Portsmouth Dockyard – Once the Largest Dockyard in the World
Philip MacDougall
- Region:
- South East
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Semi-professional
- Fee:
- Paid: £65
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 25th March 2019
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Supported by a fascinating selection of photographs Philip will traces some of the many ways in which the Portsmouth Dockyard has changed and developed over time. Starting with the dockyard built by King Richard I, he will cover such milestones as the building of the Victorian dockyard, the launching of the mighty HMS Dreadnought, which was built at the dockyard, as well as a tour of the yard and its naval role. Moving forward through the decades, Philip will also look at the impact of the two world wars, as well as the Cold War, before bringing the story up to date. Uch a disaster ever reoccurring.
Views: 1180 | Enquiries: 5About Philip MacDougall
Philip MacDougall is a much-published local historian who has written several books on subjects relating to the south of England with books published on Chichester, the Medway Towns, and Portsmouth. His more specialised interest is naval dockyards and navies of the 18th century. Among his most recent books are detailed studies of the former royal dockyards of Portsmouth and Chatham with other books on the Russian and Ottoman navies. His current fee for a standard talk is £80 plus travel.
Other Talks on SpeakerNet by Philip MacDougall
- A Saxon Naval Base in Chichester Harbour
- Chatham Dockyard: The Rise and Fall of a Military Industrial Complex
- If War Should Come: Defence Preparations on the South Coast, 1935-1939
- London and the Georgian Navy
- Murders and Misdemeanours in Chichester
- A Factory at War (Chichester)
- Spies and Saboteurs: German Covert Operations against Portsmouth Dockyard
- Spies and Saboteurs: German Covert Operations in the Medway Towns
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