Maritime museums · South East England
HMS Cavalier
HMS Cavalier in England South East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
HMS Cavalier is a preserved museum ship in England South East, United Kingdom — a vessel of historic significance preserved as a public visitor attraction. Britain's museum ships span Tudor warships (Mary Rose), tea clippers (Cutty Sark), Victorian battleships (HMS Warrior) and 20th-century submarines.
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From the Wikipedia article
HMS Cavalier is a retired C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by J. Samuel White and Company at East Cowes on 28 March 1943, launched on 7 April 1944, and commissioned on 22 November 1944. She served in World War II and in various commissions in the Far East until she was decommissioned in 1972. After decommissioning she was preserved as a museum ship and currently resides at Chatham Historic Dockyard.
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Background
Architecture
Cavalier was one of 96 War Emergency Programme destroyers ordered between 1940 and 1942. She was one of the first ships to be built with the forward and aft portions of her hull welded, with the midsection riveted to ensure strength. The new process gave the ship additional speed. In 1970 a 64-mile race was arranged between Cavalier and the frigate , which had the same hull form and machinery. Cavalier beat Rapid by 30 yd after Rapid lifted a safety valve, reaching an average speed of 31.8 kn.
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- Coordinates
- 51.3950, 0.5266
- District
- Medway
- Parish
- Medway, unparished area
- Postcode
- ME4 4TZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Rochester and Strood
Sources
- wikidata: Q5631813 (CC0)
- wikipedia: HMS Cavalier (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is HMS Cavalier?
- HMS Cavalier is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.3950°, 0.5266°.
- Is HMS Cavalier wheelchair accessible?
- Partially — OpenStreetMap notes limited wheelchair access at HMS Cavalier. Check ahead for specific facilities.