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Project Completion - The Command of the Ocean new visitor attraction opens

Following the completion of our works on site, the fantastic new visitor attraction at the Chatham Dockyards, The Command of the Ocean exhibition was officially opened today.

In what has to be one of the most interesting projects we have been involved with, our work on site involved significant refurbishment works alongside the construction of the new visitor attraction.

Today's opening of the project helps mark the completion of a project that has been a long time in the making for many people involved with the Chatham Dockyards.

A chance find of hundreds of ancient timbers under the floorboards at the Historic Dockyard more than 20 years ago turned out to be one of the most significant naval archaeological discoveries since the Mary Rose. Some 245 giant timbers from the British warship HMS Namur had lain undiscovered underneath the wheelwright’s shop for two centuries.

Officially opening the exhibition was TV historian Dan Snow who said: “The Namur is the ship that defined this course of British history. Her remains enable us to better understand the shipbuilding ingenuity at Chatham, which was crucial in developing British naval dominance which in turn helped extend Britain’s influence around the world.”

Please view our project profile to find out more and few some additional photos of the project.