HMS Cavalier - Saved!

HMS Cavalier arrived at The Historic Dockyard Chatham in May 1999 and was placed in the famous No 2 dry-dock, the site where HMS Victory was built.

Tours above decks started almost immediately. A dedicated team of volunteers including ex Cavalier crew took almost two years to restore the forward compartments of the ship that were opened in July 2001.

Consultation is taking place to consider how HMS Cavalier can become a national memorial to the nearly 30,000 fighting seamen who perished in 153 destroyers sunk by the enemy during the last dreadful World War, and to all those men and women who built these warships during those terrible years. Here survival will offer younger generations the chance to see and experience the living and fighting conditions their Fathers, Grandfathers and Great Grandfathers endured fighting for the freedom enjoyed today.