Welcome to the CDHS web site

Welcome to Chatham Dockyard Historical Society's Web Site

The Chatham Dockyard Historical Society is a registered charity (No 287263) composed of about 280 members all of whom are volunteers dedicated to upholding the memory of Chatham Dockyard's contribution to serving the Royal Navy over the past four centuries.

 

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New Membership Enquiries -- Membership of CDHS is available on either an Annual or Life Member basis.
Please visit our Members page for more information.
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The Fitted Rigging House (above right), is the home of the CDHS.

Contact us at:

CHATHAM DOCKYARD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Museum,
Chatham Historic Dockyard,
Chatham,
Kent ME4 4TE

TELEPHONE: 01634 832028

PATRON:
The Countess Mountbatten of Burma

Our informative web site has much more information for you to read. Click the link buttons as follows:-

About -- more about CDHS and  a list of significant dates in Chatham Dockyard's History

Activities -- describes CDHS interests and work with a list of our available Research Papers

Members -- more details about the CDHS role and the dockyard

Fellowship -- lists the meetings, talks and social events

Photographs -- our pictorial gallery

News -- has the dates and information about the Historic Dockyard visitor events

Enquiry -- email CDHS with your comments and enquiries

Links -- our web links through to other naval and historical website.

All CDHS members receive a copy of the Society's Journal, CHIPS, which is published quarterly. A link to sample CHIPS articles is at the bottom of this page.
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Throughout the Museum there are many crests, battle honours and other memorabilia associated with Royal Naval warships.
***See our displays for the recent 25th Anniversary of the Falklands Campaign;
The 200th anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade; and
The Birth of a Warship - HMS ARETHUSA 1933***

A map showing periodic extensions to Chatham Dockyard site.   Printed copies are available from the Information Desk within the Museum.

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General questions or messages to CDHS? Please use our Enquiry page link.

Web site problems? Email the Webmaster direct: clive_stanley@hotmail.com

Last Update :: 21 April 2008

 
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