Gosport by Neil Marshall
Atmospheric Gosport in 1900 wit Portsmouth beyond Portsmouth Harbour from Gosport by Neil Marshall

9 photos of Portsmouth Docks and Dockyard through the years

Here are some more interesting naval images from the past to enjoy.
Deborah Croker
By Deborah Croker
Published 2nd May 2022, 14:54 BST

Included in this selection are two submarines from Chile docked at Portsmouth harbour back in 1929. The 'Lamotte Piquet' of the French Navy on a visit to Portsmouth in 1927, the launch of HMS Orion in 1910, men testing the portholes of the 'Victoria and Albert' with a hose in 1925, riggers at work on Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory in 1934 and HMS Queen Elizabeth being launched in 1913.

July 1939: A welder at work on the refitting of a ship at Portsmouth dock. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

13. Docks and harbour memories

July 1939: A welder at work on the refitting of a ship at Portsmouth dock. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive

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circa 1900: Loading timber onto a wagon at Portsmouth Docks. (Photo by F J Mortimer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

14. Docks and harbour memories

circa 1900: Loading timber onto a wagon at Portsmouth Docks. (Photo by F J Mortimer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive

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20th April 1934: Riggers at work on Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory in Portsmouth dockyard. She is re-rigged every five years and will be ready in time for Navy Week when thousands of visitors will look round her. (Photo by R. Wesley/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

15. Docks and harbour memories

20th April 1934: Riggers at work on Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory in Portsmouth dockyard. She is re-rigged every five years and will be ready in time for Navy Week when thousands of visitors will look round her. (Photo by R. Wesley/Fox Photos/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive

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