A large-scale, multi-agency major incident exercise took place at HM Naval Base in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard on Thursday ...

PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND — A modern tower shaped like a sail, with a view of the sea, stands in tribute to the history of this famous port, where centuries of naval warfare can be experienced in a ...

PORTSMOUTH, England - A modern tower shaped like a sail, with a view of the sea, stands in tribute to the history of this port, where centuries of naval warfare can be experienced in a day trip ...

Paul Brown's The Portsmouth Dockyard Story, should be on every bookshelf in every home in the city. At one time every family had someone working in the dockyard, or knew someone who did.

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is one of over 200 attractions around the UK that Blue Peter badge holders can get into for free. To gain free entry, each child (under 16s only) must have a badge and ...

Final piece of HMS Prince of Wales at Portsmouth dockyard after more than 500 years of shipbuilding; Portsmouth Dock is the most prolific naval yard after being granted royal status in 1670 by ...

Through successive governments Portsmouth Dockyard – and later Naval Base – has been continuously run down to such an extent that now we are starting to put together something like a navy once ...

An Oakland couple’s adventures at Portsmouth’s Historic Docks in England include a dash of Napoleonic naval history.

When shipbuilding in Portsmouth ceases next year it could signal an end to 500 years of the city's history. At its peak, more than 22,000 men and women worked at the dockyard.

Apprentices were required to pass the Royal Naval Dockyard Examination and attend the school on two afternoons and one evening a week. His weekly pay was 21/6 (21 shillings and six pence, the ...