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Originally Posted by iadom
I have just started to watch Sundays episode of Countryfile on BBC iPlayer.
I couldn't believe my ears at first and had to replay the clip, ( its about five minutes in )
The presenter is in Chatham dockyards and boldly states, " this is where the ships were built that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo" 
I didn't realise the Royal Navy used amphibious vehicles so long ago. 
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A rather important ship that fought at Trafalgar was actually built there called
HMS Victory.
http://www.historicmedway.co.uk/chatham/dockyard.htm
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Nelson's ship, HMS Victory, was built at Chatham. Nelson apparently lived in Brompton (between Gillingham and Chatham) at the time. There is a body of opinion which says that HMS Victory should be brought back from Portsmouth to Chatham. There is another body of opinion which isn't too confident that the ship would survive the journey!
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