Download or read book Sheerness Naval Dockyard written by David T. Hughes and published by Tempus Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 200 images recount the history of Sheerness Naval Dockyard and its garrison since their foundation in the mid-seventeenth century until the official closing ceremony in 1960, including impressive images of the venerable old hulk Cornwallis, a survivor from the time of the Napoleonic wars.